APPROVAL FOR PROJECT FINALS

Play Production
Final Productions


Isamora Ayala:

Your project looks good: costume designs for DEATH OF A SALESMAN. Please be sure you follow the costume requirements for the costume design final.

Diana Caldera:

What exactly will you be doing with Grace on the video: writing, directing, acting? I also need to have more information on the scene you’re doing as an actor. Please follow the requirements for each final.

Taryn Cohen:

You have approval on your project with Elizabeth: your video takeoff on past scenes from SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE.

Esmeralda De La Cruz:

You must do costumes for the four lovers, Lysander, Hermia, Helena, and Demetrius; Titania, Oberon, Puck, a generic costume for the fairies and for the “mechanicals”. Please make sure you follow the requirements for the costume design final.

Elizabeth Giron:

You have approval on your project with Taryn: your video takeoff on past scenes from SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE.

Edgar Gonzalez:

You have approval on your acting scenes from BROKEN PROMISES. Please follow format for the acting final.

Vanessa Gray:

Please refer to my response to Monique.

Rio James:

I know you are doing costume designs but could you please tell me the play you will be doing? Please follow the format for the costume design final.

Grace MacMillan:

You have approval on your project: a detective genre (ala “Law and Order) video. Please follow the format for the film making final.

Phoenix Mason:

You have approval on your screenplay. Please follow format for the screenplay finals.




Monique Mejia:

I need two scenes. Find another scene with Vanessa. If you want to do a comedy, a few come to mind: CRIMES OF THE HEART, SWAMP SISTERS (which is hysterically funny). There is also LAUNDRY AND BOURBON. Please give me more information on “The Role of Della”. I need the name of the play, etc.

Alexis Moody:

You must also provide a set design for EQUUS. Perhaps you can collaborate with Caitlin O’Connor - she can work on the set design and you can work on the lighting design.


Zack Moore:

Your project looks good. You will be designing the men’s costumes for HAIRSPRAY. Please be sure you follow the requirements for the costume design final.


Caitlin O’Connor:

I need to know exactly what you are going to be doing on this project. Perhaps you can collaborate with Alexis on the set design for EQUUS. You have approval for the acting scene with Andoni but you must follow the requirements for the acting final.


Princess Wymon:

Your project looks good. You are going to be designing the costumes for the women in HAIRSPRAY. Please be sure to follow the requirements for the costume design final.


Andoni Zorbas:

Your project looks good: Two scenes; one with Caitlin from Christopher Durang’s “For Whom the Southern Bell Tolls” and the other scene (monologue?) from BUBA. Please give me additional information about BUBA - is it a monologue from a play or a scene? Please be sure to follow the format for the acting final.

Final Presentations
for
Play Production

The Designer’s Lab

For those of you who are designing sets and lights:

Wednesday, December 5th:

You must present a synopsis of the play.
In your synopsis you must include color schemes and of course, the reasons for the colors chosen, and any special set or lighting considerations the script may require.


Wednesday, December 12th:

Your floor plans and/or your lighting plot are due today. You must submit a design for each differing scene in the play. If you are doing A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, then you must have a design for each scene in the play.


Monday, December 17th:

Your rendering is due today. It may be a drawing or a three-dimensional rendering of the set.

Thursday, December 20th:

Final presentation of set and lighting design.

Final Project for the Designer's Lab

FINAL PROJECT
FOR
PLAY PRODUCTION

THE DESIGNER’S LAB


For the costumers:

You will need to submit a typed or neatly written synopsis of the play and a description of each character.

You will also need to discuss color, types of fabric and textures you will select to build the costumes and how this will relate to the overall vision of the play.

You will also need to submit a budget detailing the cost of fabric, and other materials.

You will need to submit your drawings plus a swatch of fabric and color.

TIME LINE:

December 5th:
Synopsis of play and description of each character, plus list of fabric and colors used.


December 7th:
A budget for the costumes must be submitted.


December 12th:
First draft renderings of costumes are due.


December 17th:
Second draft renderings of costumes are due.


