Dara Palmer's Major Drama by Emma Shevah

Like Dara, I came to realise that just because I was great and got all the parts before didn’t mean I would always. So, you see? Dara and I are kindred spirits. And I wouldn’t get into another play until grade 11. Yay me!ĩTH GRADE (Singapore): Feeling confident that I would be getting a part, I auditioned with all I got.

I was thrilled because it was the 3rd biggest role in the play and the only other people with really big roles were in the 11th or 12th grade. The role of Piggy went to me, straight away. This time, for me, there was no need to audition. Cool, huh?ĨTH GRADE (still Canada): Because of the success of the previous year, yet another play was put on: Lord of the Flies–an all-female cast. I got the role of foreman and got special mention since I was the youngest person to get a “larger” role. From this point on, theatre was always going to be in my life.ħTH GRADE (Canada): I believe this was the first time the older grades (7-11) got to put on a production. One was a musical and the other was a piece that I got to fly to New Delhi in India to perform as part of an international schools theatre program (ISTA). I got into not one, but TWO plays that year.

(my memory, that is)ĦTH GRADE (the Philippines): On a whim, I decided to audition for a play. Why? Well why don’t we take a little trip down memory lane. For an acting geek like me (oh, the theatre! The lights, the dialogue, the stage!), this was a perfect fit. I’m so glad I got the chance to read it because it’s absolutely fabulous, you guys. This was another book in the huge stack that Pansing sent for review, and I hadn’t heard of it before I received it. The actual format and illustrations bordering the writing, and some of the typography as well–this was LITERALLY a bundle of joy. I’m not just talking about the story either. NOTE: The actual title for this book is DARA PALMER’S MAJOR DRAMAĭara Palmer’s Major Drama has got to be one of the cutest books EVER.

Dara Palmer's Major Drama by Emma Shevah