Gratiano- difficult to understand with accent. Carson ogle
Ty webb's character difficult to understand with accent
Baily needs to be louder, slow down a tad.
Mark louder at first Shylock scene
Hayden Cobb also difficult to underhand.
Conner filled in for Lorenzo
Is Ty supposed to snoop, kids were unclear.
Molly and mark were very helpful and encouraging to the morracan and his troupe.
Ty was much easier to understand in the chest scene.
Graham and Carson difficult to understand after moracan scene at the tables.
Blocking problems for the guys under Jessica.
Ty- casket confusion
Voices tend to get lost at portia's.
Question regarding gratiano's line 'and i beheld the maid' possible change to 'and I beheld nerissa'
Guys lines kind of fall apart after basanio and portia's scene.
A book of lines were shared for the court scene.
Molly decided it would be a good idea to take the end of practice to go over cut lines independently. We supported her and made copies.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Comments from Students
I think we should research to see what religions we would follow for the end scene. Would we all be Catholic?
By Molly M. on January 24 Rehearsal at 8:25 AM
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Its too fake and I know I can find a better one.
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Ok ill look for wind also. I am looking for rolling thunder because the one we have is not working for me.
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F anybody needs a ride to practice, call me or Cody and we can come pick you up. Chase-806-523-8312 Cody-8065499291
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Good job today guys see you tomarrow.
By Connor on Critique January 23 Rehearsal on 1/23/11
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Hey Mrs. Couch I didn't know if that accent I used today was what you were looking for. I can totally change it if you need me to
By Chris on Critique January 23 Rehearsal on 1/23/11
Chris, accent is perfect. In fact, I think we need more of the New York dialect from other actors.
Molly, I agree in Atlantic City, there would be other religions. See what religions came to America looking for religious freedom.
Mica, Let me know how I can help you.
Chase and Cody, great job getting us in shape - painting, fixing, etc.
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Its too fake and I know I can find a better one.
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Ok ill look for wind also. I am looking for rolling thunder because the one we have is not working for me.
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F anybody needs a ride to practice, call me or Cody and we can come pick you up. Chase-806-523-8312 Cody-8065499291
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Good job today guys see you tomarrow.
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Hey Mrs. Couch I didn't know if that accent I used today was what you were looking for. I can totally change it if you need me to
By Chris on Critique January 23 Rehearsal on 1/23/11
Chris, accent is perfect. In fact, I think we need more of the New York dialect from other actors.
Molly, I agree in Atlantic City, there would be other religions. See what religions came to America looking for religious freedom.
Mica, Let me know how I can help you.
Chase and Cody, great job getting us in shape - painting, fixing, etc.
Monday, January 24, 2011
January 24 Rehearsal
January 24, 2011 Rehearsal
Blake’s lines
1. Put real time into learning lines.
2. More aggressive tying Antonio to the pole.
3. Hannah, be more interested.
4. No smiles during slow motion.
5. Follow everyone with the light.
6. Carson, acknowledge people around you.
7. Baily, slow down and emphasize your accent.
8. Molly, listen to what people have to say.
Michelle’s notes.
1. More people noises during the court scene.
2. People noises.
3. Shylock – Barrabas
4. Slow motion in the end just like the beginning then break into action after Mark says his last line.
5. Hayden, work on fighting. Great job.
6. Savannah, be more embarrassed when Hayden is fighting Chavez.
7. Chavez and Carson, come out earlier and harass Jessica
8. Hannah, be in the café everytime someone is in there.
9. Don’t mess with props that are not yours – the TYPEWRITER
Cindy’s notes
1. Great murmuring at the beginning of the show
2. Salerio, great diction. I could understand you. Everyone else using an accent, work on being understood.
3. Salanio – ague – put your hand to your head as if feeling for a fever.
4. Bassanio and Antonio, use the small black table to use as a prop. Hannah, bring them a drink.
5. Hannah, good job in the beginning – very believable. Go from the café scene to Portia’s scene and put out caskets before the scene begins.
6. Slow down, Baily.
7. Zack and Chavez, go to bench – enter from DSL.
8. Mark, great posture at the café scene.
9. Brighter background on scrim for café scenes and Portia’s house.
10. Moroccan scene – all men come in together with the Moroccan.
11. More light on Portia’s scene.
12. Conner, we do not want to see transitions. Everyone help Conner with this. Use the sheet that tells you when to enter. Enter without causing a distraction.
13. Gormandise – look at pronunciation.
14. STEP ON LINES.
15. We have to move Portia’s house more right stage because of lighting.
16. Savannah, watch Fiddler on the Roof for a Yiddish accent. Go to the girls’ part. Ask Zack – he has the movie.
17. EVERYONE, look at the cuts.
18. Mica, Guess we need a wind noise before Basannio leaves on his voyage.
19. Sailors need cockney accents.
20. Arragon, change who?
21. Hayden, lading
22. Good job Baily.
I will not be here on Thursday or Friday. Ms. Noles and Ms. Elston will be there. Begin with Basannio about to leave. Continue through the court scene. Then start the play again. Chase and Cody - time it the second time around.
Blake’s lines
1. Put real time into learning lines.
2. More aggressive tying Antonio to the pole.
3. Hannah, be more interested.
4. No smiles during slow motion.
5. Follow everyone with the light.
6. Carson, acknowledge people around you.
7. Baily, slow down and emphasize your accent.
8. Molly, listen to what people have to say.
Michelle’s notes.
1. More people noises during the court scene.
2. People noises.
3. Shylock – Barrabas
4. Slow motion in the end just like the beginning then break into action after Mark says his last line.
5. Hayden, work on fighting. Great job.
6. Savannah, be more embarrassed when Hayden is fighting Chavez.
7. Chavez and Carson, come out earlier and harass Jessica
8. Hannah, be in the café everytime someone is in there.
9. Don’t mess with props that are not yours – the TYPEWRITER
Cindy’s notes
1. Great murmuring at the beginning of the show
2. Salerio, great diction. I could understand you. Everyone else using an accent, work on being understood.
3. Salanio – ague – put your hand to your head as if feeling for a fever.
4. Bassanio and Antonio, use the small black table to use as a prop. Hannah, bring them a drink.
5. Hannah, good job in the beginning – very believable. Go from the café scene to Portia’s scene and put out caskets before the scene begins.
6. Slow down, Baily.
7. Zack and Chavez, go to bench – enter from DSL.
8. Mark, great posture at the café scene.
9. Brighter background on scrim for café scenes and Portia’s house.
10. Moroccan scene – all men come in together with the Moroccan.
11. More light on Portia’s scene.
12. Conner, we do not want to see transitions. Everyone help Conner with this. Use the sheet that tells you when to enter. Enter without causing a distraction.
