Monday, November 16, 2015

November 16, 2015 - November 20, 2015 Weekly Agenda for Play Production Class

Monday, November 16th: 


Those who have not done their final scenes:

Makenzie and Cooper
THE SHAPE of Things

Amanda and Anton
JIMMY SHINE

Jahayra and Julia
"The Medium"

Work with Taraz and Anton on FENCES

Work with Amber and Melissa on "Schemes"
Work with Julia as Meleager's mother

Those who have not performed "The Most Pivotal Moment"

Anton Burman
Jess Gallegos
Michelle Lopez
Beverly Phillips
Julia Robles
Jahayra Rosas
Gabriella Turco
Taraz Welch

Final Performance of Scenes:

Makenzie and Cooper - THE SHAPE OF THINGS

Jahayra and Julia - "The Medium"

After School Rehearsal: 
3:30 - 6:30
Warm-ups: 
"Roll Call" 
"The Women of Lemnos" 
Run through of Act 1 
Work on "Aphrodite"

Tuesday, November 17th: 

Final Performances:
JIMMY SHINE
Anton and Amanda

Most Pivotal Moment:
Anton and Amanda

AGNES of GOD
Jess
Beverly - helper
Makenzie - helper

After School Rehearsal
3:30 - 6:00
Warm-up: 
Roll Call - run through three times
"The Women of Lemnos" - Ran through three times 
Run through of Act 1 through half of "The Women of Lemnos"
Stopped at page 61.

Wednesday, November 18th: 

Art Integration Program: Actors in ARGONAUTIKA performing scenes in various classes
Work with THE SHAPE OF THINGS with Makenzie and Cooper

Pivotal Moment:
TEACH ME HOW to CRY
Mutual Scenes:
Michelle - in classroom sitting next to Gabriella (Melinda)
Gabrielle

"The Medium"
Julia - Betty the cop receiving the job from her supervisor
Jahayra - helper; the supervisor

Still need to do Jahayra's Most Pivotal Moment

Worked with "The Shape of Things"
Makenzie
Cooper
Acting Exercise: Passing the object back and forth

AFTER SCHOOL REHEARSALS: 
3:30 - 6:00
Warm-ups: 
"Roll Call"
"The Women of Lemnos" 
Run through of Act 1 from page 61 to end
Run-through of Act 2 
Angie and Cynthia working on props

Thursday, November 19th: 


In auditorium today.
Pulled costumes
Worked on props

After School Rehearsal:
3:30 – 7:00
“Roll-Call” – worked on
“The Women of Lemnos” – worked on
“The Bull” – worked on
“Styrus and Apsyrtos” – worked on
Run-through of Act 2 from page 60 to end.


Friday, November 20th: 


Type up tech members for program
Work with Hera and Athena
Julia
Jess



After School Rehearsal: 
3:30 - 6:00
Run-through  






November 16, 2015 - November 21, 2015 Weekly Rehearsal Schedule for ARGONAUTIKA







Monday, November 16th: 

5th Period:
Work with Chynna Tumalad on monologues
Work with Franklin Franco on monologues

6th Period:
Work with Melissa and Hera on "Schemes"
Work with Julia on Meleager's Mother

After School Rehearsal: 

3:30 - 6:00
Run-through of complete show, both Acts 1 and 2, in auditorium 

6:00 - 7:00
"The Storm" with Jason, Hera, and Athena 

Tuesday, November 17th: 

5th Period:
Work with Chynna Tumalad on monologues
Work with Franklin Franco on monologues

6th Period:
Work with Melissa and Hera on "Schemes"
Work with Julia and Cooper on "Visitation"


After School Rehearsal: 

3:30 - 6:00
Run-though of complete show, both Acts 1 and 2, in auditorium

6:00 - 7:00
Work with Medea and Jason on the scene "In Moonlight"


Wednesday, November 18th: 

5th Period:
Work with Chynna Tumalad on monologues
Work with Franklin Franco on monologues

6th Period:
Work with Melissa and Hera on various scenes
Work with Cooper on various scenes
Work with Beverly on various scenes
Work with Jess on Andromeda

After School Rehearsal: 

3:30 - 6:00 
Run-through of complete show, both Acts 1 and 2, in auditorium

6:00 - 7:00 
Work with Hylas, Hercules, and Athena  on pages 73 - 74

Thursday, November 19th: 

5th Period:
Work with Chynna Tumalad on monologes
Work with Franklin Franco on monologues

6th Period:
Work with Melissa and Hera on various scenes
Work with Cooper on various scenes
Work with Beverly on various scenes
Work with Jess on Andromeda

