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Why We Should Be Allowed In Theatre
The life of an actor is a very demanding one, forcing oneself to put themselves out in front of an audience to be judged on categories such as believability, the correct portrayal of emotion, and overall likability of the characters. Young actors train day and night on perfecting lines, choreography, and blocking, only taking the short breaks necessary for sustaining one's health. Then, they are back on their feet going to and from auditions, the gym, and school. Now all school promote a safe learning environments for kids as well as equal opportunity. However, this couldn’t be further from the truth, parents who spend hundreds of dollars on cast fees, and meals for these young, aspiring actors are getting not only bamboozled but hoodwinked …show more content…
However, seems as though the sinister Mr. Goble and tactful Mr. Sykes, head of technical theatre, had already paid her off, allowing them to run the department with ease, as long as they continue to rake in cash. This injustice needs to be acted upon, without a fair and equal theatre department, the overall shows put on by the department will begin to lack, everyone seeing the same actors over and over again, with no new breath of fresh air. One way to combat these treacherous misdeeds would be to level the playing …show more content…
These sports have sucked up all funding not only from the theatre department but from almost every other art department at Plano West, including Band, Art, as well as Computer based design and art classes. On top of it all, almost all notable alumni from Plano West are now or were famous NFL (National Football League) players. During the 2010 fiscal year there were over six million dollars spent on sport in the Plano ISD area, these sports only being able to make back half of it. This emphasise that the school systems and America itself have placed on sports has buried its roots deep into American culture and even though there is such a huge chasm between the different departments, the schools system does nothing. The Arts are just as important as Sports, and sports are just as important as actually learning. We need brains just as much as brawn, and even more so we need equality, through every department, everywhere,

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