13. Gormandise – look at pronunciation.
14. STEP ON LINES.
15. We have to move Portia’s house more right stage because of lighting.
16. Savannah, watch Fiddler on the Roof for a Yiddish accent. Go to the girls’ part. Ask Zack – he has the movie.
17. EVERYONE, look at the cuts.
18. Mica, Guess we need a wind noise before Basannio leaves on his voyage.
19. Sailors need cockney accents.
20. Arragon, change who?
21. Hayden, lading
22. Good job Baily.
I will not be here on Thursday or Friday. Ms. Noles and Ms. Elston will be there. Begin with Basannio about to leave. Continue through the court scene. Then start the play again. Chase and Cody - time it the second time around.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Critique January 23 Rehearsal
We have 7 rehearsals until we perform the play in front of several schools and a judge. Memorize and think about your part.
I will not be `here Thursday and Sunday because I will be at a theatre workshop in Houston. Cindy Elston has been kind enough to volunteer to help. Be serious when you walk on stage and make the most of the two rehearsals. For a clinic, we have NEVER been on book, and you will not be on February 10 and 11.
If you have been absent or tardy and it has not been a school function, I need notes from parents.
1. Graham,pay attention to what is going on. This goes for everyone. The audience knows when you are not fully engaged in the action.
2. Molly, don't turn your back from the audience - ask Blake.
3. Bassanio - on by your leave - we need to see your face.
4. Jared - more enthusiasm.
5. Molly more physical and more eye contact with Bassanio
6. Antonio - acknowledge Shylock.
7. Antonio - hold your accent. If it is easier for the Italians to have a New York accent, that is okay.
8. Nerissa, turn your body more toward the audience.
9. Molly and Baily, remember to fall in and out of your manly persona.
10. EVERYONE - excluding Molly & Chris - NEEDS to get SERIOUS.
11. Everyone - a period or a colon means a pause. If there is not a mark, continue with the line. If there is a series of commas, it means to gain momentum toward the end of the sentence.
12. Character sketches are due Monday. The next assignment is to underline in color your lines according to moods - Red for angry; blue for sad; green for happy; orange for serious. This is due February 6.
13. WORK ON ACCENTS and being understood. HIT CONSONANTS regardless of what accent you are using. Bassanio is using a great accent, but sometimes we cannot understand him. Hit the consonants. Chris's accent is great, but needs to be slower. Say your lines and see if your family can understand you.
14. NO NOISE BACKSTAGE. Whispers can be heard because of the good accoustics.
15. Randall is Balthasar in Scene 15
16. Court scwene is like To SEE the STARS court scene.
17. PEOPLE NOISES. Reread the script and see what your character would say in those situations.
18. Scene 16 - Good facial expressions - Hayden and Zack
19. Zack, cut some of your speech on page 42.
20. Jared, you need a letter on page 44
21. Figure out how to make the ending like the beginning.
22. Tomorrow, we will begin with Molly's speech in the court scene page 28 - where we left off today - go to the end.
23. We will attempt to go through it without scripts. Isaac and Connor will be busy.
24. Court people need to reread script and be more audible.
Good rehearsal. It will get worse before it gets better. We do have a time frame. Memorized by Feb 10. this means have your character set - know a history about him/her.
TO DO:
1. Paint undersides of tables and give all black pieces and tables another coat of paint.
2. Lawrence needs something to write on.
3. Hannah needs receipts.
4. Check UIL for knife info.
5. Ending song - Resurrection needs to be louder and I need to make it longer.
I will not be `here Thursday and Sunday because I will be at a theatre workshop in Houston. Cindy Elston has been kind enough to volunteer to help. Be serious when you walk on stage and make the most of the two rehearsals. For a clinic, we have NEVER been on book, and you will not be on February 10 and 11.
If you have been absent or tardy and it has not been a school function, I need notes from parents.
1. Graham,pay attention to what is going on. This goes for everyone. The audience knows when you are not fully engaged in the action.
2. Molly, don't turn your back from the audience - ask Blake.
3. Bassanio - on by your leave - we need to see your face.
4. Jared - more enthusiasm.
5. Molly more physical and more eye contact with Bassanio
6. Antonio - acknowledge Shylock.
7. Antonio - hold your accent. If it is easier for the Italians to have a New York accent, that is okay.
8. Nerissa, turn your body more toward the audience.
9. Molly and Baily, remember to fall in and out of your manly persona.
10. EVERYONE - excluding Molly & Chris - NEEDS to get SERIOUS.
11. Everyone - a period or a colon means a pause. If there is not a mark, continue with the line. If there is a series of commas, it means to gain momentum toward the end of the sentence.
12. Character sketches are due Monday. The next assignment is to underline in color your lines according to moods - Red for angry; blue for sad; green for happy; orange for serious. This is due February 6.
13. WORK ON ACCENTS and being understood. HIT CONSONANTS regardless of what accent you are using. Bassanio is using a great accent, but sometimes we cannot understand him. Hit the consonants. Chris's accent is great, but needs to be slower. Say your lines and see if your family can understand you.
14. NO NOISE BACKSTAGE. Whispers can be heard because of the good accoustics.
15. Randall is Balthasar in Scene 15
16. Court scwene is like To SEE the STARS court scene.
17. PEOPLE NOISES. Reread the script and see what your character would say in those situations.
18. Scene 16 - Good facial expressions - Hayden and Zack
19. Zack, cut some of your speech on page 42.
20. Jared, you need a letter on page 44
21. Figure out how to make the ending like the beginning.
22. Tomorrow, we will begin with Molly's speech in the court scene page 28 - where we left off today - go to the end.
23. We will attempt to go through it without scripts. Isaac and Connor will be busy.
24. Court people need to reread script and be more audible.
Good rehearsal. It will get worse before it gets better. We do have a time frame. Memorized by Feb 10. this means have your character set - know a history about him/her.
TO DO:
1. Paint undersides of tables and give all black pieces and tables another coat of paint.
2. Lawrence needs something to write on.
3. Hannah needs receipts.
4. Check UIL for knife info.
5. Ending song - Resurrection needs to be louder and I need to make it longer.
Friday, January 21, 2011
More Comments
1. Right now, everyone, with the exception of one actor, has an A.
2. Please read comments and expect a matching test over the research. I will include it in this post.
3. For Connor.... you are catching on quickly. Look at the script and designate one color for each setting. Settings are Portia's house; the cafe; Shylock's house; the park; the jail and courtroom. Look at the mood and decide what is needed. I trust you. Work with Cole and see how you can coordinate. Cole may want to use the lights only during dramatic scenes instead of each scene. That way when something truly dramatic happens, it is not "business as usual." The dramatic scenes are the opening, the closing, when Shylock discovers the missing money and daughter, and the trial.