After School Rehearsal: 
3:30 - 6:00
Run-through of complete show, both Acts 1 and 2, in auditorium 

6:00 - 7:00
Work with Hylas, Hercules, and Andromeda 

Friday, November 20th: 

5th Period:
Work with Chynna Tumalad on monologues
Work with Franklin Franco on monologues

6th Period:
Work with Melissa and Hera on various scenes
Work with Cooper on various scenes
Work with Beverly on various scenes
Work with Jess on Andromeda

After School Rehearsal: 
3:30 - 6:00
Run-through of complete show, both Act 1 and Act 2, in auditorium 

Saturday, November 21st: 

8:00 - 1:30 
Run-through of entire play, Act 1 and Act 2
with props 
Must be off-book!!!!! 



Monday, November 09, 2015

November 9, 2015 - November 13, 2015 Weekly Agenda

Monday, November 9th: 

Most Pivotal Moment

TRUE WEST
Gus 
Christian 
Helper - Anton 

"Jumpers" 
Nancy Petrova 
Helper - Moddie George

After School Rehearsal: 
3:30 - 6:00
Run-through of Act 2, from "The Bull" to the end 
6:00 - 7:00
Rehearse with Pelias, Asterion, Cepheus, and Athena 


Tuesday, November 10th: 


TRUE WEST
Gus Torres
Christian

TEACH ME HOW to CRY
Michelle
Gabrielle

“Jumpers”
Moddie
Nancy

After School Rehearsal: 
3:30 - 6:00
Run-through of second half of Act 2 of ARGONAUTIKA
from "Bulls" to the end, pages 118 - 148 twice. 
The total time for each was 23 minutes. 
6:00 - 6:30
Work "Pelias Was Old"; pages 9 - 19
Pelias, Asterion, Cepheus, Jason, and Athena 


Wednesday, November 11th: 

No rehearsal today.

Thursday, November 12th: 


PAM Assembly - watch excerpts from the dance show

After school rehearsals: 

3:30 -  6:30

Two run-throughs of Act 2!!!!

Friday, November 13th: 


“DMV Tyrant”
Friday, November 14th:

Montserrat – very funny, very droll, very sarcastic
Cynthia – delightfully shy and insecure

AGNES of GOD
Beverly
Jess

Most Pivotal Moment:
Nancy
Moddie
Redo

After school rehearsal: 
3:30 - 5:00
Rehearsed "In Moonlight" with Jason and Medea
Rehearsed "Pelias Was Old" with Pelias, Cepheus, Asterion, and Jason






November 9, 2015 - November 13, 2015 Weekly Schedule for ARGONAUTIKA

Monday, November 9th: 

After School:
3:30 - 6:00
Run through of Act 2
6:00 - 7:00
Work with Pelias, Asterion, Cepheus, Jason

Tuesday, November 10th: 

After School: 
3:30 - 6:00
Run-through of Act 2
6:00 - 7:00 
Work with Pelias, Asterion, Cepheus, Jason

Wednesday, November 11th: 

8:00 - 1:00
Run-through of entire play 

Thursday, November 12th: 

After School: 3:30 - 6:00 
Run through of Act 1
6:00 - 7: 00 
Work with Hecules, Hylas, Andromeda, Athena 

Friday, November 13th: 

After School: 3:30 - 6:00
Run-through of Act 2 

Saturday, November 14th: 

8:00 - 1:00
Run-through of entire play 

Thursday, November 05, 2015

November 2, 2015 - November 7, 2015 Weekly Agenda for ARGONAUTIKA

Monday, November 2nd: 
No rehearsal today

Tuesday, November 3rd: 
No rehearsal today

Wednesday, November 4th: 
3:30 - 7:00 
Run-through of Act One
Pictures and bios for program 

Thursday, November 5th: 
3:30 - 7:00 
Run-through of Act One

Friday, November 6th: 
3:30 - 7:00 
Run-through of Act Two 

Saturday, November 7th: 
8:00 - 1:00 
Run-through of entire play!

Wednesday, November 04, 2015

November 2, 2015 - November 6, 2015 Weekly Agenda

Monday, November 2nd:
Not here today.
Students will work on their scenes and their "Most Pivotal Moment"


Tuesday, November 3rd: 
Students work on their scenes and their "Most Pivotal Moment"


 Wednesday, November 4th:
Everyone run scenes twice with lines, business, and blocking
Then work on "The Most Pivotal Moment"

Spot Checks:
TRUE WEST
Gus
Christian

Finish working with them tomorrow!

