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 ====== Who are we? ====== ====== Who are we? ======
  
-Hopefully the questions below should answer any questions you have about OULES. If not, please E-mail our president, [[mailto:president@oules.lightentertainment.org|Lily]].+Hopefully the questions below should answer any questions you have about OULES. If not, please E-mail our president, [[mailto:​oules.president@gmail.com|Patrick]].
  
 ===== So what is OULES? ===== ===== So what is OULES? =====
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 ===== So how do I join then? ===== ===== So how do I join then? =====
  
-Get in touch! ​E-mail [[mailto:​president@oules.lightentertainment.org|the president]],​ or sign up to our [[http://oules.tlear.co.uk/mailing_lists|mailing lists]]. You could also check the [[http://oules.tlear.co.uk/news|news page]] to see if there are any auditions coming up. These will generally be at the beginning of every term, but contact us any time; we'll usually be able to fit you in somewhere and we love having new OULES!+Get in touch! ​Check out the [[https://oules.org.uk/join-us/|joining page]] on the new website, or email [[mailto:oules.president@gmail.com|the president]]. These will generally be at the beginning of every term, but contact us any time; we'll usually be able to fit you in somewhere and we love having new OULES!
  
 ====== Frequently Asked Questions ====== ====== Frequently Asked Questions ======
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 ===== Oooh, can I read your old scripts? ===== ===== Oooh, can I read your old scripts? =====
  
-Depends on the script really. Some of our scripts are available on the website, look under individual show pages. If it's not available there, it may be that the writer doesn'​t want it to be publicly accessible, although you may still be able to read it. Email [[mailto:webmaster@oules.lightentertainment.org|our webmistress]] and they should either be able to send you the script if you're an OULES member or, if not, pass your details onto the author and it'll be up to them if they'​ll let you have a copy.+Depends on the script really. Some of our scripts are available on the website, look under individual show pages. If it's not available there, it may be that the writer doesn'​t want it to be publicly accessible, although you may still be able to read it. Email [[mailto:​oules.webmistress@gmail.com|our webmistress]] and they should either be able to send you the script if you're an OULES member or, if not, pass your details onto the author and it'll be up to them if they'​ll let you have a copy.
  
 ===== I've missed the auditions - can I still have a part? ===== ===== I've missed the auditions - can I still have a part? =====
  
-It's not normally a problem, just e-mail [[mailto:president@oules.lightentertainment.org|the president]].+It's not normally a problem, just e-mail [[mailto:​oules.president@gmail.com|the president]].
  
 ===== Do you need to be a member of Oxford University to join? ===== ===== Do you need to be a member of Oxford University to join? =====
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 However, you do need to be able to get to most rehearsals, and may need to be able to make performances at schools, hospitals or old people'​s homes. These will almost certainly be in office hours. However, you do need to be able to get to most rehearsals, and may need to be able to make performances at schools, hospitals or old people'​s homes. These will almost certainly be in office hours.
  
-===== What are Flossers? =====+===== What are Flosscars? =====
  
-Our annual award ceremony/AGM/party, normally taking place after the final show in Trinity Term. See [[http://​oules.tlear.co.uk/​flosscars|Flosscars]] for more information.+Our annual award ceremony, normally taking place after the final show in Trinity Term. See [[http://​oules.tlear.co.uk/​flosscars|Flosscars]] for more information
 + 
 +===== Anything else I can do to help? ===== 
 + 
 +Well, if you happen to be a hospital, school, retirement home or anyone else who would be deserving of our attention, situated in the Oxford area (i.e. within easy bus ride or are able to come and fetch us), and have an area suitable for a bunch of students to prance around in, then let us know, and we'll do our very best to get to you. Please contact our [[mailto:​oules.outreach@gmail.com|Outreach Officer]].  
 + 
 +Alternatively,​ if you've got a real knack for scenery-building,​ costuming, songwriting,​ etc but don't want to act, we'd love to have you on board as well! 
 + 
 +===== Hey, you said there'​d be a duck! ===== 
 + 
 +I lied. 
 + 
 +====== Other Societies ======== 
 + 
 +You might have come across one or other of the various societies affiliated with OULES at some point - there are quite a few of them! Here's a few of them explained. 
 + 
 +===== What's VOLES? ===== 
 + 
 +What it stands for is another question: originally it meant "​Vacation of Light Entertainment Societies"​ being our summer holiday. Nowadays, there seems to be a consensus that it meant at one point "​Varsity Of Light Entertainment Societies"​ (being Oxford vs Cambridge) but then Sheffield had a Light Entertainment Society and we could hardly say no to them so now it's "​Various Organisations of Light Entertainers":​ referring to Oxford, Cambridge, Sheffield, and anywhere else with a Light Entertainment Society.  
 + 
 +Whatever VOLES does stand for, it always means lots Light Entertainers from lots of places and often means we're up to something (in a good way!). Maybe it's VOLES New Year, Summer VOLES Parties or VOLES Varsity: or maybe something completely different. Who knows?  
 + 
 +===== Ok, what's ALES? ===== 
 + 
 +"​Alumni Light Entertainment Society"​ for those who have grown old but not up. It's not strictly Alumni-only,​ just those of that generation. 
 + 
 +===== And CULES? ===== 
 + 
 +"​Cambridge University Light Entertainment Society"​. Like OULES but in Cambridge. 
 + 
 +===== USLES? ===== 
 + 
 +"​University of Sheffield Light Entertainment Society"​. Like CULES but in Sheffield. 
 + 
 +===== What about OODLES? ===== 
 + 
 +"​Oxford Old Duffers Light Entertainment Society"​ A group for people who should have left Oxford but haven'​t and still want to do Light Entertainment,​ or people of that generation. 
 + 
 +===== What about POODLES? ===== 
 + 
 +Four legged creature. Fluffy. Barks. 
 + 
 +===== What is Questing Voles? ===== 
 + 
 +Questing Voles Productions produce a show for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival each year, comprised mostly of Light Entertainers. See their [[https://​www.facebook.com/​QuestingVoleProductions/?​ref=br_tf|facebook page]] for more information. 
 + 
 +===== Ok, that's pretty neat- wait, did you say Varsity?​!=====  
 + 
 +Yep, we have Light Entertainment competitions with our friends from Cambridge and Sheffield. It seems to change every time, but the way it worked in 2014 was like this:  
 + 
 +We performed the a four-act OULES version of Dracula with points allocated for various (increasingly dubious) reasons by the totally impartial judges.  
 + 
 +Act 1: the Oxford cast 
 +Act 2: the Cambridge cast 
 +Act 3: the Sheffield cast 
 +Act 4: a mix of the Oxford cast, the Cambridge cast and the Sheffield cast, switching by call of the judges. 
 + 
 +It's all for the honour of Light Entertainment Everywhere... Just like the Boat Race or something but better.
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