Showtime!

At first we were worried that we wouldn’t be able to sell our tickets. What we should have worried about was running out of tickets. This is exactly what happened! The turnout was so huge that all the vehicles created a block outside the auditorium: this news really didn’t make me feel any less nervous particularly since this was the first time I was a MC. The teachers had run out of tickets and had to write out chits instead to let everyone in! Thankfully, Mr. Rana had expanded the auditorium’s capacity by manipulating the seating arrangements so (almost) everyone got a seat.

One concern was that The Revelations choir did not find enough mics to perform as expected but they thankfully managed to make do with what we had. We also had to make some alterations to our initial program (The Revelations requested to go first and some dancers wanted to go on a bit earlier as well) but there were no significant deviations from the printed program. The transitions between one performance to another took some time, resulting in the concert going on for 3 hours, over the limit we had of 2 hours.

But we pulled it off! The audience responded very positively to the show as the performers were indeed very talented. The diversity of what we had to offer was said to be an unique feature of our concert that made it so enjoyable coupled with the knowledge that all funds go towards a good cause. Our t-shirts were extremely popular, Chris and I wore them while we were MC’ing as a form of subtle advertising, although the pledge forms were not.

Personally, I felt extremely proud when I was leaving that auditorium, knowing what I’d manage to accomplish with my team and being showered with positive feedback. Starting off as just us 5 girls, I think we managed to set a standard to our school, bring it out of its bubble and show everyone what we’re capable of.

And for the record,

We earned a grand total of Rs. 250,000 J