Report: Thinkers' Club Session16

Date: 23rd November, 2015

Session # 16

Attended by:11 participants

Report written by: Fatima Salman

Today was our first big rehearsal of the play. In the audience were parents of some of the members. We were all excited as well as nervous, quickly revising our lines with each other before the play began.

The play went very well. A couple of characters were unable to come today, because they were ill. But overall, the performance was a lot better than the previous times. Maybe it was even because we were conscious of people watching us. We did the play twice, the second time, it was video recorded too. Then the (video of) play was shown to us. Most people didn’t like seeing themselves on the screen, but as everyone was saying, it’ll help us improve, Insha Allah.

The costume and backdrop designer came today, and she took the sizes of the characters and planned the backdrops.

Some of the children will meet again this week, on a day decided, for extra rehearsals. The whole audience was very happy with the play and they enjoyed watching it, giving each person advice and tips for improvement. 

Article by Nameera Faisal (club member)

This is an article written by our club member, Syeda Nameera Faisal. It is about 'What is the importance of means of communication in a student's life.'
If any member wants to, they can send us any article or writing they wrote, which we will publish on the blog.

Report: Thinkers' Club Session 15

Date: 16^th November, 2014

Session # 15

Attended by:  14 participants

Report written by: Fatima Salman

In today’s session, in the first one hour, we did the rehearsal for the play. The roles of some people were changed.  It was announced that the play will take place in January instead of November because we’ll be needing more time to practice and sponsors for the arrangements.

So in the meanwhile between November and January, other than practicing for the play, we’ll be doing other activities related to Thinkers’ Club. Like a Chess competition, that is being planned for the future. Chess involves thinking mathematically, problem solving skills and decision making. It is even good for improving your Math and is a part of the school curriculum in many countries.

After the session was over, most people didn't leave immediately. So we got a chessboard and taught the people who didn't know how to play chess to play chess. Then we played several games of chess. 

Report: Thinkers' Club Session 14

Date: 8^th November, 2014

Session # 14

Attended by: 13 participants

Report written by: Fatima Salman

Today, the second play was handed out. It’s not exactly another play, though; it can be called the first act or a kind of prologue of the original play. There are two characters in it: A small boy and his elder sister. The boy comes to his sister and asks if she can read him a story.  She asks about what he’s reading and tells him about Aesop’s Fables.  Then she says that she’ll tell him a story by Aesop. After this act, the play, ‘Who will put the bell on the Cat’, will start.

We rehearsed a lot, trying to make each move perfect. Most people had memorized their lines and were performing without their scripts. Then we recorded our play for our improvement. We plan to meet once or twice again this week (before the next session) for more practice, Insha Allah.

Report: Thinkers' Club Session 13

Date: 2nd November 2014
Session # 13
Attended by: 13 participants
Report Written by: Fatima Salman

This was the thirteenth session of the club. In this session, some more kids joined our club, and some members who had been unable to attend the last few sessions came too. We continued to rehearse for our play, 'Who will bell the cat', which will Insha Allah be performed sometime this month. 

There were some people left out who hadn't gotten a role. So, it was decided that we can perform two plays, the second one after an interval. Manzar Uncle is writing the second play too.

So all those who haven't yet gotten a role, they now have a chance to act. We will start holding rehearsals more often, at least thrice a week because there isn't much time left. I would request all the club members to be regular and on time for the sessions.

Thank you