Most Pivotal Moment
“DMV Tyrant”
Montserrat
Cynthia

After School Rehearsal: 
Act One Run-through
Up to "Andromeda" 

Thursday, November 5th: 

Continue working with TRUE WEST
Gus Torres
Christian Galvez

The Most Pivotal Moment
THE SHAPE of THINGS
MAKENZIE
COOPER

Spot Check:
Taraz - FENCES

Friday, November 5th: 

Spot Check:
JIMMY SHINE
Anton Burman
Amanda Mendez

AGNES of GOD
Beverly Phillips
Jess Gallegos

Finish AGNES of GOD on Monday





Thursday, October 29, 2015

November and December Rehearsal and Performance Schedule for ARGONAUTIKA








Schedule for ARGONAUTIKA:

Monday – Friday, October 19th – November 10th:   3:30 – 6:00
Wednesday, November 11th: 9 am – 3 pm
Monday – Friday, from Thursday, November 12th to Friday, November 20th:
3:00 – 7:00
Thursday, November 12th – Friday, November 20th: 3:00 – 7:00
Saturday, November 7th: 9:00 – 3:00
Saturday, November 14th: 9:00 – 3:00
Saturday, November 21st: 9:00 – 3:00
Saturday, November 28th: 9:00 – 3:00
Thanksgiving Vacation:
Saturday, November 21st: 9:00 – 3:00
Monday, November 23rd: 9:00 – 3:00
Tuesday, November 24th 9:00 – 3:00
Saturday, November 28th: 9:00 – 3:00
Sunday, November 29th: 9:00 – 3:00
Monday, November 30th: 3:30 – 10:00
Tuesday, December 1st: 3:30 - 10:00
Wednesday, December 2nd: 3:30 – 10:00
Thursday, December 3rd: 3:30 – 10:00
Friday, December 4th: 3:30 – 10:00
Saturday, December 5th: 3:30 – 10:00
Sunday, December 6th: 12:00 – 5:00



Tuesday, October 27, 2015

October 26, 2015 - October 30, 2015 Weekly Schedule




Monday, October 26th: 

Had everyone work on Most Pivotal Moment for fifteen minutes

Most Pivotal Moment:
Jimmy Shine
Amanda – cannot pay the baby sitter
Anton – (helper) baby sitter needs to be paid

Had Gus T. work on memorization: do emotion memory and who-what-where-when while memorizing lines.

Work with AGNES of GOD
2:45 – 3:06
Beverly and Jess
Ran once
Discussion – did object/objective
Ran half way through


Try to finish tomorrow

After School Rehearsal: 
3:30 - 6:00
Rehearsed:
"Andromeda",  pages 49 - 53
Hercules, Hylas, Athena, Hera
"Rehearsed: 
"Hercules", pages 71 - 74
Hercules, Hylas, Athena, Hera
Anton, Wilber, Melissa, Amber, Shania, Elizabeth D. 

"By Moonlight", pages 113 - 118
Medea and Jason
Cheyenne and Royer


Tuesday, October 27th: 

Classroom disrupted. Had to move out of 502 today into auditorium.

Students work on scenes today.

After School Rehearsal: 
3:30 - 5:00 
Rehearsed:
"Andromeda",  pages 49 - 53
Hercules, Hylas, Athena, Hera
Anton, Wilber, Melissa, Amber
Rehearsed: 
"Hercules", pages 71 - 74
Hercules, Hylas, Athena, Hera
Anton, Wilber, Melissa, Amber, Shania, Elizabeth D.

"Schemes"; pages 89 - 91
Characters: Athena, Hera
Actors: Shania, Elizabeth
"Aphrodite"; Pages 91 - 96
Aphrodite, Athena, Hera, Wilber, Eros 
Abbey, Shania, Elizabeth, Anton 

Wednesday, October 28th: 


Scene Check today!


AGNES of GOD –
Beverly – Very soft voice
Jess  -  Not focused on beginning, 

Jumpers -
Nancy Petrova – Still on book, inexperienced, really does not know lines; just reading lines, seems not overly familiar with lines.
Moddie George – Still on book, flat, just reading lines.

