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”

December 14, 2015 - December 18, 2015 Weekly Agenda

 Monday, December 14th: 

Worked with the following: 

“Dear Dad”

Michelle

FENCES
Taraz and Anton

December 7, 2015 - December 11 2015 Weekly Agenda for Play Production

Monday, December 7th: 

Clean the dressing rooms and backstage areas. 

Return props to prop shop.

Return clean costumes to the costume shop.

Tuesday, December 8th: 

Deal with costumes
Work with SUMMER and SMOKE
Moddie and Gus

Make copies of "GQ" for Nancy

Wednesday, December 9th: 

Scenes for Finals, Thursday, December 17th: 

Summer and Smoke: +

Gus and Moddie

GQ:+

Nancy, Gabriela

“Dear Dad”:

Michelle

"Parent Trouble": +

Amanda

Fences +

Taraz and Anton

Thursday, December 10th: 

Work with:

“GQ” – Nancy and Gabriela

 Fences - Taraz and Anton

Friday, December 11th: 

Worked with: 

Fences - 

Taraz and Anton 

Cast List for ARGONAUTIKA

Cast List for Argonautika 

Thursday, December 3rd: 

Athena: 

Shania Vista 

Tiphys:

Dale Bockelman 

Medea: 

Cheyenne Dioh

Jason: 

Royer Perez

Cepheus: 

Montserrat Robles 

Friday, December 4th: 

Athena: 

Melissa Navarro 

Medea: 

Cheyenne Dioh

Jason: 

Royer Perez

Cepheus: 

Montserrat Robles 

Saturday, December 5th: 

Medea: 

Chynna Tumalad

Jason: 

Dale Bockelman 

Cepheus: 

Elizabeth DiMuro

Sunday, December 6th: 

Medea: 

Chynna Tumalad

Jason: 

Dale Bockelman

Cepheus: 

Elizabeth Dimuro 

Argonautika Rehearsal and Performance Schedule for November 30, 2015 - December 6, 2015

Monday, November 30th: 
5th Period:
Ms Goldschein worked with Chynna and Royer
Worked with Franklin
6th Period:
Worked with Melissa and Amber  on "Schemes"
Worked with Cooper and Christian on the killing of Uncle
3:30 - 6:30
Run-through
6:30 - 7:00
Notes
7:00 - 9:00
Lights Cue to Cue

Tuesday, December 1st: 
5th Period:
Work with Chynna, Royer, and Cheyenne
6th Period:
Work with
Cooper, Christian,
Anton, Franklin, Montserrat
4:00 - 6:00
Run-through
6:30 - 7:00
Notes
7:00 - 9:00
Sound Cue to cue
Costume fitting
Work on Scenes as needed:
"Killing of Apsyrtos"
"The Return"

Wednesday, December 2nd: 
5th Period:
Work with Chynna, Cheyenne, Roger
6th Period:
Work with Cooper on Aeson and Mileage
3:30 - 6:30
Run-through with props and costumes
6:30 - 9:00
Costumes
Work on Act 2

Thursday, December 3rd: 
All day in the auditorium 
Two run-throughs with lights, props and costumes 
Work on scenes as needed: TBA 
5:00
Call 
Get into costumes and make-up
7:00 
Curtain! 
Curtain Call!
Hang up costumes, put away props, clean up dressing room 

Friday, December 4th: 
5th Period: 
Work on scenes as needed 
6th Period: 
Work on scenes as needed 
3:30 - 4:30
Work on scenes as needed 
5:00 
Call
7:00
Curtain 
Curtain Call!
Hang up costumes, put away props, clean up dressing room 

Saturday, December 5th: 
3:00 - 5:00
503
Rehearse with Dale, Chynna 
5:00
Call 
Get into costumes and make-up
7:00 
Curtain 
Curtain Call!
Hang up costumes, put away props, clean up dressing room 

Sunday, December 6th: 
12:00 
Call
2:00 Curtain 
Curtain Call!
Hang up costumes, put away props, clean up dressing room 

YOU ARE FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

November 30, 2015 - December 4, 2015

Monday, November 30th: 

Worked with Hera and Athena on "Schemes" 

Worked with Uncle and Meleager on the death scene 

Those students who are not involved in ARGONAUTIKA must prepare a three to five minute scene or monologue as their final. 

After School: 

3:30 - 8:00

Run-through

Tech

Tuesday, December 1st: 

Worked with Cooper on the role of Meleager for ARGONAUTIKA 

Those students who are not involved in ARGONAUTIKA must prepare a three to five minute scene or monologue as their final. 

After School: 

4:00 - 9:00

Run-through

Tech and some costumes

Wednesday, December 2nd: 

Work with Cooper and Anton on lines 

Work with Cooper and Julia on "The Visitation"

Those students who are not involved in ARGONAUTIKA must prepare a three to five minute scene or monologue as their final. 

Thursday, December 3rd: 

All day in the auditorium working on tech, scenes, and a run-through 

5:00 Call

7:00 Curtain 

Friday, December 4th: 

Worked with Julia and Cooper on the Aeson and Alcemide scene 

Work with Cooper and Julia on "The Visitation"

Those students who are not involved in ARGONAUTIKA must prepare a three to five minute scene or monologue as their final.