February 29, 2016 Weekly Agenda for Play Production

Monday, February 29th: 

Presentation of Rehearsal Process:

“This Hurts”

Jahayra

Kamron

“They Fell”

Eddie

Joseph

Tuesday, March 1st: 

Students run their scenes three times with blocking, lines, objectives, and props.

Then break into groups and work on the “Pivotal Moment”

Work on “They Fell”

Eddie
Joseph

Worked with "Prologue"
Michelle
Gabriela

Wednesday, March 2nd: 

Everyone run their scenes three times and then work on their pivotal moment.

Worked with “Seeing the Thing”

Moddie

Gus

Worked with “Sad and Glad”

Cooper

Makenzie

Jess

Thursday, March 3rd: 
Minimum Day today!

Many students absent today

Seniors preparing for “Senior Projects”

Julia not feeling well; went to the Nurse

Tomorrow:
Finish "Sad and Glad"
Cooper, Makenzie, and Jess

Do "The Story of Hope"
Jess and Anton

Friday, March 4th: 

Worked with:

“The Story of Hope”

Jess and Anton

“Seeing the Thing”

Melissa, Taraz

February 22, 2016 - February 26, 2016 Weekly Agenda

Monday, February 22nd: 
Actors rehearse three times with your scene partners on your feet with blocking and props
Then break into your groups to create your "Pivotal Moment" 
Your scenes will be checked on Monday!
Lines must be memorized by Monday
Scenes must have blocking
Actors must have props
Actors must have created a pivotal moment by Monday! 

Rehearse with Black History Actors:
Speeches, monologues, poems, dances

Tuesday, February 23rd: 
Actors rehearse three times with your scene partners on your feet with blocking and props
Then break into your groups to create your "Pivotal Moment" 
Your scenes will be checked on Monday!
Lines must be memorized by Monday
Scenes must have blocking
Actors must have props
Actors must have created a pivotal moment by Monday! 

Rehearse with Black History Actors:
Speeches, monologues, poems, dances

Wednesday, February 24th: 
Actors rehearse three times with your scene partners on your feet with blocking and props
Then break into your groups to create your "Pivotal Moment" 
Your scenes will be checked on Monday!
Lines must be memorized by Monday
Scenes must have blocking
Actors must have props
Actors must have created a pivotal moment by Monday! 

Rehearse with Black History Actors:
Speeches, monologues, poems, dances

Guest Artist:
Dan Hunter
True/False
Jess, Moddie, Gus, Cooper, Makenzie, Melissa, Anton

Thursday, February 25th: 
Rehearsals for the Black History Assembly
After School Rehearsal: 3:00 - 5:10

Friday, February 26th: 
Performance of the Black History Presentation

February 16, 2016 - February 19, 2016 Weekly Agenda

Tuesday, February 16th: 

Speaker:

Cynthia Bassinet

Wednesday, February 17th: 

Work with the Black History Assembly

Read through

Discussion

Almost, Maine Cast: 

Rehearse with scene partner three times

Break into groups and work on "Pivotal Moment"

Thursday, February 18th: 

Work with the Black History Program

Almost, Maine cast ran scenes three times

Then broke into groups to work on the pivotal moment

Friday, February 19th: 

Almost, Maine actors rehearsed their scenes three times each

Almost, Maine actors then worked on Pivotal Moment

Worked with Taraz on W.E.B. Du Bois

Worked with Beverly Phillips on Sojourner Truth

Saw Emani Mack and Sam Kiyombi dance

February 8, 2016 - February 12, 2016 Weekly Agenda

Monday, February 8th: 

Agenda:

1.     Get out your scripts and go through each line and write

down each objective in your script.

       2.   Create the pivotal moment for your character. 

Pivotal Moment:

You may work with other people who are not in your scene.

 Today:

Please run through your scene twice with your partner.

Go through your scene and continue writing your objectives.

Begin working on your pivotal moment:
Collaborate, discuss, exchange ideas.

Tuesday, February 9th: 

Agenda:

Run scene twice with partner

Go through script and write objectives next to your lines.

Begin work on your character’s pivotal moment.

Checked scripts for objectives.

Conferences:

Joseph

Anton

Wednesday, February 10th: 

Conferences with:

Moddie

Gus

Anton

Makenzie

Discipline:

Taraz

Makenzie –  

Thursday, February 11th: 

Worked on Black History Program

Writing script

Had students finish work on objectives

Run their scenes twice

Begin working on their “Pivotal Moment”

Friday, February 12th: 

Run scene three times with scene partner

Focusing on listening

Focusing on objectives

Then break into groups and begin working on the Pivotal Moment.

Turn in at end of period a first draft of your pivotal moment.

Cast List for ALMOST, MAINE

Monday, February 1st:

Monday, February 1st:

Cast List for Almost, Maine: 

Prologue:

Michelle

Gabriela

“Her Heart”:

Beverly

Taraz

“Sad and Glad”:

Cooper

Makenzie

Waitress: Jess

“This Hurts”:

Kamron

Jahayra

“Getting It Back”:

Julia

Montserrat

“They fell”:

Joseph

Eddie

“Where It Went”:

Moddie

Gus

“Story of Hope”:

Anton

Jess

“Seeing the Thing”:

Taraz

Melissa

Tuesday, February 2nd: 

Discussion of Black History Assembly
Students pair up with scene partners, read through scripts, mark objectives

Wednesday, February 3rd: 
In-class demonstration using the following scenes to show beats and objectives:
"Sad and Glad"
Makenzie
Cooper

Thursday, February 4th: 
In-class demonstration using the following scenes to show beats and objectives:
"Getting It Back"
Julia
Montserrat

"Story of Hope"
Anton
Jess

"Seeing the Thing"
Taraz
Melissa

Friday, February 5th: 
Not feeling well. I was absent today.
Actors are to work on scenes

February 1, 2016 - February 5, 2016

Monday, February 1st:

Final Auditions:
"Her Heart"
Beverly
Taraz

"I Want It Back"
Julia
Montserrat

Post the Cast List for Almost, Maine 

"Prologue":

Michelle

Gabriela

“Her Heart”:

Beverly

Taraz

“Sad and Glad”:

Cooper

Makenzie

Waitress: Jess

“This Hurts”:

Kamron

Jahayra

“Getting It Back”:

Julia

Montserrat

“They fell”:

Joseph

Eddie

“Where It Went”:

Moddie

Gus

“Story of Hope”:

Anton

Jess

“Seeing the Thing”:

Taraz

Melissa

Tuesday, February 2nd: 

Passed out scripts

Pair up and read the scene.

Go through script and write out your objectives.

Went over beats.

Wednesday, February 3rd: 

Makenzie and Cooper did the opening beats of "Sad and Glad"
In front of the class went over the objectives and  beats of each moment
Had student pair up with scene partner and work the opening of each scene

Discussion of the black history assembly with Makenzie, Beverly, Taraz