Tomorrow, you will be directing a performance of Act I of Oleanna.
You will be working on parts of the act in small sections.
Here are the sections of text you will be working on:
1. Shamsel and rabidxpanda: beginning of play to very bottom of pg. 9 AND “if education is so bad” on pg. 35 to bottom of pg. 38.
2. bird811 and epistrophy: “Aha…sit down” on pg. 15 to “final agreements for the new house” on pg. 20 AND “if education is so bad” on pg. 35 to bottom of pg. 38.
3. ironice_vac_salesman and Daedalus: “you’re buying a new house” on pg. 20 to second “I want to know about my grade” on pg. 24 AND “if education is so bad” on pg. 35 to bottom of pg. 38.
4. wikichica and Tayyunit: “Of course you do” on pg. 24 to “I’M SPEAKING” on 30 AND “if education is so bad” on pg. 35 to bottom of pg. 38.
5. Skootkadoot and yellow37: “I’m sorry.” on pg. 30 to “I don’t think I’m telling them that” on pg. 35 AND “if education is so bad” on pg. 35 to bottom of pg. 38.
Instructions:
1. Please look over your assigned sections of the Act.
2. Decide what Carol and John each want to accomplish in your assigned section (i.e., to get a ham sandwich, to kill the king, to express frustration over failed love love relationships, to win the big game, etc.)
3. On your copy of the script, write down four possible actions, vocal inflections, strategies, etc. the characters could use to accomplish their goals.
4. On your script, keep track of the status symbols each character uses in each moment. For a status refresher, take a look here.
5. I will be checking your notes in the book. Do not write notes in a separate document; keep them in your book. This will count as a quiz grade. Each individual person should work on his or her own and bring his or her own copy of the book. No exceptions. No excuses.
