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Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Volume 38, Number 7. 15 April 1975

Club Noticeboard — Drama and Depravity

page 13

Club Noticeboard

Drama and Depravity

Club Noticeboard

Cartoon of a man flying through the air with an explosion in the background

Last year Drama Soc. died; bankrupt, gut bankrupt or not, the Drama Soc. had a membership of nearly 400. Many of us had been devastated by what appeared to be the untimely demise of Drama Soc. We resolved that the Society must once again reappear, that Drama has not just a place in the University, but is needed. Believe us, you need Drama.

By the end of last year Drama Soc. was in the proverbial shit. It wasn't just broke, it owed money to every second person in Wellington. How come? might ask the cynical supercilious shit who's disguised as the reader of this.

In the last year the Society had become consumed with ambition. Yes, this society had fallen prey to perversions. The Christian ethic demanded that it pay the price. It did. Undoubtably disgusted by the sin which the society had fallen prey to, patronage of Drama Soc. performances fell to an all-time low. A low which inimitably symbolised the moral degradation that patrons perceived had perverted this society.

For those with minds as sensual and sordid as my own, I will now recount in lurid detail the depths of depravity that defined the ambition the society had now succumbed to. The society's perversions led to its performing eight productions. Lest it be forgotten by those who maskerade as possessing intellectual perception, the theatre is fundamentally an immoral and subversive creature. University students, being decent, upright individuals conscienclously saving up for a deposit on their first home, were disgusted.

That they were disgusted can be only the explanation for what happened last year. At an average less than forty people turned up for each performance. Yet the university students 'en masse' were not the only ones who appear to have been disgusted by the depravity and innately subversive nature of Drama Soc. The majority of Drama Soc. members, concerned individuals, upon discerning the corrupting nature of theatre, were also disgusted and refused to assist in the Drama Soc. productions.

The only explanation, or such non-involvement other than one in a similar vein of idiocy to that just offered is one that is unpleasant to nearly everyone. Drama Soc. itself, had become out of touch with what was wanted by the university audience. Concentrating on pleasing itself only, Drama Soc. did just that. its productions were more concerned with an artistic value than with pleasing or even attracting an audience. But, on the other hand, both the apathy of university students and the non-participation of the financial Drama Soc. members were essentially responsible for those involved in presenting Drama Soc. members becoming unaware of what a potential audience wanted to see.

So here stands Drama Soc. in 1975, poor and without an audience. Our base for this year will not be the full-scale productions you've been used to, but one act lunch time plays. In these we'll be searching for an audience. We want to produce plays that will please an audience.

Sports Reporter Wanted

This year a Sports Page was meant to be a regular part of Salient, but so far this year the Idea has not really come to life. The original Idea was that individual clubs would send in reports of their activities and these reports be collated by Salient staff, but after four issues we realise that this is not feasible. Therefore, an ingenious, competent, reliable sportswoman or man is wanted to report on all the activities happening in sports around this campus.

Interested? See Bruce Robinson, Salient.

Enough about audience. Now for some mention about why you 're going to join Drama Soc. Fundamentally, we want those who join us (Drama Soc.) to participate. Drama Soc. for this year will be good. Aside from being able to be active in the presenting of productions, all Drama Soc members (and anyone interested) will be able to get along to a number of Workshops on a multitude of subjects during the Second Term. Aside from these wonderful things, all Drama Soc. members will for their minimal SI membership, receive a 20% discount for all Drama Soc. productions. And believe us, we think you will want to see them all.

You want to join Drama Soc? Just get along to the Cafe foyer on 17 or 18 of April.

You'll need Drama Soc. this year. Where else are you going to see such lewd depravity right before your bloodshot eyes?