Have you ever had a class or even been in Iroquois Ridge’s one and only magnificent (and freezing) theatre? If you have, then you clearly understand the extreme struggle of having to deal with its absurd temperatures. Yes it's real, it's no myth or hoax, not even a fantasy, so if you don't believe in climate change, then you better start believing it because of the theatre's unpredictable climate that is always changing. We can assure you that the theatre is definitely not that capricious, but its frequently changing temperature may leave you stranded wondering about the truth, what is wrong with the theatre?
Most people have experienced the intolerable temperature of the theatre, whether you hate walking in and it being freezing, or you come to school in shorts and hate having to throw on a sweater (or beg a friend for one). I think that we can all agree that the halls have an acceptable and comfortable temperature to enjoy, but as soon you enter the glacial theatre, you will be begging to leave class. Of course in the smaller classrooms at The Ridge, airflow isn’t much of an issue, but because the theatre is very large, the airflow is horrible and leaves you constantly wondering whether it will be freezing or burning in the following five minutes!
Even Ms. Van Klooster, one of The Ridge’s established and loved drama teachers firmly agrees that we should keep a window open to allow the air to circulate or for some way to fix the occurring temperature change. She believes this mainly because students (including myself) have already started complaining and asking questions about why it feels like it's minus 3 degrees in the theatre! The main reason why this problem is just so noticeable and is just so irritating to everyone is because during lunch and at night when the theatre is not being used, all the doors are locked and no windows are left open. This means that there is no air flow for the air conditioning system and the heating system to evenly spread across the theatre, so it will always just overflow and cause extreme temperature changes in the theatre. So because of this, the following day the theatre will either be extremely cold or terribly hot because the air conditioning system or the heating system will have completely overflowed the theatre.
The absolute worst part is when you finally adjust to the theatre’s ‘’unique’’ room temperature and you have to leave the theatre for any small reason, such as having to get a drink of water or needing to go to the washroom. You then adapt to the hall’s temperature and then when you re-enter the theatre, you have to experience the entire horrific event AGAIN. Now that will surely have you begging for mercy from the school to deal with this terrible issue, for the sake of the children!
Having drama class (which happens in the theatre) first semester makes this a BIG issue and as soon winter comes along, I'm sure we’ll all be sweating because of the intense heating system, but for now, we’ll all have to stay Frozen, learn to Let It Go and pray that second semester rolls around much faster than it is at this rate. For everyone having a class in the theatre this semester or the next, be sure to bring an extra and much needed sweatshirt or prepare your body to deal with the horrific weather changes the theatre has.
Hopefully by then the school will have realized we're human beings and we’re not cold-blooded. Then they could finally add some kind of open mesh covered window to allow better airflow for the sake of everyone not looking to obtain a frostbite or a heat stroke while in class. But for now, we’ll all just have to deal with the theatre’s horrifying and fast changing temperatures through any and all cold readings and rehearsals we’ll have to go through.
So for now let's all just come together and hope for a solution to soon be implemented to fix the raging issue the theatre presents us all.
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