December 20th:
Final presentations. The final presentations should be expertly drawn, colored, with swatch of fabric, color palette, characters’ names and a brief description of character.

For extra credit, bring in one finished costume that you built - not bought or dragged down from the costume shop.

For extra credit, sign up for Denise Cook’s costume class offered through L.A.C.C.

Final Project for Filmmakers

FINAL PROJECT
FOR
PLAY PRODUCTION

THE FILM MAKER’S LAB

Two drafts of the screenplay must be presented; the second draft may the final draft.

A storyboard must be presented with the second draft.
The video must include:

Script
Sound
Music
Props
Costumes
Setting

Time Line:

November 30th:
Present the synopsis of the project.

December 5th:
1st draft of the screenplay.

December 12th:
2nd draft of the script along with the storyboard.

December 17th:
Rough cut.

December 20th:
Final cut of video.

Final Project for Writers

FINAL PROJECT
FOR
PLAY PRODUCTION


THE WRITER’S LAB

For those of you who are writing a play or screenplay:

Your screenplay/play should be at least twenty pages in length and have three drafts: the first, second and the third (final)draft.

A synopsis must be presented with the first draft.

The screenplay/play must be typed.

The screenplay/play must have at least two characters.

The screenplay/play must have a setting which is described by you, the writer.

TIME LINE

November 30th:

A synopsis of the play/screenplay with a working title. The synopsis should include a tentative character breakdown and a theme.

December 5th:

First draft of the play/screenplay with a more refined synopsis, character breakdown and theme.

December 12th:

Second draft of the play/screenplay.

December 17th:

The third and final draft of the play/screenplay.

Guide Lines for the Final Project for Acting

In preparation for the final scene, the actor must submit the following as preparation for the final:

1. A biography of the character, the specifics of which will be supplied to you.

2. "A Day in the Life" of your character, the specifics of which will be supplied to you.

3. A "Person, Place and Thing" journal: a detailed journal in which you go through the text and write at least a half page explanation/description of each person, place or object which is referred to in the scene. Refer to excerpts from Uta Hagen's book, RESPECT FOR ACTING.

4. Meaningful Object: Bring to class the actual item, or photo of an object that is meaningful to you and to your character. Please make sure that the object has meaning for you that can be transferred to your character.

5. Historical/Social/Economic/Theatrical Background: You must also do research into the historical, social, economic, theatrical background of the piece. You must also do a brief synopsis of the play from which the piece is taken, and a bio of the author and a history of the play. You must also discuss how, where, and why the particular scene occurs in the character's arc of the play.

TIME LINE:

November 30th: Must present a scene and the background of the play (see #5).
December 7th: Must present "Person, Place and Thing" (#3) and Meaningful Object (#4).
December 11th: Must present "The Biography" (#1) and "A Day in the Life" (#2).
December 14th: Must perform the scene for me before the final. The scene must be memorized.

November 26th - November 30th, 2007

November 26th - November 30th
Weekly Schedule
for
Play Production

A link for you: Backstage West

Monday, November 26th:

Today I will once again be shlepping the costumes from the cleaners to Sony. Work on your projects and be nice to the sub.


Tuesday, November 27th:

Shortened day!

Today you will be given a detailed overview of what each project entails. As you finish the assignment you will give it to me to sign off on. For example, for those of you who are directing, you will be expected to compile a director's notebook, which you will show on the day of your scene's presentation. If you are doing a scene, then you will keep an actor's notebook.


Wednesday, November 28th:

If you haven't yet given me a description of the project which you intend to work on, then you must do so today.


Thursday, November 29th:

Continue working on your project. Tomorrow, the first installation of your project will be due - the nature of which will be dependent upon the project you have chosen to do.


Friday, November 30th:

Check the progress of your project. Everyone must show her/his work.

November 19th - November 21st
Weekly Schedule
for Play Production

Links for you: BACKSTAGE WEST

Monday, November 19th:

Even though we have worked hard these past few months, now is not the time - although we’d like to - to kickback and coast these next few weeks. Nope, instead, we have to figure out something to do rather than just look at each other for an hour each day. So, we need to find:

a. a scene and a scene partner
b. a monologue to do
c. a scene you would like to direct others in
d. a short scene to write (five pages minimum with two rough drafts)
e. a twenty minute cabaret act on a topic of your choice
f. a set or costume or lighting design of a play of your choice.

