Monday, November 14th:
Research paper:
Khalah, Jay-Nice, Germain, Lindsay, Nona
Character Presentations
Asked questions about who the characters are; where are
they, who are they talking to, what do they want, what is central conflict?
Initial Presentations of scenes
Ariel: “Greg”, an apartment manager in New York; soft touch,
trying to get the rent from a tenant in the apartment building but guy always
manages to talk his way out of paying it. “Greg’s” wife is threatening to leave him and if he doesn’t
get the rent from this tenant he will be fired and evicted, so he’s a little
stressed.
Ariana: Jalissa, a twenty-four year old college student who
is auditioning for a film as a sort of a lark. The director is very short with
her because she went up on her lines.
Precious: Jasmine, a sixteen-year old girl who is very
spoiled. She is at an exclusive store to buy something expensive for her
birthday, but she has already maxed out her credit card.
Amy: Helper. She is the sales clerk at the expensive store.
Cast from Peter and
the Star Catcher: Learn lines; run lines from play
Tuesday, November 15th:
Peter and the Star Catcher actors are
working on lines.
Students who are working on
research papers are in the library
Students who are working on
monologues are writing and working on monologues today.
Nush and Jack are working with Dr. Sunnah on the set
Luiza is working with leadership
People who are doing research papers:
Khalah, Jay-Nice, Nona, Josh, Germain, Lindsay
People who are doing research papers:
Khalah, Jay-Nice, Nona, Josh, Germain, Lindsay
Passed out the research paper rubric, the list of approved topics for the research paper, and the requirements for the research paper and important dates. This information is also posted on the blog.
Wednesday, November 16th:
Continued with initial presentations:
Jose: retired Iraqi war vet suffering from PTSD; thirty-two years old. Trying to connect his with his four year old daughter. Talking to his little girl in the kitchen after fixing her a sandwich, which she doesn't want. He is filled with feelings of helplessness, and rage, and grief.
Caitlyn: Chantal; twenty-eight years old; struggling with jobs; living with aunt. Comes home with a gift for the aunt who rejects the gift because she thinks she is spending her money recklessly. Wants her to move out.
Cooper: Beverly Aire who was raised poor but became an instagram sensation and is now very rude and arrogant. On phone while ordering some coffee. The barista is taking too long and he insults her and tries to get her fired. NO! Redo!
Other students are in the library working on the research paper.
Other students are polishing the writing on the monologue and rehearsing.
Thursday, November 17th:
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Wednesday, November 16th:
Continued with initial presentations:
Jose: retired Iraqi war vet suffering from PTSD; thirty-two years old. Trying to connect his with his four year old daughter. Talking to his little girl in the kitchen after fixing her a sandwich, which she doesn't want. He is filled with feelings of helplessness, and rage, and grief.
Caitlyn: Chantal; twenty-eight years old; struggling with jobs; living with aunt. Comes home with a gift for the aunt who rejects the gift because she thinks she is spending her money recklessly. Wants her to move out.
Cooper: Beverly Aire who was raised poor but became an instagram sensation and is now very rude and arrogant. On phone while ordering some coffee. The barista is taking too long and he insults her and tries to get her fired. NO! Redo!
Other students are in the library working on the research paper.
Other students are polishing the writing on the monologue and rehearsing.
Thursday, November 17th:
Students’ Topics for
Their Research Papers:
Amy: Elizabethan
Lindsay: Set design
Nona: Kabuki Theatre
Jay-Nice:
German: Noh Theatre
Angela: William
Shakespeare
Khalah: Bertolt Brecht
Josh: Commedia Dell
Arte costumes
Initial Presentations:
Abbey: nervous bride
having pre-wedding jitters. Calls mom for assurance. Goes outside her hotel
room to look for her maid of honor, discovers her in her groom’s hotel room.
Cooper: Lost another
job; alcoholic and mom was an alcoholic. Blamed for the death of his baby
brother. Has a psychotic schizophrenic breakdown.
By tomorrow: must have
a typed monologue; bio
Final Presentations:
Valerie: different from
the first presentation; monologue not typed; Having a nervous breakdown; locked
in bathroom contemplating suicide
By tomorrow: must have
typed monologue; long in-depth bio; suicide letter.
Ariana: college
student goes on a film audition on a lark. Gets in an argument with the rude
director.
Tomorrow Nush and Jack
will do their final presentations.
Friday, November 18th:
Final Presentations:
Ty - "Gilbert Willis" a book store clerk who just wants to read books. Annoyed at customers who interrupt his reading. Funny!
Nush - "Wendy" is a high school student who had to do credit recovery in adult school in order to graduate with her friends. The counselor is telling her she is missing Algebra 2 and cannot return to school.
Grace - Southern genius girl who is trying to write an essay on Lewis Carroll for her English class is being playfully teased by a spirit - "Casey" - who wants her to stop what she's doing and play with her. "Casey" takes over the keyboard and writes a brilliant final paragraph on her essay. Grace's last lines are "Now, how to rewrite it so the teacher will believe a ten-year old wrote it. Funny and clever!
Abbey - A nervous bride the night before her wedding calls her mother for comfort. At last calmed, she is walking down the hotel hallway and sees her maid of honor coming out of her fiance's hotel room.
On Monday, November 28th: Ariel, Precious, and Caitlyn will do their final presentations.
Friday, November 18th:
Final Presentations:
Ty - "Gilbert Willis" a book store clerk who just wants to read books. Annoyed at customers who interrupt his reading. Funny!
Nush - "Wendy" is a high school student who had to do credit recovery in adult school in order to graduate with her friends. The counselor is telling her she is missing Algebra 2 and cannot return to school.
Grace - Southern genius girl who is trying to write an essay on Lewis Carroll for her English class is being playfully teased by a spirit - "Casey" - who wants her to stop what she's doing and play with her. "Casey" takes over the keyboard and writes a brilliant final paragraph on her essay. Grace's last lines are "Now, how to rewrite it so the teacher will believe a ten-year old wrote it. Funny and clever!
Abbey - A nervous bride the night before her wedding calls her mother for comfort. At last calmed, she is walking down the hotel hallway and sees her maid of honor coming out of her fiance's hotel room.
On Monday, November 28th: Ariel, Precious, and Caitlyn will do their final presentations.
