*Achievements:* Major events during the year. Any new initiatives during the year. Inter-Society activity. Intervarsity activity. In what has proved to be a landmark year in DCU Drama history, we have endeavoured to supple as many events as possible for our membership and play a major part in helping DCU maintain its reputation as one of the most student friendly college's in Ireland *Organisation & Major Events:* * * * * - *Avenue Q Performances: *At the start of the year, Drama was asked to perform a piece to the fresher in the Mahoney Hall. Happy to oblige, three of our members sang songs from the hit musical Avenue Q. Performing to over three thousand students over the course of three days, this was one of the highlights of freshers week.** - *Freshers Week: *During the course of fresher week, DCU Drama had a stand open, we also organized a number of workshops, which allowed people to get to know each other better, in what is quite a scary time. We also organized a game of Manhunt, with the eventually winners receiving a lovely bottle of wine each.** - *Clubs and Soc's Day: *During clubs and soc's day, Drama added to the atmosphere by setting up a stand, dressing up as giant puppets, bursting into dance and generally *making a scene. *With numbers over 300 people registering, this was another great day for Drama.** - *EGM: *Our Extraordinaire General Meeting, saw huge interest in the vacant positions of Tech. Officer and First Year Rep. After fierce competition, Declan Mckeown and Marian Hughes were elected on to our committee. Also at this meeting we drew lots for the much-coveted Broadway places and declared the winner of our Broadway raffle. After explaining what would be happening during the course of the year, we supplied our members with hot food and drink.** - *Workshops: *We are extremely proud of the workshops we have had this year, with acting, improvisation, dancing, producing, lightening and set workshops covered, we feel our weekly workshops on Tuesday have become a mainstay in our members diaries.** - *Rocky Horror Picture Show:* In what is the highlight of many people's year, well mine any way, DCU Drama supplied the cross dressers of DCU, the perfect opportunity to come out and shake their bums to the ever popular, Rocky Horror picture show. Turning the Venue into a gothic cinema, this was once again a fantastic night.** - *Lovely One Act Festivals: *Or loaf's, as they are affectionally called, are now a mainstay of our calendar. Featuring mostly original scripts, this night proved to be great fun for all involved, and also allowed people who may not have had previous experience* to *jump abroad the drama bandwagon.** - *Comedy Night: *In what proved to be an extremely busy week for Drama, we held a comedy night on the Thursday of Art's week. With our improv team playing "Who's Line is it anyway", movies by our chair Pauric Carroll and songs from Avenue Q, this was a relaxed evening of entertainment.* * - *Aladdin: *After the success of last year's pantomime, Drama was eager to host another fantastic panto. 'Aladdin' proved to be a massive success and another hilarious production to add to DCU Drama's history books. Impressively, Drama's first year students did most of the hard work and organisation. 'The show received rave reviews and also helped to support the St. Vincent de Paul society, we donated €1 for every ticket sold, thus handing over a cheque of €400 to SVP. ** - *RAG Week:* With our ever-popular Drown Drama, where we gave people a chance to soak their drama committee, and with busking and face paints in the Hub, we were able to raise around 300 euro for the rag weeks charities. ** - *Romeo and Juliet: *The most famous love story of all time, par maybe the Notebook, DCU Drama put on its own production of Romeo and Juliet in the Space. Running three nights and a matinee, which was attended by the local secondary school, this was a show truly worthy of the great scribe. ** - *Vagina Monologues*: A show we were extremely proud to put on, Vagina Monologues were held in the Helix for one sell-out night in Week Four. In an intense piece, the strongest women in our society explored what it meant to be a woman. With all profits, around 700 euro, going to a woman's aid charity, it was a stunning show by everyone involved.** - *Broadway Baby… 2008: *For the past three years, DCU Drama has brought forty of its members to Broadway for only five hundred euro. This time we went one better and one of members went for only five euro. In a trip, which is unique to only DCU Drama, we spent five days, in the capital of the world; New York City and saw three fantastic shows. Frequently described as, one of the best weeks in people's life's, we would like to thank the SPC for helping us do this each year and we hope it continues to be carried on by next year's committee's - *Website/ Bebo:* As well as our ever popular website, this year DCU Drama branched out and set up a page on the student base website Bebo. With weekly blogs, photo's and update's this has proven to be a great addition for our society. * * *Forthcoming events:* * * - *Fame: The DCU Musical: *Week 9, the Theatre, The Helix! A musical based on the struggles of students to make it on the acting business, produced by an all student team, this is set to be one of the highlights of DCU's year.