February 27, 2017 - March 3, 2017 Weekly Agenda

 

Monday, February 27th: 

Discussion of next production – A Deranged Evening of Christopher Durang, Part 2. 

Rehearsal schedule, performance dates, casting, roles, scenes. 

Valorie presented her senior project

Tuesday, February 28th:  
Theatre Game: 
Sculpture! 
Discussion of A Streetcar Named Desire 
Watch the first two scenes: stopped at scene after Stella left, leaving Blanche and Stanley alone.  

Wednesday, March 1st: 
Theatre Game:
Sculpture with Emotions!
Watch A Streetcar Named Desire 

Thursday, March 2nd: 
Shortened Day - each class is 34 minutes long
Watch  A Streetcar Named Desire 

Friday, March 3rd: 
Watch A Streetcar Named Desire  - stopped at dinner scene with Blanche, Stanley, and Stella

Black Lives Matter Script

Sandra Bland: Slide 

Narrator: The date is July 13, 2015. And a beautiful woman at the age of 28 is headed to her first day on the job. She’s nervous as anyone would be. It hasn’t been the best day, and it certainly isn’t getting better as she sees red and blue lights flash in her rearview mirror.
Sandra: I pull over, to let him by… but he follows and pulls over, too. I don’t know what to think, but there’s no way I was getting to work on time, now.
Narrator: He walks up, asking for license and registration, the usual. He’s giving her a ticket for failing to signal.
Sandra: Of course.
Narrator: He tells her to put out her cigarette.
Sandra: Why?! I’m getting a ticket because I didn’t signal to let him pass and now-
Narrator: He tells her to get out of the car
Sandra: I-I don't know why. I haven't done anything to warrant arrest.
Narrator: He tells her to get out of the car.
Cop: "I will light you up. Get out. Now. Get out of the car."
Narrator: He pulls her from the car.
Sandra: I'm scared.
Narrator: He drags her out of view of his camera, her voice can be heard screaming in pain.
Sandra: My wrists! You’re going to break my wrists!
Narrator: Her screams subside as she is dragged back in frame and into the car.
Sandra: I died three days later in prison. They say I hung myself but even I don't know what to believe, nothing stays the same every time they talk about what happened. My eyes were already dead in the mugshot. My name is Sandra Bland and I died for refusing to put out my cigarette.

Tamir Rice
Narrator: The date is November 22, 2014. A 12-year old boy is playing in the park, it’s been a boring day so far.
Tamir: It’s just one of those days, you know the kind. I’m stuck out the house and it’s cold and the snow isn’t even deep enough to make snow angels and it’s all mushy so snowballs fall apart before you can throw them.
Narrator: Other than the man under the park’s gazebo he’s alone. The toy gun he got for his birthday is missing the orange safety cap, he took it off to play cops and robbers along the line and never found it. (Audio of 911 phone call about someone carrying a gun) From a distance it almost looks real.
Tamir: It is too cold for this. It’s all peaceful sure, but I’m like the only one here and it’s too quiet, ya know the kinda quiet that happens in horror movies and when a joke isn’t funny… I’m outta here.
Narrator: The cops speed up to the scene.
Tamir: What the…?
Narrator: The car slides to a stop in the ice and snow. Within seconds the police get out and-
Tamir: What’s happeni-
Narrator: They fire at him. 4 minutes pass before any medical help is called.
Tamir: They just let me lie there, bleeding. All I saw was the car speed up and… My name is Tamir Rice. I didn’t even get to highschool. I was playing with a fake gun in a park… I’m sorry.

