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A 7 YEAR DRAMA EXPERIENCE BY JOSHUA CRUICE YEAR 13

returning ex - student technicians and the assistant direction of Mrs Karska or Mr Emerson. An elegant combination of exasperation and optimism tends to provide the impetus for us to pull ourselves together as a cast and end up producing a passable final product. All in all, Drama at Tiffin has been an unforgettable experience and one which I sincerely hope will continue to impress and be enjoyed by all long after the curtain

As the Orchestra wrapped up for the final time on the last night of Guys and Dolls, I found myself at the end of what can only be described as a wild, 7 - year ride through Tiffin Drama. When I first auditioned for Les Misérables in 2015, I didn ’ t really have a full understanding of the journey I was about to embark on, starting with Gavroche and ending with Nathan Detroit. It had its ups and downs, great end products which were the result of a great deal of scrambling behind the scenes to pull something vaguely polished out of the chaos of the Friday dress rehearsals. Despite the chaos that always seems to come with the final weekend of the rehearsal process before the show and sometimes during the show, we always seem to create something that ends up feeling like a well - made product come the final close of the curtains and that has always largely been down to the tireless work of the Drama department. Headed by Miss Hughes and supported by the valiant efforts of several student volunteers,