The DramSoc of Wesley College had yet another successful year. The Year 2019 commenced with a series of Script Writing and Workshops in February/March, conducted by the Directress for English Drama at Wesley College, Miss. Tasmin Anthonisz.
The aim of this series was to maximize students exposure to Drama and different Theatre forms. Rather than just limiting to performance, this enhanced the skills in all aspects of production; basic performance techniques, correct breathing, voice projection etc. The experience gained through this workshop paved the way for our young thespians to participate in the Drama Competition organized by Royal College which was held in June 2019 at the Lionel Wendt auditorium. The amazing performance of the play ‘Chaoes Lounge” was highly commended and was able to win the hearts of the audience that evening. Our College dramatists were able to bring honour to the College by emerging as the winner of the Award for the BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, which was won by mast. Akmal Hamid and for the BEST FEMALE PORTRAYAL by mast. AadhamThurab.
Moving forward with the activities, the Rotary Club of Colombo North, organized a worksop in August 2019 and our cast gained more exposure by participating in it. This was immensely helpful to develop the skills which provided opportunities for the dramatists to broaden their vision with regard to Theatre.
The experiences gained through different aspects of Drama & Theatre throughout the year helped the youngsters to bring out the real essence of the Shakespearean Drama through their spectacular performance of the piece of production – “THE TWELFTH NIGHT” at the Inter School Drama Competition 2019, organized by the Colombo YMCA along with the Rotary Club of Colombo North. The Directress of Production, Ms. Tasmin Anthonisz, was able to bring out the best in our Thespians and was able to get into the finals. This tremendous performance of the young Wesleyites was remarkable as they emerged with the Award for the ‘ BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR’ shared among three thespians - Anuk Fernando, Akmal Hamid and AadhamThurab.