i was checking the light board and found a few light switches that are not assigned to anything. those might be the ones to the cues that you were looking for but couldnt find on thursday the 20th. chase said he would look into it for me. also some of my recorded subs use white light in the same places but change the color on the scrim. if thats ok with you its ok with me but if you would like complete consistancy in scrim color i will have to figure some other way to have the corect white light spoting on stage with the correct color of the scrim. i know you wanted pink for all of porse's scenes but all of the others are sort of a mix on the scrim of blue, red, and purple depending on what recorded sub has light in the correct place for each scene. thanks-conner
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Hasiidic Jews Came to be in the mid-eighteenth century. Founded by Rabbi Baal Shem Tov while Jews were expierencing great percecution. Hassididc Judism is a branch of Orthodox Judism, also influenced by Jewish Mystism. "Hassidic" is taken from the Hebrew word "Hadism", meaning loving kindness; I find this ironic because Shylock demonstrates very few of these traits in "The Merchant of Venice"
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this is Cole....The Imigration Act of 1924, or Johnson–Read Act, including the National Origins Act, Asian Exclusion Act,was a United States federallaw that limited thenumber of immigrants who could be admitted from any country to 2% of the number of people from that countrywho were already living in the United States. The law was aimed at further restricting the Southern and Eastern Europeans who were immigrating in large numbers starting in the 1890s, as well as prohibiting the immigration of East Asians and Asian Indians.
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Awesome website! Thanks Mrs. Couch for your help during the play.
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the johnson act of 1924 was an immigration act limiting the number of immigrants who could be admited into the untied states to 2% of the number of people orrigonally from that country who were already living in the united states.In the 10 years following 1900, about 200,000 italians immigrated annually. this new act cut that number down to 4,000 immigrants per year. this is important to the play because the characters of the play are the exact people targeted by this act
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as you know this is my first year to do lights. i love it but i know that i may not be the best at it yet becuase everthing is so new to me. if what i have up is not working for someone dont hesitate to let me know and i will do what i can to fix it. im new to this entire thing so i know that what i may or may not be doing may be the complete wrong thing just let me know!
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the johnson act of 1924 was an immigration act limiting the number of immigrants who could be admited into the untied states to 2% of the number of people orrigonally from that country who were already living in the united states.In the 10 years following 1900, about 200,000 italians immigrated annually. this new act cut that number down to 4,000 immigrants per year. this is important to the play because the characters of the play are the exact people targeted by this act
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Lawerence and Savannah need letters each not ladders. And the character sketches are due the 24th!!!! Find me if you need one. Also keep an eye out for Mark's scrip; His lines are highlighted in it.
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Good practice tonight guys! Keep it up and we'll be great
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The main attraction in Atlantic City in the 1920s was its famous boardwalk. The boardwalk was filled with a variety of immigrants, illegal selling of alcohol, gang members, and a hot spot of diverse cultures. Full of gambling and free flowing of liquor, Atlantic City's boardwalk was also known as the "World's Playground".
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1. Spend time with your accents. They have to be perfect. 2. Read the older posts about research in the 20's. 3. I will hand out character studies Monday night. Rehearsal is at 6:30. Do not be late. 4. We have to make improvements each rehearsal.
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Durning the Workers strike of 1919, when the American steel workers went on strike, immigrants were hired to take their place. This fueled the fire of prejudice in America. This applies to our play because most of the characters are immigrants, and prejudice is one of the conflicts that is portrayed in The Merchant of Venice
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Ok i am working on my accent and looking for some lines to cut see you at 2.
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In 1915, political and economical conditions were ideal for the rise of the second KKK. "JEWISH bankers" and other foreigners were blamed for the decline in farming and marketing prices. This economic difficulty made the nation susceptible to the Klan's hate messages against all non-whites. Pro-Klan novels and movies, such as The Birth of a Nation, also inspired whites to form a new Klan. Reaching its peak of over two million members, the Klan of the 1920's thrived on nativism, anti-Catholicism, opposition to the cultural modernism of the Jazz Era, and violations of alcohol, smoking, and gambling laws. Directing their hate tactics toward Catholics, Jews, and foreign-born, the Klan used tarring and feathering, branding, mutilating, and lynching (hanging) to install fear
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Agreed. All of that would make a great intro.
By Mark Waits on Sunday Rehearsal, January 9 on 1/10/11
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The Red Scare is related to our play because the immigrants fromm Italy in 1918-1919 were considered "Reds", or rebels. This fits into our play becaus many of the characters are imigrants from Italy. Many of these rebellious Italians were not proven to be actual "Reds" but their disobediance of the law,(bootlegging, crime sprees, protecton wages, etc.) engineered their aressts and designated them as "Reds".
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In the 1920's tourism was at its peak in Atlantic City, many people called it Atlantic City's "Golden Age". Even though this was during the prohibition there was still a lot of drinking and gambling going on secretly, which is one of the main reasons that tourism was so big at that time. Baily Noles
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Hasidic Jews are an important part of this play because Shylock, his daughter, and several other characters in the play are Hasidic Jews. The Jewish race in general was treated terribly during Shakespeare's time; as well as in the 20's. They were hated by various groups of people. Jews were treated much like the African Americans during the Civil Rights movement, if not worse.
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The Dillingham Commision was a special congressional committee formed in February 1907. The Commission was to have a restriction of the ammount of immigrants annually. It allowed only 3 percent of the total number of people from that country living in the U.S.
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The Prohibition was a period of nearly fourteen years in the U.S. It led to the first and only time an Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was repealed. By 1916, over half of the U.S. states already had statutes that prohibited alcohol. In 1919, the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibited the sale and manufacture of alcohol, was ratified. It went into effect on January 16, 1920. While it was the 18th Amendment that established Prohibition, it was the Volstead Act (passed on October 28, 1919) that clarified the law. There were, however, several loopholes for people to legally drink during Prohibition. For instance, the 18th Amendment did not mention the actual drinking of liquor. Since Prohibition went into effect a full year after the 18th Amendment's ratification, many people bought cases of then-legal alcohol and stored them for personal use.
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Also we need to have different facial expressions when the action breaks out of slow motion. Everyone needs to cheer louder and differently and we need some different levels.
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The Prohibition relates to our play becauswe Atlantic City was one of the biggest most popular cities in the 1920's and when the Prohibition started it was way more common in the bigger cities than in the smaller ones.
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The Prohibition was the time in the 1920's when the sale, transportation, and manufacturing of alcohol was illegal nation wide. The Prohibition reduced the amount of liquor consumed. During the Great Depression however Prohibiton became very unpopular especially in large cities.
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2. Please read comments and expect a matching test over the research. I will include it in this post.