Fences
Taraz – Cold reading 

Argonautika rehearsals canceled today due to The Masque of the Red Death 

Thursday, October 29th: 

Passed out the Dramatic Analysis Sheet

Discussion
Collected
All students who have presented must run scene twice full out; then work on “Most Pivotal Moment”
Scenes Observed:
“The Medium” – Jahayra and Julia
Notes
“Teach Me How to Cry”  - Michelle and Gabriella

Argonautika rehearsals canceled today due to The Masque of the Red Death 

Friday, October 30th: 

Theatre Games
Work on scenes




Sunday, October 25, 2015

October 26, 2015 - October 20, 2015 Rehearsal Schedule for ARGONAUTIKA







Monday, October 26th:
3:30 - 6:00
Run Act 1, page 54 to page 88
"The Women of Lemnos", "Hercules", "Harpies", "Clashing Rocks"

Tuesday, October 27th:
Regular Day
3:30 - 6:00
Run Act 1

Wednesday, October 28th:
3:30 - 5:00
Rehearse with Medea, Jason, Hera, Athena
Chynna, Cheyenne, Royer, Amber, Melissa

Thursday, October 29th:
3:30 - 5:00
Rehearse with Hercules, Hylas, Athena
Shawn, Wilber, Melissa

Friday, October 30th:
No rehearsals

Monday, November 2nd:
No rehearsals

Tuesday, November 3rd:
3:30 - 6:00
Run-through of Act 2
6:00 - 7:00
Rehearsal with selected scenes

Monday, October 19, 2015

October 19, 2015 - October 23rd Weekly Agenda

Monday, October 19th: 

Warm-up:
Pass the Clap
Morf
Palm Tree
Assigned: "The Most Pivotal Moment"
Worked with "The Shape of Things"
Cooper and Makenzie

After School Rehearsals: 
Ran Act 2, from pages 104 to 128.

Tuesday, October 20th: 


Warm-ups:
“Do You Like Neighbors?”
“Indian Chief”
Work on the Most Pivotal Moment
Work with THE SHAPE of THINGS
Cooper and Makenzie

After School Rehearsals: 
3:30 - 6:00
Ran Act 2, from pages 128 to 146

Wednesday, October 21st: 

Visit from Second City Improv

After School Rehearsals: 
3:30 - 6:00
Ran 1st Act up to "The Women of Lemnos" 
Cast Shawn Cannon as Hercules 

Thursday, October 22nd: 


In 502 due to MASK OF THE RED DEATH rehearsals.
Pair up and work with scene partner on short lines and object pass. The object represents the words and the objectives as it is passed from one character to the other.
Worked with Makenzie and Cooper on “The Shape of Things”.
Worked with Nancy and Moddie on “Jumpers”.
Worked with Montserrat  on “DMV Tyrant”.
Worked with Beverly and Jess on AGNES OF GOD
Worked with Gabriella and Michelle on TEACH ME HOW TO CRY

After School Rehearsals: 
3:30 - 4:30
Ran "The Women of Lemnos"
5:30 - 7:30 
Open House

Friday, October 23rd: 


No one here because it’s a minimum day and a field trip. Had students work on their scenes or memorize lines.
Passed out the rehearsal schedule and went over the rehearsal schedule for ARGONAUTIKA.

After School Rehearsal: 
1:30 - 6:00
Rehearse "The Women of Lemnos"
Rehearse with Hylas and Hercules 
Rehearse with Medea and Jason 






Sunday, October 18, 2015

October 19, 2015 - October 23, 2015 Weekly Schedule for ARGONAUTIKA






Monday, October 19th: 
After School Rehearsals:
3:30 - 6:00
Run Act 2
Everyone!

Tuesday, October 20th: 
After School Rehearsals:
3:15 - 6:00
Run Act 2
Everyone!

Wednesday, October 21st:
After School Rehearsals:
3:30 - 6:00
Run Act 1
Everyone!

Thursday, October 22nd: 
After School Rehearsals:
3:30 - 5:00
Run Act 1
Everyone!

Open House with Parents!
5:30 - 7:30





Friday, October 23rd 
Minimum Day! 
School Dismissal at 12:30

1:30 - 6:00
Run-through of Acts 1 and 2
Everyone!!!!!



Monday, October 12, 2015

October 12, 2015 - October 16, 2015 Weekly Class Schedule

Monday, October 12th: 

Student led Warm-ups: 

Melissa and Amber

After School Rehearsals: 

ARGONAUTIKA 

Pages 118 - 124

"Bulls" 

"Escape and Dragon" 

 

Tuesday, October 13th:


Same warm-up as 5th period
Used Melissa and Amber for demonstration
Actors say lines from a scene tossing a soft object to each other.  I give them a different emotion to use as they toss the object and do the scenes.
Actors break into pairs and work with each other tossing the object and saying the lines.
Worked with “The Jumpers”
Moddie and Nancy

Wednesday, October 14th: 

No class today.

