In just 15 days, I scrambled to create a 15 minute theatrical presentation with a small group of students.
Yeah, yeah, it’s been done before (oh college days…), but never have I done this in a foreign language and culture to which I am still an alien.
Story: I met with about 30 secondary school students and a teacher facilitator to see if there was an interest in creating a theatre group. The answer was an obvious yes. Also they unanimously agreed they wanted to create theatre that educated on sensitize the population and social and community issues. Cool! Until…
The facilitator informed me that in 15 days, there was going to be a school festival, in which they would like to perform a small play. Crap!!! After freaking out like crazy, I madly scrambled to come up with some theatre activities and exercise, which then needed to be translated into French and Wolof. But after only 3 meetings, and less than 8 hours of total practice, we somehow managed to put together a small and successful play.
Subject: Les Grosesses Processes (Translation: Early teen pregnancy).
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