August 29, 2016 - September 2, 2016 Agenda for Play Production

Monday, August 29th:  

Final presentations of "My Most Excellent Summer Moment"

1.
Hope and Sam - playing cards until 2 in the morning.
Helpers:
Bree-anna - falls dead asleep
Emily

2.
Sam - "California Adventures"
Sam freaks out on a ride at an amusement park while tourists look on not amused.
Helpers:
Hope - friend 
Bree-anna -tourists
Emily - tourists

3.
Jackie - has a new phone which she drops when a rude guy bumps into her
Michelle - friend
Daniel - rude guy

4.
Chris - being driven to Cooper's house, trying to pick up two flaky friends to go to Cooper's house for a party, but Cooper proves to be the flakiest of all - he doesn't remember he is supposed to be throwing a party.
Dale - much put upon dad driving the kids around
Chynna - flaky kid can't remember where she is to be picked up
Norman - flaky kid is not where he is supposed to be to be picked up
Cooper - Cooper

5.
Daniel - totally jazzed about getting tickets to a rock show
Jess - mom who is all business (funny)

Tuesday, August 30th:

Final presentations of “My Most Excellent Summer Moment”

Celeste – at Disneyland, terrified of ride

Helper:
Norman - friend

Avery – detained at airport for hours

Helpers:
Akili – TSA agent
Jess – grandmother    (funny)

Meditation Walk: 

Different cities 

Different ages 

Greeting some one from the past     

 Wednesday, August 31st: 

Read Peter and the Star Catcher

Boy: Akili

Prentiss: Norman

Scott: Elizabeth

Molly: Molly

Astor: Dale

Slank: Sam

Stache: Anton

Alf: Cooper

Mrs. Bumbrake: Chynna

Grempkin: Carter

Fighting Prawn: Hope

Greggers: Emily

Manny: Avery

Ted: Christopher

Read up to page 19

 

Thursday, September 1st: 

Read through of Peter and the Star Catcher:

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Molly: Amber

Read from page 20 to page 46

Stopped at line:

Boxing Announcer Prentiss: “Now shake hands and come out rhyming!”

August 22, 2016 - August 26, 2016 Weekly Agenda for Play Production

Monday, August 22nd: 
Students worked independently on improvs and theatre games.


Tuesday, August 23rd: 
Seniors went to the senior orientation assembly today.

Wednesday, August 24th: 
 
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Showed highlights from Peter and the Starcatcher

Warm-ups:

10 Second Characters: Drunken sailor, nervous bank robber, crying baby, exhausted parents

Summer Scenes:

Florencio: constantly being interrupted in his video game by his mother to do chores

Chynna – kid brother playing video games with older brother

Celeste – mom

Gus – playing Pokeman

Moddie – Playing Pokeman

Norman – Pokeman character

Avery – Pokeman character

Bevery – on opposing team, bad mood due to losing

Dale – sleeping camp counselor is awakened during night by 8 year old boy who has to use the bathroom

Norman – Ethan, 8 year old boy

Carter – her grandmother fakes crying to get free upgrade airplane seats

Jess – Grandmother (good!)

Alexis – Ticket agent

August 16, 2016 - August 19, 2016 Weekly Agenda for Play Production

Tuesday, August 16th:
Enroll students
Went over overview of class
Warm-ups:
"Palm Trees"
Pass the Clap
30 second to a minute improv on your summer vacation
Akili: audience member called up to stage during hip-hop concert
Elizabeth: performer

Wednesday, August 17th: 
Warm-up: Ninja

Three minute conference on Vacation Improv

Moment from vacation:

Norman – playing a little kid trying to wake Norman

Helper: Celeste – playing Norman who stayed up all night playing video games

Jess – a swimmer in the ocean

Helpers: Akili and Avery as the ocean

Thursday, August 18th: 
Warm-ups:

“What Are You Doing?”

“Freeze”

“Ninja”

Summer Vacation Scene:

Beverly – gets annoyed at waiter for ignoring the request of her friend

Helpers – Jess, Avery, Chynna, Akili

Elizabeth – freaked out by scary movie she is watching at a friend’s house

Jessyka – trying to put the moves on someone while watching a movie

Miriam – taking a dance class and feeling awkward and self-conscious

Helper – Annie, dance instructor

Comments from class

Friday, August 19th: 

Meditative Nature Walk

Sing-Off

Summer Vacation Moment:

Combined:

Senior Photo Day

Bree-Anna – receptionist, hairstylist, make-up person

Aisha – playing Emily 

Emily – photographer

Dad gets in fight at Nabu in New York

Anton – Dad

Montserrat – rude woman in bar cuts in front of Dad

Dale – rude woman’s boyfriend picks a fight with Dad

Annie – Dad’s girlfriend

Painting a portrait of a selfish friend

Montserrat – painting someone who won’t stay still

Anton – self friend who won’t stay still, fidgets. Friend is not satisfied with photos Montserrat takes of her either.