16 Things Only Drama Students will Know
Wearing all black clothing is so GCSE.(01 of16)
We're at university now, we're too "mature" for all that "let's just all wear black" nonsense.Oh wait, there's not a Victorian dress in my size in the costume cupboard? It's OK, I'll wear black just this once. (credit:Hill Street Studios via Getty Images)
The face that people tend to pull when you say that you do drama.(02 of16)
This face is usually followed by an offensive inaccurate comment about how easy your degree is. (credit:Compassionate Eye Foundation/David Oxberry/OJO Images Ltd via Getty Images)
Good highlighting in an essential part of line learning.(03 of16)
It focuses the mind, highlighting has nothing to do with procrastination. Your decorative multi-colour design is really essential too... (credit:Marco Rosario Venturini Autieri via Getty Images)
What "Wooha" is.(04 of16)
And if you don't know what Wooha is, you're missing out on the best drama game ever. You may instead be familiar with "Yee Ha". Chances are, you have tried to get your non-drama friends to play one of these at pre-drinks...and failed. (credit:www.stuffofdreamstheatrecompany.com)
How to be the colour purple.(05 of16)
"Don't act like purple...be purple."A roomful of students start waving their arms around, watching each other cautiously... the lecturer loves it. (credit:drbimages via Getty Images)
To make a reference to Berkoff, Brecht or Stanislavsky if in doubt about anything ever.(06 of16)
These guys are the key to degree success. (credit:ozgurdonmaz via Getty Images)
Most things in life can be linked to "Waiting for Godot"(07 of16)
How did your pre-uni self survive without Samuel Beckett's masterpiece? (credit:Gerard Puigmal via Getty Images)
Being a tree really does require hours of practice.(08 of16)
How old is the tree? What is the tree's story? What is the tree's purpose? Life as a tree is complex. (credit:eva serrabassa via Getty Images)
Shows are great. After parties are better.(09 of16)
Nothing beats celebrating with the cast after a show. (credit:Paul Bradbury via Getty Images)
"Levels" are the key to success.(10 of16)
If someone else is standing, you should be sitting. Obviously. (credit:Thinkstock via Getty Images)
The unique smell of costume cupboard clothing.(11 of16)
And the superhuman effort that it takes to act convincingly through the stench. (credit:Comstock Images via Getty Images)
How to give an utterly convincing fake smile.(12 of16)
Useful for when your best friend has got the part that you wanted... (credit:Jonathan Knowles via Getty Images)
You shouldn't eat lunch before physical theatre. (13 of16)
Being a motorbike, church or one giant elephant is a lot easier without that extra sausage roll. (credit:Hill Street Studios via Getty Images)
More drama happens off stage than on it. (14 of16)
You spend a lot of time with the people on your course, "Dramacest " is inevitable...as in the occasional broken heart. (credit:Compassionate Eye Foundation/David Oxberry/OJO Images Ltd via Getty Images)
The powerful staying ability of glitter.(15 of16)
Anyone who has ever been in a cheesy musical will know that actors can expect to find glitter in their hair/food/shower a week after the production has ended. Why is it so impossible to get rid of!? (credit:Carol Yepes via Getty Images)
Drama students are the most loyal people you will ever meet.(16 of16)
You may bicker at showtime, but you can always rely on your fellow drama student in a crisis. If someone messes with a drama student, they mess with all drama students. (credit:Tim Robberts via Getty Images)