First Drama session with Bala:Urubhangam

So school ended on a Bala-ish note for some and on a rather boring and un-anticipative note for me. I as always the pessimist was wondering how we were going to make up all the money we were supposedly spending and of course I was in the sponsorship committee which had the job of making up all that money.

So anyway, let’s forget my woes and move on to everyone else’s and Bala’s. After school re-opened and we had our first class with Bala. This time, there was a woman who was with him. At once there was huge amounts of speculation. The boys(me included) were wondering whether they were husband and wife and were rubbing our hands with glee at the looks on the girls faces who looked absolutely furious. It was obvious that they too thought they were husband and wife. From that moment, the girls began to loathe the woman whose name was Sunanda or Sam for short(don’t ask me why. Bala said so). So Sam was supposed to be helping us with rehearsals. So that day, the first group stayed with Bala to start their Drama. This group happened to be mine:Urubhangam. So we started with Act I and the three girls who were the soldiers got to work, rather happy that they had got Bala to themselves and happily imagine the envy on their friend’s faces.

So half an hour to forty minutes later, Act I was done and Act II begun. This was where I came in so as usual, I was nervous, wondering what periyaal would say. I had previously acted in a play, albeit pretty badly. So I had to begin with this angry screaming sequence(which was later turned into an amusing dance routine by my friends which i will try and record and post if possible). So all in all it had not gone badly. I had performed to expectations(more mine than his I think) and Bala had not been as hypocritical as he had been. And the girls were furious that I had impressed Bala. Not them. Good ending to a bad day then.

[TO BE CONTINUED...................................]

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