Thursday, October 15th: 

Actors pair up and work on their scenes 

Friday, October 16th: 


Assigned the “Who-What-Where-When” journal to those whose scene partners are not here:
Moddie
Gus
Michelle: didn’t bring script so I had her copy script from book.
Worked with:
TEACH ME HOW to CRY
Michelle and Gabriela
Worked with:
THE SHAPE of THINGS
Makenzie and Cooper
 

 

Sunday, October 11, 2015

October 12, 2015 - October 16, 2015 - Rehearsal Schedule for ARGONAUTIKA

Monday, October 12th: 

After School Rehearsal: 
Auditorium
3:30 - 6:00

"Bulls"; pages 118 - 120
Characters: Aeetes. the Argonauts, Jason, Idmon, Tiphys, Uncle, Meleager, Medea, Styrus, Apsyrtos,  the Bull, Skeleton Soldiers
Actors: Franklin Franco, Royer Perez, Beverly Phillips, Shania Vista, Christian Galvez, Cooper Larnach, Gus Torries,  Norman Thatch, Akili Nkosi, Montserrat Robles, Elizabeth DiMuro, Jess Gallegos, Karla Gutierrez, Pamela Lara
"Escape and Dragon"; pages 120 - 124
Characters: Aeetes, the Argonauts, Jason, Idmon, Tiphys, Uncle, Meleager, Medea, Styrus, Apsyrtos,
Actors: Franklin Franco, Royer Perez, Beverly Phillops, Shania Vista, Christopher Galvez, Cooper Larnach, Chynna Tumalad, Gus Torres, Norman Thatch

Tuesday, October 13th: 

After School Rehearsal: 
Auditorium
3:30 - 6:00

"Pursuit"; pages 124 - 129
Characters: Dymas, Idmon, Tiphys, Meleager, Jason, Apsyrtos, Medea, Athena, Pollux
Actors: Alexy Smith, Beverly Phillips, Shania Vista, Cooper Larnach, Royer Perez, Norman Thatch, Chynna Tumalad, Cheyenne Dioh, Melissa Navarro, Akili Nkosi
"Styrus and Apsyrtos"; pages 130 - 134
Characters: Hera, Athena, Styros, Apsytros, Colchian Messenger, Medea, Jason 
Actors: Amber Florin, Melissa Navarro, Gus Torres, Norman Thatch, Chynna Tumalad, Cheyenne Dioh, Royer Perez 
"Return"; pages 134 - 141
Characters: Athena, Pollux, Uncle, Meleager, Tiphys, Jason, Two Goddesses of the Desert, Idmon, Hera, Meleager's Mother, All the Argonauts 
Actors: Melissa Navarro, Akili Nkosi, Christian Galvez, Cooper Larnach, Shania Vista, Royer Perez, Alexy Smith, Makenzie Jarret, Beverly Phillips, Amber Florin, Julia Robles, All the Argonauts 

Wednesday, October 14th: 

After School Rehearsal: 
Auditorium 
3:30 - 6: 00 

"Return"; pages 134 - 141
Characters: Athena, Pollux, Uncle, Meleager, Tiphys, Jason, Two Goddesses of the Desert, Idmon, Hera, Meleager's Mother, All the Argonauts 
Actors: Melissa Navarro, Akili Nkosi, Christian Galvez, Cooper Larnach, Shania Vista, Royer Perez, Alexy Smith, Makenzie Jarret, Beverly Phillips, Amber Florin, Julia Robles, All the Argonauts 
"Conclustion"; pages 141 - 148
Characters: Athena, Hera, Medea, Jason, Tiphys, Uncle, Idmon, Hylas, Castor and Pollux, Hercules, Atalanta, Andromeda, 
Actors: Melissa Navarro, Amber Florin, Chynna Tumalad, Cheyenne Dioh, Royer Perez, Shania Vista, Christian Galvez, Beverly Phillips, Wilber Garcia, Akili Nkosi, Gus Rodriguez, Makenzie Jarret, Amanda Mendez,  Jess Gallegos 

Thursday, October 15th: 

After School Rehearsal:
Room 502
3:30 - 6:00

Run-Through of Act 2 
EVERYONE! 

Friday, October 16th: 

After School Rehearsal: 
Auditorium
3:30 - 5:00

Run-Through of Act 2
EVERYONE! 