3. For Connor.... you are catching on quickly. Look at the script and designate one color for each setting. Settings are Portia's house; the cafe; Shylock's house; the park; the jail and courtroom. Look at the mood and decide what is needed. I trust you. Work with Cole and see how you can coordinate. Cole may want to use the lights only during dramatic scenes instead of each scene. That way when something truly dramatic happens, it is not "business as usual." The dramatic scenes are the opening, the closing, when Shylock discovers the missing money and daughter, and the trial.
i was checking the light board and found a few light switches that are not assigned to anything. those might be the ones to the cues that you were looking for but couldnt find on thursday the 20th. chase said he would look into it for me. also some of my recorded subs use white light in the same places but change the color on the scrim. if thats ok with you its ok with me but if you would like complete consistancy in scrim color i will have to figure some other way to have the corect white light spoting on stage with the correct color of the scrim. i know you wanted pink for all of porse's scenes but all of the others are sort of a mix on the scrim of blue, red, and purple depending on what recorded sub has light in the correct place for each scene. thanks-conner
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Hasiidic Jews Came to be in the mid-eighteenth century. Founded by Rabbi Baal Shem Tov while Jews were expierencing great percecution. Hassididc Judism is a branch of Orthodox Judism, also influenced by Jewish Mystism. "Hassidic" is taken from the Hebrew word "Hadism", meaning loving kindness; I find this ironic because Shylock demonstrates very few of these traits in "The Merchant of Venice"
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this is Cole....The Imigration Act of 1924, or Johnson–Read Act, including the National Origins Act, Asian Exclusion Act,was a United States federallaw that limited thenumber of immigrants who could be admitted from any country to 2% of the number of people from that countrywho were already living in the United States. The law was aimed at further restricting the Southern and Eastern Europeans who were immigrating in large numbers starting in the 1890s, as well as prohibiting the immigration of East Asians and Asian Indians.
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Awesome website! Thanks Mrs. Couch for your help during the play.
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the johnson act of 1924 was an immigration act limiting the number of immigrants who could be admited into the untied states to 2% of the number of people orrigonally from that country who were already living in the united states.In the 10 years following 1900, about 200,000 italians immigrated annually. this new act cut that number down to 4,000 immigrants per year. this is important to the play because the characters of the play are the exact people targeted by this act
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as you know this is my first year to do lights. i love it but i know that i may not be the best at it yet becuase everthing is so new to me. if what i have up is not working for someone dont hesitate to let me know and i will do what i can to fix it. im new to this entire thing so i know that what i may or may not be doing may be the complete wrong thing just let me know!
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the johnson act of 1924 was an immigration act limiting the number of immigrants who could be admited into the untied states to 2% of the number of people orrigonally from that country who were already living in the united states.In the 10 years following 1900, about 200,000 italians immigrated annually. this new act cut that number down to 4,000 immigrants per year. this is important to the play because the characters of the play are the exact people targeted by this act
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Lawerence and Savannah need letters each not ladders. And the character sketches are due the 24th!!!! Find me if you need one. Also keep an eye out for Mark's scrip; His lines are highlighted in it.
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Good practice tonight guys! Keep it up and we'll be great
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The main attraction in Atlantic City in the 1920s was its famous boardwalk. The boardwalk was filled with a variety of immigrants, illegal selling of alcohol, gang members, and a hot spot of diverse cultures. Full of gambling and free flowing of liquor, Atlantic City's boardwalk was also known as the "World's Playground".
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1. Spend time with your accents. They have to be perfect. 2. Read the older posts about research in the 20's. 3. I will hand out character studies Monday night. Rehearsal is at 6:30. Do not be late. 4. We have to make improvements each rehearsal.
By Tynomite on January 16 Rehearsal on 1/16/11
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Durning the Workers strike of 1919, when the American steel workers went on strike, immigrants were hired to take their place. This fueled the fire of prejudice in America. This applies to our play because most of the characters are immigrants, and prejudice is one of the conflicts that is portrayed in The Merchant of Venice
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Ok i am working on my accent and looking for some lines to cut see you at 2.
By Connor on Rehearsal February 13 on 1/16/11
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In 1915, political and economical conditions were ideal for the rise of the second KKK. "JEWISH bankers" and other foreigners were blamed for the decline in farming and marketing prices. This economic difficulty made the nation susceptible to the Klan's hate messages against all non-whites. Pro-Klan novels and movies, such as The Birth of a Nation, also inspired whites to form a new Klan. Reaching its peak of over two million members, the Klan of the 1920's thrived on nativism, anti-Catholicism, opposition to the cultural modernism of the Jazz Era, and violations of alcohol, smoking, and gambling laws. Directing their hate tactics toward Catholics, Jews, and foreign-born, the Klan used tarring and feathering, branding, mutilating, and lynching (hanging) to install fear
By mica.mcguire on More comments and research on 1/10/11
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Agreed. All of that would make a great intro.
By Mark Waits on Sunday Rehearsal, January 9 on 1/10/11
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The Red Scare is related to our play because the immigrants fromm Italy in 1918-1919 were considered "Reds", or rebels. This fits into our play becaus many of the characters are imigrants from Italy. Many of these rebellious Italians were not proven to be actual "Reds" but their disobediance of the law,(bootlegging, crime sprees, protecton wages, etc.) engineered their aressts and designated them as "Reds".
By Graham on Research by Students on 1/10/11
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In the 1920's tourism was at its peak in Atlantic City, many people called it Atlantic City's "Golden Age". Even though this was during the prohibition there was still a lot of drinking and gambling going on secretly, which is one of the main reasons that tourism was so big at that time. Baily Noles
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Hasidic Jews are an important part of this play because Shylock, his daughter, and several other characters in the play are Hasidic Jews. The Jewish race in general was treated terribly during Shakespeare's time; as well as in the 20's. They were hated by various groups of people. Jews were treated much like the African Americans during the Civil Rights movement, if not worse.
By Zack on Research by Students on 1/9/11
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The Dillingham Commision was a special congressional committee formed in February 1907. The Commission was to have a restriction of the ammount of immigrants annually. It allowed only 3 percent of the total number of people from that country living in the U.S.
By Lawrence on Research by Students on 1/9/11
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The Prohibition was a period of nearly fourteen years in the U.S. It led to the first and only time an Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was repealed. By 1916, over half of the U.S. states already had statutes that prohibited alcohol. In 1919, the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibited the sale and manufacture of alcohol, was ratified. It went into effect on January 16, 1920. While it was the 18th Amendment that established Prohibition, it was the Volstead Act (passed on October 28, 1919) that clarified the law. There were, however, several loopholes for people to legally drink during Prohibition. For instance, the 18th Amendment did not mention the actual drinking of liquor. Since Prohibition went into effect a full year after the 18th Amendment's ratification, many people bought cases of then-legal alcohol and stored them for personal use.
By Michelle lira on Two more comments on 1/9/11
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Also we need to have different facial expressions when the action breaks out of slow motion. Everyone needs to cheer louder and differently and we need some different levels.
By Michelle lira on Sunday Rehearsal, January 9 on 1/9/11
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The Prohibition relates to our play becauswe Atlantic City was one of the biggest most popular cities in the 1920's and when the Prohibition started it was way more common in the bigger cities than in the smaller ones.