Eric Garner
Narrator: The date is July 17, 2014. A man, age 43 is selling cigarettes outside a corner store. It’s a humid day and the air sticks to his skin as he sells.
Eric: Times haven’t been easy for a while now. My kids are growin up an I wanna get them something a little special today. A few extra bucks never hurt nobody.
Narrator: A few officers approach him and ask what he’s doing.
Eric: Oh what now? I’m so tired of this. The cops are always on my case. I could be walkin and they got an eye on me.
Cop: You know what you did wrong.
Eric: No. I didn’t do anything.
Narrator: They keep a back and forth for a bit as a few people gather. Policemen slowly begin to accumulate.
Eric: Why are they always doing this? Why??
Narrator: An officer steps forward, attempting to handcuff him.
Eric: Please don’t touch me, just leave me alo-
Narrator: Several officers flock around him. One jumps on his back and puts him in a choke hold.
Eric: I can’t breathe! I can’t breathe!
Narrator: After nearly a minute of very little struggle, he goes limp under the excessive force and the swarm disperses. (Heart beat and EKG Monitor) He’s in cardiac arrest. Even when the paramedics arrive, they do nothing to save him. (Ambulance Sirens)
Eric: I was minding my own business. I didn’t have nothin on me. I told them. I was just there, tryna make an extra buck or two. What’s wrong with that? What’s wrong with that…? My name is Eric Garner and I died for sellin’ untaxed cigarettes… I can’t breathe.
 

 Philando Castile:

 Narrator: The date is July 6, 2016. After a night of laughing with his sister, a 32 year old cafeteria worker is driving back home with his girlfriend and four year daughter.
Philando: Man, it has been such a good day. Sunny skies, birds singin’. We're leaving the apartment and headin back home. Got my baby girl in the back, she’s growing up so fast. Today she's talkin up a storm about how rainbows work. Talkin bout how all that light makes all them colors. My girlfriend, diamond, she's such sweetheart. Shes teachin our baby to be the best lil girl she can. Diamond’s got a smile could light up an entire city. We were visiting my sister today. It’s been a while. She always knows how to make me laugh.
Narrator: The police pull him over for a routine traffic stop.
Philando: Third time this month, they always target guys who look like I do. Broken taillight? Wonderful.
Narrator: Over the course of a few years, he’s been through 52 traffic stops. Never anything more than small misdemeanors, but they piled up. This was a regular for him by now.
Philando: He asks if I have a firearm…? That’s new… I tell him the truth, I have a firearm, but not within reach.
Narrator: The officer pulls a out his gun, demanding to see the license for it.
Philando: I tell him I’m reaching for my wallet, for my ID. I tell him I’m getting my ID. I’m telling the truth. I’m reaching for the glove box.
Narrator: The officer fires 4 times (gunshots), each bullet lodges in his arm. (Audio of streamed video)
Philando: There’s a loud ringing. I can hear my girlfriend screaming for me. She wants me to stay. I can hear my baby tryna comfort her. She’s a brave girl. I’m proud of her. My name is Philando Castile, I died that day, bled out. I died for being honest. For reaching for my ID.

February 20, 2017 - February 24, 2017 Acting Agenda

Tuesday, February 21st: 

Ms. Casalino rehearsed the students on "Lift Every Voice"
Continued rehearsing "Sandra Bland" today

After school rehearsal: Ran through the entire show without lights or sound

Wednesday, February 22nd: 

 Work on Philando Castile

Participants:

Abbey – narrator; Royer – Philando; Valorie – girlfriend; Jaynice – little girl; Cooper -  reading Philando Castile

Philando Castile
Narrator: The date is July 6, 2016. After a night of laughing with his sister, a 32 year old cafeteria worker is driving back home with his girlfriend and four year daughter.
Philando: Man, it has been such a good day. Sunny skies, birds singin’. We're leaving the apartment and headin back home. Got my baby girl in the back, she’s growing up so fast. Today she's talkin up a storm about how rainbows work. Talkin bout how all that light makes all them colors. My girlfriend, diamond, she's such sweetheart. Shes teachin our baby to be the best lil girl she can. Diamond’s got a smile could light up an entire city. We were visiting my sister today. It’s been a while. She always knows how to make me laugh.
Narrator: The police pull him over for a routine traffic stop.
Philando: Third time this month, they always target guys who look like I do. Broken taillight? Wonderful.
Narrator: Over the course of a few years, he’s been through 52 traffic stops. Never anything more than small misdemeanors, but they piled up. This was a regular for him by now.
Philando: He asks if I have a firearm…? That’s new… I tell him the truth, I have a firearm, but not within reach.
Narrator: The officer pulls a out his gun, demanding to see the license for it.
Philando: I tell him I’m reaching for my wallet, for my ID. I tell him I’m getting my ID. I’m telling the truth. I’m reaching for the glove box.
Narrator: The officer fires 4 times (gunshots), each bullet lodges in his arm. (Audio of streamed video)
Philando: There’s a loud ringing. (The lights slowly dim as he is dying. The audio stream grows louder.) I can hear my girlfriend screaming for me. She wants me to stay. I can hear my baby tryna comfort her. She’s a brave girl. I’m proud of her. My name is Philando Castile, I died that day, bled out. I died for being honest. For reaching for my ID.

