Matthew and Hannah on Frank’s Christmas Miracle
Reflections from Matthew and Hannah on their experiences with MTGS.
“Before the course, I felt quite nervous about working with new people but after meeting the team I went ahead and joined up. I’m pleased I did because I’m having lots of fun and have met lots of friendly new people!”
“The first day went really well! We started by setting up the stage and putting up all the lights. We also did a creative session where we looked at photographs and tried to make a story out of them; then we played a game called consequences where we make a story by writing sentences on a bit of paper and passing them around the group. When I went home, I felt quite confident and also very intrigued about what would happen next.”
“It’s now the start of week two and we are building sets and props. It’s proving to be a challenge, especially when you only have a few people helping out and you have to lift heavy bits of set but it is satisfying as I will need to learn these skills in the future for jobs. Only three days to go before we do our first performance – I feel confident that it will go very well!”
~ Matthew, Participant and Photographer
“My name is Hannah. I worked with Making Theatre Gaining Skills for 2 weeks. This was to put on a Christmas production stage show for children. When I arrived, it was all about trying new things, as we started from bottom up, including assembling the stage.”
“I learnt new things I had never imagined I could do! I learnt how to use different types of saws to cut certain bits of wood and how to use a lighting board for the stage. The atmosphere was brilliant! I even managed to bring someone out of their shell which in return was rewarding to me.”
“The whole experience was amazing, and I would recommend it to anyone. I am a confident person on the outside, but everyone has something they are nervous about. Working within a group of people you do not even know, but after thinking as your friends.”
~ Hannah, Participant
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