By Michelle lira on Thursday, January 6th Rehearsal on 1/9/11
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The Prohibition was the time in the 1920's when the sale, transportation, and manufacturing of alcohol was illegal nation wide. The Prohibition reduced the amount of liquor consumed. During the Great Depression however Prohibiton became very unpopular especially in large cities.
By Michelle lira on Research by Students on 1/9/11
Critiques January 20 Rehearsal
1. Everyone learn your accents.
2. Step on lines.
3. KNOW WHAT YOU ARE SAYING
4. More physical gestures - EVERYONE
5. USE EYE CONTACT WITH THE PERSON WIth WHOM YOU ARE SPEAKING
6. BE EMOTIONAL. MOST OF YOU ARE ON ONE LEVEL. LISTEN AND OBSERVE PEOPLE>
7. REACT to the weather.
8. QUIET IN THE WINGS.
9. DO NOT MESS WITH OTHER PEOPLE'S PROPS.
2. Step on lines.
3. KNOW WHAT YOU ARE SAYING
4. More physical gestures - EVERYONE
5. USE EYE CONTACT WITH THE PERSON WIth WHOM YOU ARE SPEAKING
6. BE EMOTIONAL. MOST OF YOU ARE ON ONE LEVEL. LISTEN AND OBSERVE PEOPLE>
7. REACT to the weather.
8. QUIET IN THE WINGS.
9. DO NOT MESS WITH OTHER PEOPLE'S PROPS.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
January 17 Rehearsal
January 17, 2011, Rehearsal
• Stay frozen! No movement whatsoever!
• CHEER It’s like you are watching the SUPER BOWL!
• Molly & Baily, don’t forget to take the powerpoint down.
• Chavez & Carson, make noise at Savannah and be loud! Graham walks in and is embarrassed and angry at his friends. Walk over gray sets. Savannah, once you see the boys, walk faster. We need to see the difference between strolling and being afraid.
• Hannah, do busy work in the café. Get a rag and wipe things – feather duster
• QUIET on STAGE!!!
• Don’t mess with props that are not yours.
• Zack and Chavez, sit at the front table and Chris and Lawrence at the back table.
• Hannah, remember to be on haunches when talking to C and L
• Zack, keep bag with you and look for a leather one on EBAY
• Everyone, study your lines.
• Savannah, work on busy work.
• Couch, fix second slide – reduce each slide to one sentence.
• Spray tables and decorate the café
• Fix capitols.
• Lawrence and Savannah, each need a ladder.
• Keys, scroll
• Opening scene, Savannah needs to be closer to Zack
• Fight – Graham needs to be more serious and physical
• Lights need to come in earlier. They should move second not first – ask Blake
• Great Job, Hayden.
• Chavez, kiss cheek, not shoulder. Graham, work on accent
• Chavez needs more physical gestures above the waist.
• Mark, look at the check while writing it.
• Baily needs to be LOUDER
• Baily, look toward the audience and back at Molly periodically while speaking throughout the dance scene.
• When the light comes up on LeBon, characters need to draw attention to him. Savannah and Jared, do the same to Randall as the nephew.
• Hannah needs to vary facial expressions with different customers.
• Zack – need a newspaper.
• Connor, great job! Thanks so much. You don’t know how important you are to help with lines.
• Hayden, your accent needs to be different – Italian and Africaans
• Carson and Chavez must know what they are saying.
• Everyone needs to enunciate better.
• If your character needs paper, you are responsible for having it with you.
• Savannah and Lawrence need to be away from the bench. It worked better with Lawrence on the floor.
• Savannah, turn more toward the audience. Emphasize WIFE
• Savannah, pull hair back for rehearsals. Work on the accent. We heard it at the beginning, then lost it.
• KEYS!
• Baily, stay in character. This goes for everyone.
• Mica, let me know if any of the music does not work.
• Thanks to Michelle and Blake for the critiques.
• Thursday night – 6:30. If you do not have a character sketch, see Michelle.
• Crew and alternates do not have one. They will have another assignment.
• Stay frozen! No movement whatsoever!
• CHEER It’s like you are watching the SUPER BOWL!
• Molly & Baily, don’t forget to take the powerpoint down.
• Chavez & Carson, make noise at Savannah and be loud! Graham walks in and is embarrassed and angry at his friends. Walk over gray sets. Savannah, once you see the boys, walk faster. We need to see the difference between strolling and being afraid.
• Hannah, do busy work in the café. Get a rag and wipe things – feather duster
• QUIET on STAGE!!!
• Don’t mess with props that are not yours.
• Zack and Chavez, sit at the front table and Chris and Lawrence at the back table.
• Hannah, remember to be on haunches when talking to C and L
• Zack, keep bag with you and look for a leather one on EBAY
• Everyone, study your lines.
• Savannah, work on busy work.
• Couch, fix second slide – reduce each slide to one sentence.
• Spray tables and decorate the café
• Fix capitols.
• Lawrence and Savannah, each need a ladder.
• Keys, scroll
• Opening scene, Savannah needs to be closer to Zack
• Fight – Graham needs to be more serious and physical
• Lights need to come in earlier. They should move second not first – ask Blake
• Great Job, Hayden.
• Chavez, kiss cheek, not shoulder. Graham, work on accent
• Chavez needs more physical gestures above the waist.
• Mark, look at the check while writing it.
• Baily needs to be LOUDER
• Baily, look toward the audience and back at Molly periodically while speaking throughout the dance scene.
• When the light comes up on LeBon, characters need to draw attention to him. Savannah and Jared, do the same to Randall as the nephew.
• Hannah needs to vary facial expressions with different customers.
• Zack – need a newspaper.
• Connor, great job! Thanks so much. You don’t know how important you are to help with lines.
• Hayden, your accent needs to be different – Italian and Africaans
• Carson and Chavez must know what they are saying.
• Everyone needs to enunciate better.
• If your character needs paper, you are responsible for having it with you.
• Savannah and Lawrence need to be away from the bench. It worked better with Lawrence on the floor.
• Savannah, turn more toward the audience. Emphasize WIFE
• Savannah, pull hair back for rehearsals. Work on the accent. We heard it at the beginning, then lost it.
• KEYS!
• Baily, stay in character. This goes for everyone.
• Mica, let me know if any of the music does not work.
• Thanks to Michelle and Blake for the critiques.
• Thursday night – 6:30. If you do not have a character sketch, see Michelle.
