March 28, 2016 - April 1, 2016 Weekly Agenda for Play Production

Tuesday, March 29th:
Go over agenda for the next two weeks
Rehearse!
"The Story of Hope" - Jess and Anton
Objectives
Listening
Subtext

Wednesday, March 30th: 

Went over the rehearsal schedule with the cast

Rehearsed with “The Story of Hope” with Anton and Jess

Assigned Jess an autobiography of her character – “What Happened the Last Ten Years of Hope’s Life?” Due Friday.

Tomorrow work with "This Hurts"

Thursday, March 31st: 
Went over the rehearsal and performance schedule and contract with the class

Rehearsed with "Where It Went" with Maddie and Gus 

Friday, April 1st: 
Worked with "Her Heart" with Beverly and Taraz 

March 14, 2016 - March 18, 2016 Weekly Agenda

Monday, March 14th: 

Most Pivotal Moment

“This Hurts” 

Jahayra’s scene

Helpers – 

Taraz – boyfriend

Kamron – neighbor who sees her for the first time

“They Fell” 

Not a pivotal moment but a moment based on a “media res” scene 

Joseph

Eddie 

Will give them daily work credit but must still do “most pivotal moment”

Tuesday, March 15th: 

Acting Exercises

Animal Studies

“Pivotal Moment”

“Where It Went”

Moddie – scene

Helpers: Jess, Makenzie, Beverly, Gus, Cooper

“Sad and Glad”

Cooper – scene

Christian – helper

Wednesday, March 16th: 

 Animal Studies: 

Most Pivotal Moment:

“Prologue” 

Gabriela

Michele 

Most Pivotal Moment:

“Getting It Back”

Montserrat

Julia

Helper - Nancy (A)

Most Pivotal Moment:

“Her Heart” 

Beverly 

Helper: Makenzie

Thursday, March 16th: 

Same acting exercise as Period 5: “Bound, Float, and War Machine”

Rehearse with “They Fell”

Eddie and Joseph

March 7, 2016 - March 11, 2016 Weekly Agenda

Monday, March 7th: 

Process Check:

“Her Heart”

Taraz

Beverly

Note: When Julia comes back,  work with her and Montserrat on “Getting It Back”

Tomorrow, begin working on the "Pivotal Moment"

Tuesday, March 8th: 

Subtext:

Mean teacher and student who has to go to the bathroom

Melissa and Makenzie

Druggie students and dean:

Anton is playing a student who has drugs on him

Cooper ratted on Anton to the dean

Melissa as dean is wrestling with own drug issue with diet pills

Kids came up with own subtext improvs

Wednesday, March 9th: 

Pivotal Moment:

“Sad and Glad”

Cooper

Makenzie

Thursday, March 10th: 

No one here. Nine people absent in a 19 student class.

Did not do pivotal moment due to high absenteeism; did instead 

"Physicalize the objectives":

“Seeing the Thing”

Taraz

Melissa

“The Story of Hope”

Jess

Anton

Start the Pivotal Moments regardless of number of absences tomorrow. 

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

January 25, 2016 - January 29, 2016

Monday, January 29th: 

Had the students write down the roles they were interested in. Then had them pair up with partners to rehearse in preparation for the auditions. 

Jess Gallegos – “Sad and Glad”, “Her Heart”, “The Story of Hope”

Moddie George – “This Hurts” “Sad and Glad”

Makenzie Jarret -  “ Sad and Glad”

Joseph Khudeda – “They Fell”

Eddie Larita – “They Fell”

Cooper Larnach – “Sad and Glad”, “Prologue”

Michelle Lopez – “Getting It Back”, “Story of Hope”, “Her Heart”

Beverly Phillips – “Her Heart”

Kamron Orange – “Story of Hope”

Julia Robles – “Prologue”

Montserrat Robles – “Her Heart”, “Getting It Back”

Jahayra Rosas – “The Story of Hope”

Gus Torres – “Sad and Glad”, “This Hurts”

Gabriela Turcio – “Getting It Back”, “Story of Hope”, “Prologue”

Taraz Welch – “Seeing the Thing”

Tuesday, January 26th: 

Auditions:

“Her Heart”

Melissa

Anton

Wednesday, January 27th: 

Gave monologues to Beverly for college auditions

Auditions:
"Sad and Glad"
Makenzie
Cooper
Jess - Waitress

"The Story of Hope"
Jahayra
Kamron

Thursday, January 28th: 

Auditions Continue!

The Story of Hope

Kamron

Jahayra – wants the role of “Hope”

They Fell

Eddie

Joseph

Sad and Glad

Montserrat - Jimmy

Nancy - Sandrine

Gabriela - waitress

Friday, January 29th: 

Auditions:

“Getting It Back”

Gabriela

Michelle

“This Hurts”

Moddie

Gus

January 19, 2016 - January 22, 2016

Tuesday, January 19th: 

Discussion of Black History Presentation

Read “Where It Went” – Anton and Melissa

Read “The Story of Hope” – Jess and Anton

Read “Seeing the Thing” – Melissa and Taraz

Wednesday, January 20th: 

Freeze – Tag

Everyone participated

Read “ Seeing the Thing”

Melissa and Taraz

Thursday, January 21st: 

Theatre Game:

 Murder: Jess, Melissa, Anton, Cooper, Moddie, Beverly 

Passed out scripts from Almost, Maine

Actors read the sides, paired up and rehearsed with scene partners for auditions.

Friday, January 22nd: 

Junior Assembly
Had the rest of the students work on their audition scenes 

January 11, 2016 - January 15, 2016 Weekly Schedule

Monday, January 11th:

Students wrote their schedules and conflicts and turned in.

Discussion of show(s) and rehearsals

Theatre games:

Sing-off!

Mosaic

Tuesday, January 12th: 
Shortened Day

Pass out and went over class syllabus
Prepared scripts for reading

Wednesday, January 13th: 

Warm-ups:

“Shakey-Shakey”

Freeze-Tag:

Jess, Cooper, Kamron, Taraz, Melissa, Anton

Beginning readings for Almost, Maine

Prologue:

Kamron, Jess

Her Heart:

Amber, Anton

Thursday, January 14th: 

Warm-ups:

Breathing

Tongue Twisters

Strike a Pose: How’re You Feelin’ Today?

Strike a Pose: Pretend the Opposite of What You’re Feeling!

Seethe, Boil, and Churn – walking

Stop and strike a pose of what you’re feeling

Stop and strike a pose showing the opposite of what you are feeling.

Tell the person next to you how you’re feeling

Read Almost, Maine

Read “Sad and Glad”

Read “This Hurts”