CEC Journal: Issue 7: Hurt and Repair

Omar Loudghiri, '20 Morocco

One of the major problems during this show was ethnic and geographical representation. We found ourselves privileging each of our regions when considering cutting a skit, which felt unfair. It was hard to be impartial, we were torn: what do we prioritize? Historical relevance or actor execution? Such questions were hard to ask and were raised more than once. We had a lot of arguments as a team, but we grew on each other. I realized each person's input was priceless and by the end we were on the exact same page on everything as our conflicts were solved as they arose. I learnt how to deal with responsibility and how to speak up for my opinions in a team that might be intimidating at first.

Working on this show, I realized that every member of it was crucial for it to happen. Leaders are not there to give orders, but to help everyone into integrating a larger and more cohesive team. I let the others communicate with the performers, as I am frightened by speaking on my microphone to 100+ people, even though I still did it, when I had to.. I decided to work with tech and communicate with them to make their job easier. I spent most of the rehearsals up at the booth helping out with light and sound clues. I realized that without any single one of them, the show would not happen. I could only be grateful for all those people's work and dedication.

I realized that the decisions we had to take as a team had very broad impacts on the people working with us; they often involved hurting someone's feelings or giving someone way more work than they should have, as well as unintentionally undermining someone's work.  Those decisions were hard to take and we worked very hard not to offend anyone and respect anyone that is dedicated to the show.

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