1. “Pain Chat”
    – point is to share and collaborate with other creative people
    – members communicate mainly on Discord, but also communicate on Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, and iMessage
    – the group communicates with the outside world through our invite links on member’s social profiles, if they choose to put a link
    – language used within the group include a lot of inside jokes that require context and explanation; “goo moo”, “goo nee”, “goo een”, etc.
    – membership is open to anyone, but being a creative is a plus
    – members joke around in a “sus” or “fruity” way and everyone accepts it as the norm
    – there are rhythms of activity such as the server greetings: weekly voice chats that stretch for hours and can extend into the early hours of the day, a sense of history in that we have an “iceberg” of the server’s history, and a value system of community, creativity, and respect for one another
  2. “Carpentry Talk”
    – point is to learn and share theatrical knowledge straight from venues being currently worked on by the members
    – members mostly communicate through WhatsApp, occasionally through email
    – the group doesn’t really communicate with the outside world, it’s a private and personal learning group of mentors and mentees
    – the language used within the group is usually just regular English mixed in with a lot of theatrical jargon, mentors sometimes say mentees have “won a box of air” whenever a new concept is learned or understood by the latter through their own faculties and efforts
    – since the group’s purpose is mainly informational, any and all knowledge or lack thereof is welcomed and encouraged; members all have a sense of the desire to learn
    – the rhythms of activity are mentors sending “behind the scenes” images of where they’re working, what they’re working on, and mentees can ask questions about the images or whatever topic they have a question about. The value system consists of honesty, integrity, curiosity, and passion for technical theatre.
  3. Work Discourse Community with a Professor
    – the point is to work at whatever venue the Professor has lined up
    – the group communicates through text or email
    – the group doesn’t really communicate with the outside world
    – prospective members need to know how to handle scenery and carpentry, and must be able to follow directions and work cohesively in a group
    – basic scenery handling methods don’t really need to be explained
    – rhythms of activity are the professor asking us if we’re free to work, if we know anyone who’s free to work, and the value system is the willingness and ability to handle scenery and not have a bad attitude about it

    Problems of each DC:
    – (all) members have lives outside the group so communication is not everyday
    – (Pain Chat) some random trolls occasionally join and disrupt server harmony
    – (Carpentry Talk) mentors are usually busy so we all have to find time during insane hours to reply and continue conversations and discussions
    – (Work DC) members all are college students so you don’t always work with the same people