Drastic Drama
One of the major features of the weekend is Drastic Drama (DD), which usually takes place on the Saturday evening. Participants are sorted into groups of about five or six people (a different composition to their Base Groups) and each group is assigned a different scenario (by the DD Committee, a subsidiary of "The Committee") to rehearse and act out later in the evening. The scenarios are usually very vague and highly amusing, sometimes bearing a tentative link to the theme for the weekend. The ensuing performances are extremely comical and are judged by the DD Committee who then gives an award, atypical of Quaker ideals, for the best performance.
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