When the Bacchus players were formed in 2001, the idea of having a consistent performing drama club was the proposed ideal, though underlying the apparent goodwill, was the groups reckless motive to find a source of income or monetary gain through engaging the community on a charitable front. To use the term philanthropist is to wander far away from understanding the infrastructure of this theatre group, as one would only fail to realize that this club’s integrity is compromised by its involvement with monetary exploitation, on several fronts, primarily enslaving student labor. Mind you, there is some good will in this organization, derived from the sacrifice the students make in assuming a professional position in this theatre group. By important consideration, that has been overlooked since the groups conception, that is the understanding that these student/actors are being employed by the school, without being given a choice of a union, self-representation, and fair standard of...
A collection by Patrick Smith