Eastdale's due for more than Credit... >_<

Were we meaningless? Did our efforts on stage merely project a feeble fucking attempt at describing humanity's journey through the expression of art?!

I can't say that it was; we must have made some sort of impression upon our audience at the District level of the Ontario SEARS Drama Festival last year - why else would fellow Durham school Eastdale, over half a year later, take our interpretation of a well-celebrated poem and put it on their own stage?!

I guess I should back up for a minute to explain what the hell is going on here. You see, for the SEARS competition each year, Sinclair Theatre has (under Ms. Eales' direction) taken pride in writing our own, unique pieces to present to audiences. Last year, we created a piece called "LOOK", which followed the evolution of art, and therefore, of mankind. We visited the caves at Lasceau, Hiergolyphics, the Spanish uprising against Napoleon's forces, the avant-garde then beatnik era, and so forth through our exploration. Without a doubt, one of the most well-received scenes in this play was what we dubbed "The Hollow Men" scene, in which we recited part of TS Eliot's sullen masterpiece of uncertainty:

We are the hollow men
We are the stuffed men
Leaning together
Headpiece filled with straw. Alas!
Our dried voices, when
We whisper together
Are quiet and meaningless
As wind in dry grass
Or rats' feet over broken glass
In our dry cellar - TS Eliot

Of course, we would never pass the words themselves off as our own creation, but our interpretation was what left people cringing in their seats.

We should have patented that shit.

Apparently, donning masks while twitching to choreography and falling into audiences laps off of the stage while reciting The Hollow Men is nothing special, because if our idea was so original, WHY THE HELL WAS IT ON EASTDALE'S STAGE???

I admit that I am jumping to conclusions here (my conclusions being that a) Eastdale liked what they saw b) decided to use it on their stage and c) probably didn't give us one speck of credit for stealing our scene in their programs), but I feel that it is entirely within my right to freak out. We worked too long and too hard to be swept under the fucking rug.
I'm not upset with Eastdale for performing the scene - after all, it was pretty freaky and damn good! - but what PISSES ME OFF is if (that) they didn't give Sinclair Theatre credit for anything.

It's cool, Eastdale. We'll see you at Districts.



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Sorry about the rant! it needed to be said...