Monday, October 05, 2015

October 5, 2015 - October 9, 2015 Play Production

Monday, October 5th: 

6th Period:
Warm-ups: 
Everyone in circle
Someone walks into circle as a character 
Then walks up to someone in the circle and the person then takes on that personality 
and walks into circle 
Changes personality and walks up to another person who then becomes another character
Makenzie - park bench
Someone is sitting on a park bench and another person tries to get that person off the bench. 

Assigned: everyone run scene three times 
Absent partner: do "Three Deep"
Work with: 
JIMMY SHINE
Anton and Amanda

After-School Rehearsal: 

3:00 - 6:00
Work on "The Women of Lemnos" 
Work on "Hercules"

Tuesday, October 6th: 

Sense Memory: Happiness:

Objectives

Walking about as your character who has just achieved her/his objectives
Worked with JIMMY SHINE
Anton
Amanda 

Wednesday, October 7th: 

Warm-ups: 
Kids in circle 
I call out a character type: old man, nervous bank robber, sick baby, nervous first time mom, slacker dad, hipster - kids become that character for thirty seconds 

Indian Chief

Finished blocking and working with: 
JIMMY SHINE
Anton and Ivette

After School Rehearsals: 
Warm-ups: 
30 Second Characters
Palm Trees

Rehearsed: 
"Schemes"
"Aphrodite"
"Aeetes" 
"Medea" 

Thursday, October 8th: 

Warm-ups:
Palm Trees
Rain Forest
The Mirror
Discussion
Taraz Welch entered the class today

Worked with "DMV Tyrant"
Cynthia and Montserrat

After School Rehearsal: 
Theatre Warm-ups: 
Titanic's Last Words

Scenes: 
"Aeetes"
"Medea"
"Campfire"
"Circe"
"By Moonlight" 

Friday, October 9th: 


Break into scenes
Work with “DMV Tyrant”

After School Rehearsal: 
Scenes: 
"Circe"
"By Moonlight"  

 




Sunday, October 04, 2015

October 5, 2015 - October 9, 2015 ARGONAUTIKA Rehearsal Schedule

Monday, October 5th: 

After School: 3:30 - 6:00  

"The Women of Lemnos"; pages 54 - 62
Characters: Castor, Jason, Tiphys, Hercules, Idmon, Athena, Hera, Hylas
Actors: Akilia Nkosi, Royer Perez, Shania Vista, Gus Rodriguez, Beverly Phillips, Melissa Navarro, Amber Florin, Wilbur Garcia 
The Women of Lemnos: Cheyenne Dioh, Chynna Tumalad, Montserrat Robles, Elizabeth DiMuro, Julia Robles, Abbey Cuevas, Alexi Smith 
"Hercules"; pages 62 - 74
Characters: Hercules, Argonauts, Hera, Jason, Idmon, Meleager, Dryope, Nymphs, Hylas, Polyphemas, Uncle
Actors: Gus Rodriguez, Amber Florin, Royer Perez, Beverly Phillips, Cooper Larnach, Abbey Cuavas, Jess Gallegos, Makenzie Jarret, Alexy Smith, Wilbur Garcia, Norman Thatch, Christian Galvez
Dryope: Abbey Cuevas
Nymphs: Jess Gallegos, Makenzie Jarret, Alexy Smith 

 Tuesday, October 6th: 

After School: 4:15 - 6:00

"Harpies"; pages 80 - 85
Characters:  Jason, Dymas, Idmon, Phineas, Harpies
Actors: Royer Perez, Alexy Smith, Beverly Phillips, Norman Thatch,
Harpies: Elizabeth DiMuro, Montserrat Robles, Julia Robles, Jess Gallegos, Alexy Smith
"Clashing Rocks"; pages 85 - 88
Characters: Athena, Hera, Argonauts, Castor, Uncle, Idmon, Tiphys,
Actors: Melissa Navarro, Amber Florin, All the Argonauts, Akili Nkosi, Christian Galvez, Beverly Phillips, Shania Vista

Wednesday, October 7th: 

After School: 3:30 - 6:00

Act 2, Scene 1
"Schemes", pages 89 - 91
Characters: Hera, Athena,
Actors: Amber Florin, Melissa Navarro
"Aphrodite", pages 91 - 96
Characters: Aphrodite, Hera, Athena, Eros, Servants
Actors: Abbey Cuevas, Amber Florin, Melissa Navarro, Anton Burman
"Aeetes", pages 97 - 102
Characters: Servants, Castor, Jason, Aeetes, Idmon, Eros, Medea,
Actors: Royer Perez, Akili Nkosi, Franklin Franco, Beverly Phillips, Anton Burman, Chynna Tumalad
"Medea"; pages 102 - 104
Characters: Medea, Hera, Athena, three men
Actors: Chynna Tumalad, Amber Florin, Melissa Navarro,

