WA-8 Convincing a Fraternity to Act

WA- Inspire Fraternities to Act

“Hello I am Elizabeth Waldeck- and I am with the Acting Warehouse Company, downtown.” I looked into the crowd, wondering why I was assigned to give a speech to 19-year-old fraternity boys on why they should act. All they want to do is drink and have fun, like I did at that age. I scanned the primacies only seeing muscular boys in khaki shorts, button up t-shirts, and baseball caps turned around. Why am I here, this makes no sense? I just kept repeating this in my nervous head. I suddenly blurted out, “ So, I am guessing you guys would all be great actors.” Then, I see a hand shoot straight up into the dead air- oh no, I thought to myself. He had a Corona Beer t-shirt shirt on, shorts and of course a baseball cap on. He shouted from the back of the room crowded room- “ Why are you giving us a speech on acting? I don’t mean to be rude- I’m just not sure why we are here.” I responded, “ That’s a good question, I don’t know why either. I was assigned to try to convince you men on why you should act. We wanted to have several people take a class at our company downtown.” He blatted out, “ Oh ok, well... you can keep going.” So, here I am standing at a podium in a black blazer, a forty-year old single mom preaching about why teenagers should act. Not a very convincing way to get boys to want to act at our company downtown. So, after a fifteen minute speech, I had a sign up sheet go around. I had about four lonely names printed on the line. I ended the speech with a, “ Hope school goes well and we will back soon for a follow-up.” My eyes began to tear because I had a feeling of failure inside. I have always been known to convince people of something I want, even as a child. I went to my office to drop off the quota sheet and took the rest of the day off. The next morning, I got up bright and early to get into the office.
About a week had passed, before I visited Landen College again. I got up that morning and slipped on some dark jeans and a button up white blouse. I sprang from the bed- hoping those boys would want to sign up. I drove to the college seeing toilet paper hanging from the trees, broken beer bottles in the gravel drive way and a few lonely t-shirts hung on the fence posts. I should have known Sunday would not be the right day to go to visit a college after a Saturday night of all day partying. Though, this is when the college office assigned me to be there. I got into the room and all of the boys were there in a line- sighing the sheet to take my acting class downtown. I was very confused at why all of a sudden the boys took an interest in the Acting Warehouse Company. This is a mystery I still do not know to this day. It just seems that the boys may have felt bad for me. So, from now on I tell my son to, sometimes when someone looks sad, try to make them feel better by doing an act of kindness.

WA-8 Convincing a Fraternity to Act

WA- Inspire Fraternities to Act

“Hello I am Elizabeth Waldeck- and I am with the Acting Warehouse Company, downtown.” I looked into the crowd, wondering why I was assigned to give a speech to 19-year-old fraternity boys on why they should act. All they want to do is drink and have fun, as did I at that age. I scanned the primacies only seeing muscular boys in khaki shorts; button up tees and baseball caps turned around. Why am I here, this makes no since? I just kept repeating this in my head. I blurted out, “ So, I am guessing you guys would all be great actors.” Then, I see a hand shoot straight up into the dead air- oh no, I thought to myself. He had a Corona Beer tee shirt on, shorts and of course a baseball cap on. He shouted from the back of the room crowded room- “ Why are you giving us a speech on acting? I don’t mean to be rude- I’m just not sure why we are here.” I responded, “ That’s a good question, I don’t know why either. I was assigned to try to convince ya’ll why you should act. We wanted to have several people take a class at our company downtown.” He blatted out, “ Oh ok, well... you can keep going.” So, he I am standing at a podium in a black blazer, a forty year old single mom – preaching about why teenagers should act. Not a very convincing way to get boys to want to act at our company downtown. So, after a fifteen minute speech, I had a sign up sheet go around. I had about four lonely names printed on the line. I ended the speech with a, “ Hope school goes well and we will back soon for a follow-up.” I went to my office and took the rest of the day off. The next morning, I got up bright and early to get into the office.
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