This will be your final. Please start looking, writing, developing now. I will monitor your progress each day and will work with you as a director, acting coach, editor, advisor as needed.

You need to have something to present to me by Tuesday, November 20th: a scene, a partner, a monologue, an idea, the beginnings of a rough draft, an outline - something.


Tuesday, November 20th:

Continue working on our individual projects which I will oversee.


Wednesday, November 21st:

I won’t be with you today because I will be picking up the costumes from the cleaners and shlepping them to Sony’s.

Continue working on your projects and don’t give the sub a hard time. Be nice!

And have a marvelous Turkey Day!

November 13th - 16th Weekly Agenda for 6th Period Play Production


Tuesday, November 13th:
Shortened day!
Relax, kickback, you deserve it after such a brilliant run! I will show you the tape(s) I made of the show.

Wednesday, November 14th:
The same! Continue watching the video or taking care of those loose ends that are still hanging around bothering people.
If you are involved with the dance recital or the music show you have permission to work with the directors.
If you are not, then we will begin working on scenes and monologues to perform in class. The play production class will be turned into an acting class. For the final, we may present a recital of our work to the school in #503.

Thursday, November 15th:
The same. We will now start looking for scenes and monologues to work on for the class.

Friday, November 16th:

We’ll do some theatre games and start working on the scenes and monologues.

Rehearsal and Performance Schedule for Nov. 5 - 11th

NOVEMBER 5TH - 11TH
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR
THE IMAGINARY INVALID

We are now in the homestretch! One more week and then SOME of us can relax for a moment; others can’t: it’s one down, two more to go.

Anyway, what we all need to do is go over our notes; go off somewhere to rehearse with our scene partners, and when we are at home - yeah, right, like who has time to go home - rehearse the lines and business over and over and over again.

What the show needs is for each of you to do what we have rehearsed. Please bear in mind that now we must treat the rehearsals as if they were performances.

NO BREAKING CHARACTER!
NO AD LIBBING!
NO COMMENTING ON THE SCENE!
NO UNREHEARSED OR UNRELATED BUSINESS!
USE PROPS AND COSTUMES!


You have to give 100% not only for yourself, but for your fellow actors and for the show. When you allow yourself to indulge in negativity or self-doubt, you are letting down your fellow actors who are in the scene with you. And you are letting down the show. We are all working very hard and we must all be very strong. Acting requires tremendous strength - mental toughness, physical stamina and emotional resilience - and we must use much more discipline during this week than we have been. Then you can relax and enjoy the accolades from your family and friends and the warm memory of a wonderful run.

Monday, November 5th:

6th Period:

Work with Alexandra as Bonnefoi
Work with Phoenix as Diafoirus
TOINETTE and ARGAN: work on Act 2 scene
NURSES: run your dance and your scene.
CLEANTE: Run your scene.

3:25 - ?
Run-through

After run-through work with Toinette and Angelique







Tuesday, November 6th:

6th Period:

Work on those scenes as needed.

3:25 - 8:00
Run-through with props and costumes

After run-through: work with TOINETTE and ANGELIQUE


Wednesday, November 7th:

6th Period:

Work on those scenes as needed.

3:25 - 8:00
run-through with props and costumes

After run-through: work with TOINETTE and ARGAN


Thursday, November 8th:

3rd, 4th and 5th Periods Call: Eat, warm-up, get into costumes, hair and make-up.

6th Period: Invited dress

5:00 pm call: Warm-up, get into costumes, make-up and hair.

7:00 pm Curtain


Friday, November 9th:

6th Period: Work on those scenes as needed.

5:00 pm call: Warm-up, get into costumes, make-up and hair.

7:00 pm Curtain


Saturday, November 10th:

5:00 pm call: Warm-up, get into costumes, make-up and hair.

7:00 pm Curtain




Sunday, November 11th:

12: 00 pm call: Warm-up, get into costumes, make-up and hair.