Thursday, October 8th: 

After School: 3:30 - 6:00
"Back at Camp"; pages 104 - 107
Characters: Tiphys, Jason, Idmon, Dymas, Meleager, Uncle,
Actors: Shania Vista, Royer Perez, Beverly Phillips, Alexy Smith, Cooper Larnach, Christian Galvez
"Circe"; pages 107 - 113
Characters: Athena, Hera, Hera as Circe, Medea,
Actors: Melissa Navarro, Amber Florin, Chynna Tumalad
"By Moonlight"; pages 113 - 118
Characters: Jason, Medea, the Furies
Actors: Royer Perez, Chynna Tumalad, Akili Nkosi, Montserrat Robles, Alexi Smith

Friday, October 9th: 

After School: 3:30 - 5:00
"Bulls"; pages 118 - 120
Characters: Aeetes. the Argonauts, Jason, Idmon, Tiphys, Uncle, Meleager, Medea, Styrus, Apsyrtos,  the Bull, Skeleton Soldiers
Franklin Franco, Royer Perez, Beverly Phillips, Shania Vista, Christian Galvez, Cooper Larnach, Gus Torries,  Norman Thatch, Akili Nkosi, Montserrat Robles, Elizabeth DiMuro, Jess Gallegos, Karla Gutierrez, Pamela Lara
"Escape and Dragon"; pages 120 - 124
Characters: Aeetes, the Argonauts, Jason, Idmon, Tiphys, Uncle, Meleager, Medea, Styrus, Apsyrtos,
Actors: Franklin Franco, Royer Perez, Beverly Phillops, Shania Vista, Christopher Galvez, Cooper Larnach, Chynna Tumalad, Gus Torres, Norman Thatch

Monday, September 28, 2015

September 28, 2015 - October 2, 2015 Weekly Schdule


 

 


Monday, September 28th: 

 

Went over the revised cast list and the rehearsal schedule for ARGONAUTIKA 


In-Class Scene and Cast List:

Cynthia Barragan - DMV Tyrant
Amber Florin  - Argonautika
Jessalie Gallegos – Agnes of God
Christian Galvez – True West
Modalysia George –Jumpers
Makenzie Jarret –The Shape of Things
Cooper Larnach – The Shape of Things
Michelle Lopez – Teach Me How to Cry
Melissa Navarro – Argonautika
Nancy Petrova – Jumpers
Beverly Phillips – Agnes of God
Julia Robles – The Medium
Montserrat Robles – DMV Tyrant
Jahayra Rosas –The Medium
Gus Torres – True West
Gabriella Turcio – Teach Me How to Cry

After School:
3:30 - 6:00
Rehearsed pages 38 - 54
"The Visitation", "Boreas", "Andromeda"

Tuesday, September 29th: 

Passed out the scenes today to the actors. 

Cynthia Barragan - DMV Tyrant 
Amber Florin  - Argonautika 
Jessalie Gallegos – Agnes of God
Christian Galvez – True West
Modalysia George –Jumpers
Makenzie Jarret –The Shape of Things
Cooper Larnach – The Shape of Things 
Michelle Lopez – Teach Me How to Cry
Melissa Navarro – Argonautika 
Nancy Petrova – Jumpers
Beverly Phillips – Agnes of God 
Julia Robles – The Medium
Montserrat Robles – DMV Tyrant 
Jahayra Rosas –The Medium 
Gus Torres – True West 
Gabriella Turcio – Teach Me How to Cry

After School:

3:30 - 6:00: Rehearsed pages 54 - 62:"The Women of Lemnos" 

 

Wednesday, September 30th: 


Passed out more scripts
Pair up
Read through of scenes
Discussion:
Where are you?
Who are you?
What is your relationship with the other character?
What do you want from the other character?

