Tom Scanlon is an old friend from college who works in the Performing Arts industry. He has currently came back from the tour of Dirty Dancing where he played the lead role Jonny. Other productions Tom has been involved in are Barnum the musical, Aladdin and many more. The reason why i wanted to bring Tom in to meet our students is that i wanted them to experience what it is like in the real world as some of our students havent matured and have the right attitude for performing arts at the moment. Tom certainly did that with a huge warm up ignoring that students had turned up to lesson with jeans and hair down. He had informed them that it is their own fault not being prepared for a rehearsal and "in the real world you would be sacked as soon as you walk in the door". Myself and my mentor were in the room at all times observing out students and filming. It was brilliant to watch as some students had a lot of respect for Tom and listened carefully to instructions that he gave. I persoanlly think that this masterclass with Tom has changed the way they think as they also performed better when it was the auditions for their pantomime. Tom gave feedback to every student that attended the audition. They seemed very nervous as he was sat on the panel with us but this also gives them a great understanding of what it would be like in the real world when it comes to auditions and workshops. You will not know who will be in that room with you. It is important to stay professional and keep a positive attitude.