2:00 pm Curtain

October 29th - November 2nd
Weekly Schedule
for THE IMAGINARY INVALID

SELL THOSE ADS!


Monday, October 29th:

Period 6:

Work on those scenes as needed:

Work with Bonnefoi, Argan and Beline

Dancers run through dance and “surgery scene” for an hour in the lobby.
Cleante rehearses “opera scene” for an hour in the lobby.

Start using costumes and props.
As soon as the individual scenes are finished, then we will begin a run-through.
Food arrives at 6.
THANKS MOMS! YOU ARE THE GREATEST!
Whoever is not working may chow down.
Run-through of Act 1 and 2.
Dismissal time: 7:00 pm


Tuesday, October 30th:

Period 6:

Work on those scenes as needed:

Work with Bonnefoi, Argan and Beline.

Dancers work on dance and “surgery scene” in the lobby.
Cleante rehearses “opera scene” in the lobby.

Start using costumes and props.
As soon as the individual scenes are finished, then we will begin a run-through.
Food arrives at 6. THANKS MOMS! YOU ARE THE GREATEST!
Whoever is not working may chow down.
Run-through of Act 1 and 2.
Dismissal time: 7:00


Wednesday, October 31st:

Period 6: Work on those scenes as needed.

Early dismissal!

Trick or treat! Sell those ad sales!

Thursday, November 1st:

Minimum Day for PHBAO - but not for us!

Run-through from 1:15 to 5:00.

Please use props and costumes!


Friday, November 2nd:

Period 6: Rehearse those scenes as needed!

Run-through until 7 pm.

Bonding night until 9 pm: organized by Grace MacMillan!


Saturday, November 3rd:

10:30 am until 3:30 pm.

Run-throughs with as much of the props, costumes, music, lights as we have by Saturday.

THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE FOR MAKING THE LAST TWO WEEKS AS RELATIVELY EASY AS THEY WERE:

PAUL ITKIN
MS. DENISE COOK
MS. GAIL MOODY
MS. MASON

October 22nd - October 26th
Weekly Schedule
for
THE IMAGINARY INVALID



Monday, October 22nd:

Run-through of Act 1 and Act 2.

SELL THOSE ADS!



Tuesday, October 23rd:

Run-through of Act 1 and Act 2.

SELL THOSE ADS!



Wednesday, October 24th:

6th Period:

Run Act 2.
Work with Beline and Argon.
Work with Louise and Argon.

3:25 - 7:00

Run Act 1.
Work with Argon and Toinette.
Work with Cleante and Angelica.

The amazing moms, Ms. Moody and Ms. Mason, thoughtfully brought some delicious food for us to eat during rehearsal today. From the cast and crew, THANK YOU!


Thursday, October 25th:

6th Period:

Work with Doctor Purgon and Bonnefoi today during 6th Period.

3:25 - 7:00

Run-through of Acts 1 and 2.



Friday, October 26th:


6th Period:

Work on those scenes as needed.

3:25 - 5:00

Run-through

5:00 - ?

Is everyone up for a little fun bonding tonight as Grace suggested?


Saturday, October 27th:

10:30 - 3:30:

Cue to cue. Work on those scenes as needed.

Costume list
for
The Imaginary Invalid


These are the costume needs for THE IMAGINARY INVALID. If you can think of anything else, let me know:


Argan:

bald pate
bald crazy fringy of white hair
maroon silk smoking jacket
pajamas
slippers
long black graduation robe

Toinette:

17th Century maid’s gown
white cap
black or dark blue
petti-coats
puffy elbow length sleeves
scoop necked
apron
white stockings
medium heel shoes


Angelique:

17th Century gown
petti-coats
scooped neck
puffy elbow length sleeves
white stockings
medium heel shoes


Beline:

17th Century gown
plunging neckline
puffy elbow length sleeves
white stockings
medium heel shoes
jewelry


Louise:

17th Century little girl’s dress
petti-coats
pastel color
white stockings
medium heel shoes
hair ribbons
Cleante:

