by Kathy Hong
Hey, you actors out there, here’s a chance to march yourself into show biz! DFLL juniors Zo* Hou and Fu-Chia Yu are striving to start up the DFLL’s own drama troupe. The troupe’s long-term goal will be to earn a seat in the drama field. “After all, we do have the best human resources of all the Taiwan universities and colleges, so why not?” Zo* said matter-of-factly. Although the drama group is still in its preparatory stage, they are already recruiting actors. Zo* Hou, who was named best leading actress in the 1996 DFLL Drama Contest, will be recruiting basic actors as starters for the troupe. She mentioned that it is simply too hard to manage the troupe completely on her own, so she wanted helpers, and actors are often the ones most willing to pitch in. Zo* had already recruited actors for two plays, The Sound of Voice with sophomores Brian Lin and Chris Lin, and The Problem with Walter Hs* and Chris Lin, requirements for her directing course in NTU*s graduate drama institute. Taking this opportunity, she hopes to involve enthusiastic classmates in organizing the troupe, and hopefully the initial DFLL troupe will be set up by next semester. Where did Zo* and Fu-Chia get this idea? Zo* considered how frustrating it was to spend four months* labor for only 30 minutes of glory in the drama contest. “On the other hand, if we had a troupe of our own, we could hold performances at least once every semester,” she said. It would also offer a second chance to those who missed the drama contest to show off their feathers. Being a DFLL troupe, English will be the priority language, yet Mandarin will not be excluded. Zo* stated clearly that she does not wish to scare off those who have English-speaking phobias. “But we have to live up to our reputation of being a DFLL troupe, so English is a priority,” said Brian Lin, a future member of the troupe. This will certainly offer troupe members opportunity to make progress in their English and have fun at the same time. Once established, the troupe will meet on a weekly basis. Lectures, seminars and training sessions in acting, speaking, body language, and staging will be held to help the members in acquiring fundamental acting and staging skills. Everyone in the troupe will have the chance to perform as well as learn administrative work, and every detailed aspect of *what makes a troupe*. Troupe members will also have contact with other troupes. At present, the status of the DFLL troupe is not entirely clear, nor is their source of funding. The main difficulty they are encountering at the moment is a lack of human resources to make the teamwork. While Zo* encourages interested classmates to come and get involved, she also issues a warning-only those with a very high level of enthusiasm and dedication need apply! a
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