After school rehearsal: 3:30 - 5:00 
Run-through of show without tech

Thursday, February 23rd: 
1:30 - 5:30
Technical rehearsal and run-through of "The Black History Assembly" 

Friday, February 24th: 
10:15 - 2:00: Rehearsal for "The Black History Assembly" 
2:00 - 3:06: Performance for "The Black History Assembly" 

February 13, 2017 - February 17, 2017 Weekly Agenda

Monday, February 13th: 

Passed out more weekly work logs

Collected last week's weekly work logs 

Grace and Shania worked on Eric Garner Scene

Participants:

Cooper, Royer, Ty, Joshua, Caitlyn, Nona, Luiza, Amy,

Gissell – taking notes on the staging

Tuesday, February 14th:

Discussion of music

Reminder of rehearsal from 3:30 to 4:30 today

Rehearsal of Eric Garner

Cooper – narrator

Actors: Ty, Roger, Jose

Extras - Josh, Irene, Luiza, Nona, Polina, Jack, Germain,

Abbey – assistant director

Writer – Grace

Nush – was sent to the auditorium to work on the signs

Staged the police assault on "Eric Garner"

Wednesday, February 15th: 

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1:30 singers go to Ms. Casalino – Ariel, Precious, Lindsay, Ariana, Amy, Angela,

Worked on Eric Garner -  

Shania – director; Grace – writer/narrator; Abbey – narrator; Cooper – “Eric Garner”, Cops – Jose, Irene, Germain, Valorie

Worked with Irene on her monologue

Worked on Philando Castile –

Shania - director; Grace – writer; Cooper – actor; Khalah – actor (Philando’s girlfriend); Jay-Nice – actor

Thursday, February 16th:
Many people absent today
Nush, Luiza, and Nona working on the signs for the show with Dr. Sannah
Students working quietly on  projects.

February 6, 2017 - February 10, 2017 Weekly Agenda

Monday, February 6th:

Work on Grace Lyde’s piece of “Sandra Bland”

Three people: Narrator, Sandra Bland, Cop

Shania has already blocked the scene

Rehearsed the “Sandra Bland” scene

Recorded it on phone for archival purposes

Polina needs pictures that will be used at the beginning to be sent to her for editing

Tuesday, February 7th: 

Worked on “Sandra Bland” and “Charles Kinsley”tableaux staging

But we decided to do “Philando Castile” instead of “Charles Kinsley”

Grace Lyde will write it tonight

Wednesday, February 8th:  

Grace read her scene on Tamir Rice

Shania is directing it

Luiza is assistant director – taking notes

Jose – playing the guy in the gazebo

Nona – playing Tamir Rice

Jose and Royer - cops

Tamir Rice:

It is a cold snowy day in the park. Tamir Rice, is a twelve year old boy, playing in the park with a black toy gun with the orange tip removed. A man is sitting in the park’s gazebo.  We hear the 911 phone call reporting there is a man in the park with a gun. We hear the sound of a car pulling up and two car door slamming.  Tamir jumps back when he hears the car drive up.  We see two men – undercover cops – jump  on stage with guns drawn.  They fire. Tamir Rice crumples in slow-mo.

Due tomorrow: 

Tell everyone to compile their music file and the list where the music should go in the line-up

Thursday,  February 9th:

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Shania and Grace worked on “Sandra Bland”, “Tamir Rice”, “Philando Castile”

Narrator: Abbey

Actors: Nona, Jose, Roger, Anton, Luiza, Ariel, Germain

Luiza - Assistant

Friday, February 10th:

Participants: Grace, Shania, Cooper, Jose, Royer

Actors: Royer, Cooper, Abbey, Luiza, Nona,

Ideas: Khalah – brought in the idea for “Cultural Appropriation”, “The  

Writers: Grace

Staging: Shania