ART...and stuff

This is a place where I will post some of my musings, usually centered on art.
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Smoked In – a 20-minute play Jan 2, 2017

After being trapped in a building with terrorists upon her, Sandy, a war correspondent, needs to do one last broadcast before she is taken out in this original play.

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An Interview with a Millennial About Why You Shouldn’t Vote Third Party (Satire) Sep 5, 2016

In this satirical interview, Jacquelyn covers important aspects of why people should not vote third party in the 2016 presidential election. From preaching the ignorance of how the electoral college works and working with emotion rather than reason, this millennial shares what it takes to be a political activist this election season.

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Mirror Mar 13, 2016

"Coming closer to the mirror, the background spread away, bringing focus to the objects at the forefront."

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Three Dollars Short – a 5-minute play Nov 28, 2015

This original play had been submitted for research I conducted for a theatre class in 2015.   * * *   CHARACTERS: Bus Driver                  Male; black; 30s-40s. Woman                       Female; black; 60s+. She carries with her a suitcase and a couple of other bags. Despite her situation, she is well-groomed.   SETTING: A parked bus.   NOTES: // means the next character’s line starts overlapping.   * * *   (Lights come up onto the interior of a bus. BUS DRIVER is sitting in the driver’s seat, in no hurry to go. WOMAN comes onto the bus and starts depositing...

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5 Hours of Spring – a 20-minute play Nov 28, 2015

This original play has been submitted for research I am conducting. You can participate in the research by clicking here. Due to a possible (interesting) correlation, I am extending the time allowed for respondents to fill out the survey. You have until Sunday, 12/20 to do so. * * * Ashley Lindsey Tessa Jamie Louis Tomlinson Liam Payne Luke Hemmings/Cole Sprouse (The stage is empty. Lindsey enters). Lindsey: Hello everybody! How’s everyone doing tonight? I said. . . HOW’S EVERYONE DOING TONIGHT? (waits for audience response) I just wanna say we are so excited to be here tonight doing this show for you. We are 5...

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Small Tremor Sep 28, 2015

When the same earthquake impacts different communities, various people are affected in many ways - as explored by Katrina Haffner through this short script, written in an advanced playwriting class.

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The Need for Open Discourse on Child Sexuality Sep 14, 2015

The term "stranger danger" has been on American society's mind for decades - that children are at huge risk for sexual assault by strangers. Not only is this mindset misleading, but distracts from where children are at the greatest risk: in their own home. Not teaching proper sex education and labeling children as "sexually innocent" are both dishonest and unproductive means of preventing and intervening with sexual abuse and other negative sexual behaviors. Comprehensive communication pertaining to sex between children and parents and/or professionals and acknowledging the realities of human sexuality are two approaches society can utilize to achieve practical...

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How Radical Theatre is Most Effective by Merging with Mainstream Theatre Mar 28, 2015

"As You Like It," "Cabaret," and "Hair" are amongst the many plays throughout history to withstand the tests of time and culture. The 1960s were a time of revolutionary thinking, and therefore revolutionary art. Augusto Boal was one of many radical theatre artists to reveal his ideas to the world. However, the the theatre of the 1960s, for the most part, has been overwhelmingly lost, only making its presence known to theatre academics. Making these ideas survive in the long-term may have to depend on the integration of both alternative and mainstream forms of theatre.

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