Ailing CDS mounts membership drive with black & white fete
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In recent years, it has become more and more difficult to find people willing and able to direct plays for the Society. Pressure of work is the most obvious reason and this is quite understandable. However, work can only take up so much of a person's life. and the old adage: "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" certainly applies here.
The Cayman Drama Society was formed in 1970 by a number of people who felt that, since the Bodden Town Players no longer performed, there was a need for live theatre to be continued in the Islands. Shortly after the formation of the Society, Margaret Daniels returned to Grand Cayman and revived the Cayman Singers, with whom she had worked in 1965; this led to several musical productions put on jointly by the Drama Society. and the Singers. Unfortunately, in the past eighteen months to two years, there has been a slowing down on the part of the Drama Society for a number of reasons; it has been difficult to arrange for convenient bookings of the Town Hall in George Town since it is so popular for other functions, members have been unable to get involved in productions because of other commitments, and other members such as Nick Press, John and Val Morgan, Gale Shaw, Angela Crichton and Keith Ball, to name but a few - have left the Island.
This is by no means critical, because each time someone leaves, the Society has managed to find another person more than willing to help in the capacities which these people filled. Several productions have been considered and rejected for the current year, mainly due to poor response, but happily the group is now planning for the remainder of the year with some confidence. Two productions are now in the pipeline - a play during October and a Christmas pantomime. The pantomime should prove to be a popular show if "Jack and the Beanstalk" at the beginning of this year was anything to go by. The Society has a continuing need for people willing and available to direct future productions.
If you have ever acted, worked backstage or even drifted past the stage door, the Drama Society would be most interested in hearing from you. Obviously, one does not take on the onerous task of directing before finding about how it is done, but with the expertise on hand amongst the longer standing members of the Society, if any person has ever been involved in theatre then that person should take the plunge.
The membership drive will kick off with a "BLACK AND WHITE" Costume Party to be held at the Ports of Call on Friday 21st August at 7.30 p.m. Tickets are obtainable from Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bazelmans, Mr. and Mrs. Clive Munyard, P. Anthony White, Penny Phillips, Sarah Couch, Graham Stapeley and Peter Smith. Everyone should come to the party wearing black, or white, or a combination of both. Prizes will be awarded in the following categories of costume: Best Couple, Best Male, Best Female, Most Inventive and a Booby Prize. Price: CI$10.00 each, to include admission and dinner and the most enjoyable time you have spent in quite a while!