• Crew and alternates do not have one. They will have another assignment.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
January 16 Rehearsal
1. Spend time with your accents. They have to be perfect.
2. Read the older posts about research in the 20's.
3. I will hand out character studies Monday night. Rehearsal is at 6:30. Do not be late.
4. We have to make improvements each rehearsal.
5. Tomorrow night we will begin with Antonio's and Bassanio's scene. No scripts through scene 14.
6. Thanks for working with me.
7. Thanks to Blake!
2. Read the older posts about research in the 20's.
3. I will hand out character studies Monday night. Rehearsal is at 6:30. Do not be late.
4. We have to make improvements each rehearsal.
5. Tomorrow night we will begin with Antonio's and Bassanio's scene. No scripts through scene 14.
6. Thanks for working with me.
7. Thanks to Blake!
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Rehearsal February 13
The next rehearsal is Sunday from 2-4/4:30. We will start from the beginning and work our way through Scene 14. NO SCRIPTS ON STAGE. Be sure that you work on your accents.
Costumes will be in in two weeks. You have to be responsible and work on the accents. Everyone needs to look for places to cut. It will be too long. Have a good Friday and Saturday.
Costumes will be in in two weeks. You have to be responsible and work on the accents. Everyone needs to look for places to cut. It will be too long. Have a good Friday and Saturday.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Monday, January 10 Rehearsal
Great job tonight! I can see progress. The opening is wonderful. We will go back to the beginning on Thursday and work our way through scene 11. Remember that you need to have pages1-Scene 14 memorized.
Zack, great job with the accent. SLOW down and think about emotions.
Randall, Jared, Chris, Hayden, Lawrence, you are so many characters that you need to write them down and figure out how they are different.
We need to fix side lights on right stage.
Dipprey, thanks!
On Thursday, begin working with a black wig, Hayden.
I need to fix the music - cue 13.
Now that almost everyone has logged on and commented, read the research and expect a pop test that is matching.
On Sunday - have to scene 14 memorized.
Zack & Savannah - Go to this website.
http://www.jewfaq.org/index.htm
"The devil can cite scripture for his purpose". -( Quote Merchant of Venice;Act I, sce. III).
Zack, great job with the accent. SLOW down and think about emotions.
Randall, Jared, Chris, Hayden, Lawrence, you are so many characters that you need to write them down and figure out how they are different.
We need to fix side lights on right stage.
Dipprey, thanks!
On Thursday, begin working with a black wig, Hayden.
I need to fix the music - cue 13.
Now that almost everyone has logged on and commented, read the research and expect a pop test that is matching.
On Sunday - have to scene 14 memorized.
Zack & Savannah - Go to this website.
http://www.jewfaq.org/index.htm
"The devil can cite scripture for his purpose". -( Quote Merchant of Venice;Act I, sce. III).
Graham
The Red Scare is related to our play because the immigrants fromm Italy in 1918-1919 were considered "Reds", or rebels. This fits into our play becaus many of the characters are imigrants from Italy. Many of these rebellious Italians were not proven to be actual "Reds" but their disobediance of the law,(bootlegging, crime sprees, protecton wages, etc.) engineered their aressts and designated them as "Reds".
Rehearsals
Mondays - 6:30-8:30
Thursdays - 6:30-8:30
Sundays - 2-4
After basketball, we will begin working on Tuesdays. We will work later further into the season.
Thursdays - 6:30-8:30
Sundays - 2-4
After basketball, we will begin working on Tuesdays. We will work later further into the season.
More comments and research
Michelle lira said...
In the beginning i think it should be in slow motion until the music picks up and when it does pick up Zack should be grabbing Jon Jon's arm throwing him off of Chaves. I think that if we did it like this it would look really great.
January 9, 2011 2:57 PM
Michelle lira said...
Also we need to have different facial expressions when the action breaks out of slow motion. Everyone needs to cheer louder and differently and we need some different levels.
Ogle said...
The International Jew is a collection of propaganda against Jews in an effort to shame them into hiding their religion. It was released in 4 volumes: The World's Foremost Problem, Jewish Activities in the United States, Jewish Influences in American Life, and Aspects of Jewish Power in the United States. The Jewish world was outraged and despite thousands of complaints Ford kept attaking Jews into the late '20. Finally on July 16, 1927 Ford issued a mass apology letter to all Jews, but some believe that Ford did not write or sign the apology and therefore made it void.
-Carson Ogle and Connor Elston
January 9, 2011 2:52 PM
Michelle lira said...
The Prohibition was a period of nearly fourteen years in the U.S. It led to the first and only time an Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was repealed.
By 1916, over half of the U.S. states already had statutes that prohibited alcohol. In 1919, the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibited the sale and manufacture of alcohol, was ratified. It went into effect on January 16, 1920.
While it was the 18th Amendment that established Prohibition, it was the Volstead Act (passed on October 28, 1919) that clarified the law.
There were, however, several loopholes for people to legally drink during Prohibition. For instance, the 18th Amendment did not mention the actual drinking of liquor. Since Prohibition went into effect a full year after the 18th Amendment's ratification, many people bought cases of then-legal alcohol and stored them for personal use.
January 9, 2011 3:18 PM
Lawrence said...
The Dillingham Commision was a special congressional committee formed in
February 1907. The Commission was to have a restriction of the ammount of immigrants annually. It allowed only 3 percent of the total number of people from that country living in the U.S.
January 9, 2011 6:09 PM
Zack said...
Hasidic Jews are an important part of this play because Shylock, his daughter, and several other characters in the play are Hasidic Jews. The Jewish race in general was treated terribly during Shakespeare's time; as well as in the 20's. They were hated by various groups of people. Jews were treated much like the African Americans during the Civil Rights movement, if not worse.
January 9, 2011 6:09 PM
Baily said...
In the 1920's tourism was at its peak in Atlantic City, many people called it Atlantic City's "Golden Age". Even though this was during the prohibition there was still a lot of drinking and gambling going on secretly, which is one of the main reasons that tourism was so big at that time.
Baily Noles
In the beginning i think it should be in slow motion until the music picks up and when it does pick up Zack should be grabbing Jon Jon's arm throwing him off of Chaves. I think that if we did it like this it would look really great.
January 9, 2011 2:57 PM
Michelle lira said...
Also we need to have different facial expressions when the action breaks out of slow motion. Everyone needs to cheer louder and differently and we need some different levels.
Ogle said...
The International Jew is a collection of propaganda against Jews in an effort to shame them into hiding their religion. It was released in 4 volumes: The World's Foremost Problem, Jewish Activities in the United States, Jewish Influences in American Life, and Aspects of Jewish Power in the United States. The Jewish world was outraged and despite thousands of complaints Ford kept attaking Jews into the late '20. Finally on July 16, 1927 Ford issued a mass apology letter to all Jews, but some believe that Ford did not write or sign the apology and therefore made it void.
-Carson Ogle and Connor Elston
January 9, 2011 2:52 PM
Michelle lira said...
The Prohibition was a period of nearly fourteen years in the U.S. It led to the first and only time an Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was repealed.
By 1916, over half of the U.S. states already had statutes that prohibited alcohol. In 1919, the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibited the sale and manufacture of alcohol, was ratified. It went into effect on January 16, 1920.
