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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
By dipprey on Look at this website - especially girls. at 8:00 AM
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your welcome! if theres anything else let me know!
By dipprey on Monday, January 10 Rehearsal at 7:59 AM
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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"
By Savannah on Research by Students at 7:49 AM
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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.
By Graham on January 17 Rehearsal on 1/20/11
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Awesome website! Thanks Mrs. Couch for your help during the play.
By Connor on Look at this website - especially girls. on 1/20/11
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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
By dipprey on Thursday, January 6th Rehearsal on 1/19/11
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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!
By dipprey on January 17 Rehearsal on 1/19/11
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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
By dipprey on Graham on 1/19/11
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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.
By Michelle lira on January 17 Rehearsal on 1/17/11
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Good practice tonight guys! Keep it up and we'll be great
By Michelle lira on January 16 Rehearsal on 1/16/11
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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".
By Mark Waits on More comments and research on 1/16/11
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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
By Hannah W on Research by Students on 1/16/11
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By Hannah W on Research by Students on 1/16/11
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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
By Baily on Research by Students on 1/9/11
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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