TO ALL MY THESPIANS...
GHONG XI FAH CHAI...HONG PAO NA LAI?! XIN NIEN KUAI LE!!!
Here are your Chinese New Year Break Homework/Assignments...!
FIRST...I want the script for Act One, Scenes 1-6, to continuously circulate among ourselves in our e-mails during the break. Each scene, except the Prologue, should not be less than 2-3 pages long. Remember to develop the conversation and the character of the individual talking. BE THE CHARACTER as you write the lines so you will have more personal connection with what you are writing. When it circulates, give your additional comments in any other color and be specific with it. By the time we get back...we have to have Act One over and done with and, except for Nina, the other parts will be casted already...!
SECOND...as you can see, we do not have any rehearsals for our CUT/History of Drama Performance during this break. However, when we get back...I expect you to have everything you need for the performance...from acting perfection to make-up to costume to props to music. I think I have the Opera and Kabuki music with me already so no need to worry about that. Our final performance date on this will be on Thursday, 11 March 2010, 360 Hall...no more changes...!
LASTLY...read and understand the section on How to Judge a Play, pages 530-534. This will hopefully give you a better insight on how to go about with writing our play so that it does not come out lame or very superficial, but then again, not too complicated and confusing. Keeping the ideas present in your heads as you create the characters will make you aware of what is proper and what is not...remember not to base your writing on what you wnat to happen, but rather, on what you think would appeal most to your audience...!
That's All Folks! Finish all your homework/assignments immediately so you can enjoy your break more...do not procrastinate and leave it off to the weekend before school starts. Take care and be safe always if ever you are going out of town or out of the country...be ready to Rock-N-Roll as soon as we get back...and of course...enjoy your vacation! Be good and study well...CIAO!!!
Mr. A