While it was the 18th Amendment that established Prohibition, it was the Volstead Act (passed on October 28, 1919) that clarified the law.
There were, however, several loopholes for people to legally drink during Prohibition. For instance, the 18th Amendment did not mention the actual drinking of liquor. Since Prohibition went into effect a full year after the 18th Amendment's ratification, many people bought cases of then-legal alcohol and stored them for personal use.
January 9, 2011 3:18 PM
Lawrence said...
The Dillingham Commision was a special congressional committee formed in
February 1907. The Commission was to have a restriction of the ammount of immigrants annually. It allowed only 3 percent of the total number of people from that country living in the U.S.
January 9, 2011 6:09 PM
Zack said...
Hasidic Jews are an important part of this play because Shylock, his daughter, and several other characters in the play are Hasidic Jews. The Jewish race in general was treated terribly during Shakespeare's time; as well as in the 20's. They were hated by various groups of people. Jews were treated much like the African Americans during the Civil Rights movement, if not worse.
January 9, 2011 6:09 PM
Baily said...
In the 1920's tourism was at its peak in Atlantic City, many people called it Atlantic City's "Golden Age". Even though this was during the prohibition there was still a lot of drinking and gambling going on secretly, which is one of the main reasons that tourism was so big at that time.
Baily Noles
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Michelle
Michelle lira said...
In the beginning i think it should be in slow motion until the music picks up and when it does pick up Zack should be grabbing Jon Jon's arm throwing him off of Chaves. I think that if we did it like this it would look really great.
In the beginning i think it should be in slow motion until the music picks up and when it does pick up Zack should be grabbing Jon Jon's arm throwing him off of Chaves. I think that if we did it like this it would look really great.
Two more comments
Bassanio said...
I dont know if this is how you do it D: but um.... The red scare relates to this play because after world war 1 many Americans were afraid that communism would be spread to America. During this fear of communism there was a massive boost to immigration to the United States. This relates because most of us in the play are immigrants so we may be segregated!
January 9, 2011 10:49 AM
Cody DeFever said...
Ku Klux Klan and the populist movement is the same thing in that he said that everybody was trying to dep the white people in charge of all of the big companies and the they knew that if the colored people got in charge of anything, the white people would get out of all the jobs that they have and they don't want to lose them and so they make the clans so that way they could fight it. They also feared but that they represented a national concern of the loss of American values.
I dont know if this is how you do it D: but um.... The red scare relates to this play because after world war 1 many Americans were afraid that communism would be spread to America. During this fear of communism there was a massive boost to immigration to the United States. This relates because most of us in the play are immigrants so we may be segregated!
January 9, 2011 10:49 AM
Cody DeFever said...
Ku Klux Klan and the populist movement is the same thing in that he said that everybody was trying to dep the white people in charge of all of the big companies and the they knew that if the colored people got in charge of anything, the white people would get out of all the jobs that they have and they don't want to lose them and so they make the clans so that way they could fight it. They also feared but that they represented a national concern of the loss of American values.
Sunday Rehearsal, January 9
Critiques
Evidence of accents on Thursday. Rehearsals this week are Monday and Thursday nights from 6:30-8:30. Make arrangements to eat before rehearsal or bring your food to eat. Bring homework so you can work during down times.
If you are going to be absent, call someone, preferably your understudy to read your lines. Remember this is a class and absences can be unexcused if it is not school related. Dipprey, come by and get a CD.
Gratiano be in the beginning of scene 4.
Gobbo and Launcelot - be on the bench discussing whether Launcelot should ask Bassanio for a job.
On Monday, we will begin with Scene 7. Remember 16-Scene 14 should be memorized by next Sunday. Scene 14-end should be memorized by January 23. Our first clinic is two weeks following that.
People who are in the Moroccan scene need to leave at different times to be in the next tableau. This is page 23.
Great opening. Please add suggestions. It will be tedious for about two - three more weeks. Bear with us.
Evidence of accents on Thursday. Rehearsals this week are Monday and Thursday nights from 6:30-8:30. Make arrangements to eat before rehearsal or bring your food to eat. Bring homework so you can work during down times.
If you are going to be absent, call someone, preferably your understudy to read your lines. Remember this is a class and absences can be unexcused if it is not school related. Dipprey, come by and get a CD.
Gratiano be in the beginning of scene 4.
Gobbo and Launcelot - be on the bench discussing whether Launcelot should ask Bassanio for a job.
On Monday, we will begin with Scene 7. Remember 16-Scene 14 should be memorized by next Sunday. Scene 14-end should be memorized by January 23. Our first clinic is two weeks following that.
People who are in the Moroccan scene need to leave at different times to be in the next tableau. This is page 23.
Great opening. Please add suggestions. It will be tedious for about two - three more weeks. Bear with us.
Research by Students
Chase Howard said...
The populist movement was just like what the Ku Klux Klan was trying to do; it was people who were going to keep white people in command of all the important stuff and do as much damage to what the colored people were doing and do whatever it took to make sure that the way they thought was the right way to live and would do whatever it took to keep it that way. They thought that the colored people were a nuicance and were violaters with them drinking alchohol.
Tynomite said...
Atlantic city was a hit for blue collar workers in the nighnteen twenties, therefore, there was an abundance of drinking, gambling, and prostitution. Alot of men brought their familys however, so some wouldnt partake, but the majority would. Remember, this was in the 1920s, during prohibition, but Atlantic City kind of ignored that rule, and that is also one of the reasons they vacationed there.
Ty Webb
January 7, 2011 10:28 PM
Molly M. said...
The Workers strike of 1919 is crucial to our play because during this time, Communism was a threat in the minds of most americans. The travelers from out of country populated most of the steel factory that gave little for wages and maintained a low standard of work area. Going on strike only worried the the owners, it made the owners' job of making the immigrants look like instagators of trouble even easier. This is related to our production because we need to portray these different walks of life in our play. This shows the tension between people who think they are higher than the recent immigrants and the folks who think they should be treated equally because they have required citizenship.
January 8, 2011 2:58 PM
Jared said...
The Red Scare is relevent to our play because the immigrants in 1918-1919 were considered "Reds",anarchists and communists. The steel strike of 1919 was a result of the red scare and shut down 90% of steel production. the people and workers were already losing jobs so the put up more strikes for better wages. There were many race riots. In over a dozen cities causing many injuries and even deaths.Colleges were a target for Red Hunting, looking for communists and anarchists. Even some professors were aressted.all of this fits into Merchan of Venice because most characters are Italian immigrants and some other. Many Italians were not proven to be Reds but their defiance of the law (bootlegging, crime sprees, protecton wages, etc) caused their aressts and titled as Reds.
January 8, 2011 3:51 PM
Issac said...
The Populist movement relates to our play because seperation of the blacks an whites and also the dislike of blacks. Like how there is hatred towrd the jews and how shylock wants to keep his daughter seperated from lerenzo. The Civil War was apart of the Populist movement. The Populist movement is also known as "Populist Party" or "Peoples Party" and was established in 1891 but ended in 1908, it was most important in 1892-96.