17th Century gentleman’s costume
Hamlet shirt
breeches
boots
leather belt
gaucho hat

Thomas:

17th Century gentleman’s costume
ruffled shirt
waistcoat
long jacket with tails
breeches
white stockings
medium heel slip on shoes
tri-corner hat

Diafoirus:

17th Century gentleman’s costume
ruffled shirt
waist coat
long jacket with tails
breeches
boots
tri-corner hat
watch chain with watch and fob

Beralde

17th Century gentleman’s costume
ruffled shirt
waist coat
long jacket with tails
breeches
boots
tri-corner hat









Bonnefoi:

17th Century gentleman’s costume
ruffled shirt
waist coat
long jacket with tails
breeches
white stockings
medium heel slip-on shoes
tri-corner hat


Purgon:

17th Century gentleman’s costume
ruffled shirt
waist coat
long jacket with tails
breeches
white stockings
medium heel slip-on shoes



Fleurant:

17th Century gentleman’s costume
ruffled shirt
waist coat
long jacket with tails
breeches
white stockings
medium heel slip on shoes

The Nurse:

1960’s short, tight white nurse’s uniforms
nurse’s hats
go-go boots

Eleven long black graduation robes.

Rehearsal Schedule for October 15th - 19th:

Monday, October 15th:

2:15 - 6:00 pm:

Act One should be memorized and you should be using props, and wearing rehearsal skirts and shoes.

I will not be here with you during 6th Period, but I will scoot in as quickly as humanly possible. We are going to do a stumble through today of both Act 1 and (good luck!) Act 2. Please be patient and be aware that directors cannot change the law of physics to speed things up. Things go as fast as they go. We will try to get to Act 2, but that means everyone has to be on task and not whine.


Tuesday, October 16th:

2:15 - 6:00 pm:

Same. We will work on Act Two.


Wednesday, October 17th:

2:15 - 6:00 pm:

I am back!

We will work on scenes as needed and then try for a stumble through.


Thursday, October 18th:

2:15 - 6:00 pm:

We will work on scenes as needed and then try for a stumble through.


Friday, October 19th:

I will not be here today. Please run your scenes and study your lines.

The amazing Paul Itkin and the wonderful Denise Cook (aka MamaCook) putting their heads together on production needs for THE IMAGINARY INVALID.

The "graduation scene" from THE IMAGINARY INVALID. From left to right: Vanessa, Alexandra, Grace, Elizabeth, Edgar, and Andoni.

A scene from THE IMAGINARY INVALID. From left to right: Uchenne, Emma, Monique, Elizabeth, Hayden (hidden), Alics, Esmeralda, and Alexandra.

David Dedayan and Jake Walsh hard at work on our "shoe" THE IMAGINARY INVALID.

This is a shot of Frank Sele and his terrific 5th Period Stage Crew hard at work on the 2007 fall production of THE IMAGINARY INVALID.

Rehearsal Schedule for October 8th - 12th

October 8th - October 12th
Weekly Schedule
for Imaginary Invalid



Monday, October 8th:

I will not be here during 6th Period, but Thomas will be here. I will try to get back to school AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!

Run-through! Then we will work on “The Graduation Scene”.

Alexis: Please get your prop crew together and have them search for props from the prop room. Then have them set up a prop table on stage right and left so that the actors can start using props - even if they are just rehearsal props, it’s important that the actors start using them.

Thanks!


Tuesday, October 9th:

Shortened day but not for us!

Pass out the Program Ad Sales sheets. Let’s get to work on selling some ads for the program.

1:00 - 5:00 pm: Run-though of entire play!
5:00 - 6:00 pm: Beralde’s Scene.


Wednesday, October 10th:

2:20 - 2:40 pm: Discussion and brainstorming on prop, costume, publicity and program crews.

2:40 - 6:00 pm: Run-through. Work with rehearsal props and costumes.


Thursday, October 11th:

2:20 - 5:00 pm: Run-though! Work with rehearsal props and costumes.


Friday, October 12th:

2:20 - 4:30 pm: Run-through! Work with rehearsal props and costumes.

Remember that you must have the lines from Act 1 memorized.