** - *Irish Student Drama Association:* In week eight, we shall be sending two/three of our best shows to the I.S.D.A competition, with the top colleges in Ireland attending, it should prove to be an interesting week. This year we hope not only to enjoy the experience but bring back a couple of awards for DCU. - *Epic Life of Clyde* :In week six, DCU Drama does what it does best, with a hilarious parody on the Robin Hood story, with a stellar cast of first years and Drama veteran Connor Lynch writing and directing, this is set to be a rip roaring fun show. - *Disco Pigs*: In week seven, DCU Drama will present the dark tale of intense love in Disco Pigs. This award winning show, directed by Joey Kavanagh, will explore the relationship of the iconic characters Runt and Pig, in a deeply compelling manner. - *Snow White and the Dwarves*: Following their victory in the National Improv competition, DCU Drama's improvisation group has developed an idea from that pivotal weekend. Taking place in conjunction with Disco Pigs, this is a dark drama, loosely based on the classic fairy tale. - *Theory of Everything*: In week eleven, Alan Flanagan will once more be directing his self-penned play. Following the success of his play last year, this show is set t showcase the creative talents of our membership. - *Forbidden*: In week ten, we will be showcasing another original script. This time Robin Cafolla will be filling the mantle of writer/director extraordinaire - *SCRUBS*: *The Musical: *In week ten, fresher, Gary O'Donoghue, Brian Moloney and Doireann Whyte will be producing a musical based on the medical comedy. Set to be a hilarious, fun filled show, this is also the first all first year show, and we are thrilled by their incentive. - *Dada's Award Ceremony: *Inspired by the Oscars and no less prestigious: P, we will be combining the Dada's with our Variety show, which is set to make this special night even more extrazegent** * * * * *New Initiatives:* * * - *Broadway for a fiver:* Each year we offer our membership the fantastic opportunity to go to New York, to experience the magic of Broadway. This year we went one step better and offered one of our Drama heads the chance to go for five euro, the same price as a panine in the cantine!!!! Eventually winner Ciara Buggy had what she described "the best week of her life." - *Play in a Day:* Following on from a number of workshops from drama co-coordinator Liam Halighan, our amazing first years astounded the audience with their hilarious play, which ran in conjunction with the One Act Festival. Doing exactly what it said on the tin, this proved to be the beginning of a first year revolution with our society, one which we welcomed with open arms. - *Drama Forum:* At the beginning of semester two, we held our first ever Drama Forum. Here we discussed up coming events an also developed a number of idea's for plays and shows. - *Improvisation Group:* At the start of semester one, we ran a number of workshops based on improvisation. This was a great way to develop people's confidence and held us in good steam, when we won the National Improv Competition. - *Fame:* *A Student Production: *This years DCU Musical, is an all student production. This is a fantastic opportunity for our members to put a show on in one of Ireland's premiere venue. Drama legend Stephen Grimes will direct, John Cannon will be producing and Rhiona Flood will choreograph. We are particular pleased with this new incentives as in previous years we have hired professional in, due to the scale of the musical. We hope to prove that professionalism is more than paying someone; it is a state of mind. - *Yearbook/CD:* This year has really been a landmark year, in DCU Drama history. With so many of our active members leaving and so many fresher joining, we felt we had to mark it in some way. Coupled with the fact, we have just celebrated our 25th anniversary; we have decided to publish a Yearbook and CD, to mark a fantastic year. *Inter-Society & Intervarsity Events:* * * - *Stars in Their Eyes: *In association with MPS, 'Stars' was a huge success and also winner of "Best Event" in Arts Week. Featuring the likes of Take That, Spices Girls and the previously believed to be dead, Frank Sinatra, this was one of the highlights of semester one - *Intervarsity One Act Wonder Festival: *This year DCU Drama held its first ever-intervarsity event. Winning best production and best actresses, playing on our home ground proved to be an inspiration for our society. This helped foster great ties between us and in particular DIT. - *National Improvisation Competition:* In November of last year, DCU Drama send its team down to compete in the National Improvisation competition. An intensive weekend followed, and we were eventually decided winners by esteemed judges Alan Stanford and Leila Dugan. Great friendships were fostered between the different Drama groups and we are looking forward to competing again with our new friends in the theatrical arts. - *Arts / Drama set workshops:* The newly formed Arts Soc, has proved to be a great help in organizing set workshops for our various show. It has been a pleasure to work with such highly enthusiastic ART Soc heads, and we hope this relationship continues to grow and develop. - *Clubs and Soc's Calendar: *For rag week, Style came up with the fantastic idea of having a Club and Soc's Calendar. Dramas were glad to fill the month of February with a picture inspired by Fame. - *DCU Drama Christmas Party (2007):* In association with Redbrick and GamesSoc. Over 150 attended this fun night in the Slipper, complete with a Santa's Grotto, mulled wine and minced pies. - *Aladdin / SVP:* Drama was delighted to donate one euro of each ticket sold for the Christmas Panto to SVP. Raising 500 euro, we hope this helped them in carrying not their amazing charity work. - *Swing Ball: *Along with the other societies in DCU, Drama hopes to help this year Swing Ball, by holding a number of performances during the course of the night. - *Charity Sleepover:* For the SU's charity sleepover, Drama was at hand to keep the night moving with games and enthusiasm. - *Open Day:* DCU has a great reputation for clubs and societies activity, along with a number of others; Drama opened a stand and performed songs from the musical Hairspray for perspective students. Due to our energy on that weekend, we were awarded money by the college. - *Drama/Style Workshop:* At start of semester two, Drama held a body movement workshop for the models in the fashion show. -- www.dcudrama.ie