Issac c
January 8, 2011 11:34 PM
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The populist movement was just like what the Ku Klux Klan was trying to do; it was people who were going to keep white people in command of all the important stuff and do as much damage to what the colored people were doing and do whatever it took to make sure that the way they thought was the right way to live and would do whatever it took to keep it that way. They thought that the colored people were a nuicance and were violaters with them drinking alchohol.
Tynomite said...
Atlantic city was a hit for blue collar workers in the nighnteen twenties, therefore, there was an abundance of drinking, gambling, and prostitution. Alot of men brought their familys however, so some wouldnt partake, but the majority would. Remember, this was in the 1920s, during prohibition, but Atlantic City kind of ignored that rule, and that is also one of the reasons they vacationed there.
Ty Webb
January 7, 2011 10:28 PM
Molly M. said...
The Workers strike of 1919 is crucial to our play because during this time, Communism was a threat in the minds of most americans. The travelers from out of country populated most of the steel factory that gave little for wages and maintained a low standard of work area. Going on strike only worried the the owners, it made the owners' job of making the immigrants look like instagators of trouble even easier. This is related to our production because we need to portray these different walks of life in our play. This shows the tension between people who think they are higher than the recent immigrants and the folks who think they should be treated equally because they have required citizenship.
January 8, 2011 2:58 PM
Jared said...
The Red Scare is relevent to our play because the immigrants in 1918-1919 were considered "Reds",anarchists and communists. The steel strike of 1919 was a result of the red scare and shut down 90% of steel production. the people and workers were already losing jobs so the put up more strikes for better wages. There were many race riots. In over a dozen cities causing many injuries and even deaths.Colleges were a target for Red Hunting, looking for communists and anarchists. Even some professors were aressted.all of this fits into Merchan of Venice because most characters are Italian immigrants and some other. Many Italians were not proven to be Reds but their defiance of the law (bootlegging, crime sprees, protecton wages, etc) caused their aressts and titled as Reds.
January 8, 2011 3:51 PM
Issac said...
The Populist movement relates to our play because seperation of the blacks an whites and also the dislike of blacks. Like how there is hatred towrd the jews and how shylock wants to keep his daughter seperated from lerenzo. The Civil War was apart of the Populist movement. The Populist movement is also known as "Populist Party" or "Peoples Party" and was established in 1891 but ended in 1908, it was most important in 1892-96.
Issac c
January 8, 2011 11:34 PM
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Friday, January 7, 2011
From Chris
The Dillingham Commission relates to our play because it kind of symbolizes the wide spread racism towards immigrants in the 20's. It was a congressional group built to mainly find out the sins associated with a surplus of immigrants to the U.S. The government and mainstream America was totally behind it, like how most people were backing Jon Jon when he was fighting Chavez. Also sorry bout my horrendous handwriting. My number is actually 806-224-8583.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Thursday, January 6th Rehearsal
Topics for research
1. The Red Scare (first one) - Chavez, Jared, & Graham
2. Hassidic Jews - Zack, Jon Jon, Savannah
3. Unskilled and Semi-skilled workers strike of 1919.Molly, Hannah, Hayden
4. Atlantic City - Baily, Mark, Ty - look at http://www.hbo.com/html/series/boardwalk-empire/inside-boardwalk-empire/index.html
5. Dillingham Commission - Lawrence, Chris, Randall
6. Rise of Ku Klux Klan - 1920s - Mica, Nathan, Lane
7. Prohibition - Michelle
8. Populist Movement- Isaac, Chase, Cody
9. Henry Ford's book, The International Jew - Carson & Connor
10. Johnson Act - Blake, Cole, Conner D
Phone numbers - Insert these in your phones by Sunday, and I will delete them after Sunday.If I have your phone number wrong, let me know asap.
Mark -432-978-0000
Hayden -806-445-2773
Conner D- 806-831-8667
Jared - 806-893-7995
Connor -806-319-1277
Hannah - 806-781-9471
Chavez -806-543-9095
Perryman -806-773-5809
Graham -806-789-3012
Molly-806-893-5281
Baily - 806-203-0338
Zack -806-632-3628
Savannah -806-252-4537
Lawrence - 806-559-5932
Carson -806-787-7285
Chris -806-224-8583
Randall-806-790-7858
Isaac -806-786-3361
Ty -806-239-4054
Mica -806-445-1247
Lane-806-441-4884
Cole -806-392-7484
Chase-806-523-8312
Michelle -806-773-0358
Blake-806-241-1327
Cody-806-549-9291
Nathan -806-781-9007
Couch -806-470-9940
Tonight's rehearsal was great! Thanks for your patience. I know it was tedious. Write your list of why your subject relates to our play. You may work together. Just be sure to sign your comments so that I can give you a grade.
"It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."
~ J.K. Rowling as Albus Dumbledore
1. The Red Scare (first one) - Chavez, Jared, & Graham
2. Hassidic Jews - Zack, Jon Jon, Savannah
3. Unskilled and Semi-skilled workers strike of 1919.Molly, Hannah, Hayden
4. Atlantic City - Baily, Mark, Ty - look at http://www.hbo.com/html/series/boardwalk-empire/inside-boardwalk-empire/index.html
5. Dillingham Commission - Lawrence, Chris, Randall
6. Rise of Ku Klux Klan - 1920s - Mica, Nathan, Lane
7. Prohibition - Michelle
8. Populist Movement- Isaac, Chase, Cody
9. Henry Ford's book, The International Jew - Carson & Connor
10. Johnson Act - Blake, Cole, Conner D
Phone numbers - Insert these in your phones by Sunday, and I will delete them after Sunday.If I have your phone number wrong, let me know asap.
Mark -432-978-0000
Hayden -806-445-2773
Conner D- 806-831-8667
Jared - 806-893-7995
Connor -806-319-1277
Hannah - 806-781-9471
Chavez -806-543-9095
Perryman -806-773-5809
Graham -806-789-3012
Molly-806-893-5281
Baily - 806-203-0338
Zack -806-632-3628
Savannah -806-252-4537
Lawrence - 806-559-5932
Carson -806-787-7285
Chris -806-224-8583
Randall-806-790-7858
Isaac -806-786-3361
Ty -806-239-4054
Mica -806-445-1247
Lane-806-441-4884
Cole -806-392-7484
Chase-806-523-8312
Michelle -806-773-0358
Blake-806-241-1327
Cody-806-549-9291
Nathan -806-781-9007
Couch -806-470-9940
Tonight's rehearsal was great! Thanks for your patience. I know it was tedious. Write your list of why your subject relates to our play. You may work together. Just be sure to sign your comments so that I can give you a grade.
"It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."
~ J.K. Rowling as Albus Dumbledore
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