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Class was pretty much one-dimensional today in the sense that we spent essentially the entire class period searching for possible children's theater pieces we could put into action later this year. A large number of the plays provided were impossible due to complications with either cast size or content. Considering that there are only five girls in our theater class, it isn't exactly a walk in the park finding a workable scene, let alone an entire play. The whole process seemed menial and exasperating, but it is a necessary evil of all theater classes. It was practically impossible to slack off at any point during the activity because simply perusing through a script required all your attention. Constantly, my classmates and I were faced with questions typical of a director such as "Which characters could be played by a female?" or "What is truly necessary and what can be cut?" After five plays or so, the concentration begins to take a toll on you. It is definitely not a fun business, this play choosing thing. By the end of the period, I came up with only three possible children's theater plays. All three were relatively short and published together with an interconnecting theme of the non-western folk tale.