AGNES of GOD – Jess and Beverly: Read through and discussion 

After school: 

3:30 - 6:00: Rehearsed pages 62 - 82; "Hercules" 

Thursday, October 1st: 

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6th Period: 
Theatre Games:
Palm Trees
"1, 2, 3, 4" - Assigned students randomly numbers 1 - 4; then called out a number; those students with the number stepped into the circle; given a specific character to do; examples: weight lifter on steriods. kitten with a string, dog chasing his tail, angry teacher, angry New York cabbie in bad traffic, klutzy bank robber who doesn't know how to use a gun,  klutzy ballerina, tight rope walker w/fear of heights;
Kids not into it all – did “white light” guided meditation
Had kids run scenes – start moving in space as characters
Then do the acting exercise “Three Deep”
Had AGNES of GOD rehearsing on stage
Jess and Beverly

After School:
3:30 – 6:00
Rehearsed “Harpies” and read and discussed “The Clashing Rocks”
Ran through Act 1, pages 4 - 43

Friday, October 2nd: 


Warm-ups:
1, 2, 3, and 4;
“Roll-Call”
Pair up with scene partners
Run twice
Discussion of scene
Do “Three-Deep”
Turn in for grade

After-School Rehearsals:

3:30 -  5:00 p.m.
Run “Boreas”, “Andromeda”, “ The Women of Lemnos”
On Monday, start with “The Women of Lemnos” and run to the end of Act 1.

 

 

 

 



Sunday, September 27, 2015

Updated and Revised Cast List for ARGONAUTIKA

 
CAST LIST for ARGONAUTIKA
 
















Jason and others: Roger Perez
Athena and others: Melissa Navarro
Understudy for Athena: Shania Vista
Hera and others: Amber Florin
Understudy for Hera: Amanda Mendez
Medea and others: Chynna Tumalad, Cheyenne Dioh
Pelias and others: Anton Burman
Cepheus and others: Norman Thatch, Franklin Franco
Asterion and others: Montserrat Robles, Elizabeth DiMuro
Alcimede and others: Julia Robles
Aeson and others: Cooper Larnach
Idmon and others: Beverly Phillips
Typhus: Shania Vista
Meleaguer and others: Cooper Larnach
Uncle: Christian Galvez
Atalanta: Makenzie Jarret, Amanda Mendez
Castor and others: Akili Nkosi
Pollux and others:
Hercules and others: Gus Rodriguez
Hylas and others: Wilbur Garcia
Aeetes and others: Franklin Franco
Andromeda and others: Jess Gallegos
Aphrodite and others: Abbey Cuevas
Eros and others : Anton Burman
The Women of Lemnos: Cheyenne Dioh, Chynna Tumalad, Montserrat Robles, Elizabeth DiMuro, Julia Robles, Abbey Cuevas, Alexi Smith
Dryope: Abbey Cuevas
Nymphs: Jess Gallegos, Makenzie Jarret, Alexy Smith
Dymas: Alexy Smith
Phineas: Norman Thatch
Polyphemus: Norman Thatch
Styrus: Gus Torres
Apsyrtos: Norman Thatch 

EVERYBODY IS IN ROLL CALL!
Whitney Akujobi – Woman of Lemnos
Miriam Bernabe – Woman of Lemnos
Anton Burman – Pelias, Eros, Argonaut
Jazzmyn Clark – Woman of Lemnos
Abbey Cuevas  - Aphrodite, Woman of Lemnos, Dryope
Elizabeth DiMuro – Cepheus, Woman of Lemnos, Harpy
Cheyenne Dioh – Medea, Woman of Lemnos
Amber Florin  - Hera
Franklin Franco  - Asterion, Aeetes
Jess Gallegos – Andromeda, Woman of Lemnos, Nymph
Christian Galvez - Uncle
Wilbur Garcia - Hylas
Karla Gutierrez – Woman of Lemnos
Makenzie Jarret  - Atalanta, Woman of Lemnos,  Nymph,
Cooper Larnach - Meleager
Pamela Lara – Woman of Lemnos
Michelle Lopez - Woman of Lemnos
Amanda Mendez – Atalanta, understudy for Hera
Melissa Navarro  - Athena
Akili Nkosi – Castor, Woman of Lemnos
Katia Ramos – Woman of Lemnos
Montserrat Robles – Cepheus, Harpy
Roger Perez - Jason
Beverly Phillips  - Idmon
Julia Robles  - Alcimede, Woman of Lemnos, Harpy
Gus Rodriguez – Hercules
Jahayra Rojas – Woman of Lemnos
Alexy Smith – Woman of Lemnos, Nymph, Dymas
Norman Thatch – Cepheus, Polyphemus, Phineas, Apsyrtos
Gus Torres - Styrus
Chynna Tumalad – Medea, Nymph
Shania Vista  - Tiphys, Understudy for Athena

The Women of Lemnos:
All the women in the show + a surprise guest!

Everyone will be playing multiple roles. There are quite a few roles that are not listed, but will be cast during rehearsal. Decisions regarding casting are at the discretion of the director and may be subject to change according to need.

Thank you to everyone who auditioned. Your talent and enthusiasm were greatly appreciated.

Kate Bridges