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| THE CAST: LIVING IN AMERICA - 2005 |
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In the fall of 2005, my high-intermediate ESL class organized a group of scenes which dealt with some of the issues they felt
a challenge for international students living in the U.S. Thus, was born LIVING IN AMERICA. The play again was structured
through improvisation, the process being to brainstorm for ideas of a topic, select the topic, divide into groups to work
on a scenario to demonstrate the issue, rehearse, show to all, take comments, feedback, shape and revise, show again till
the group felt satisfied, then rehearse the substance to develop a good flow. I must note that I have the luxury of being
able to use empty classroom space for rehearsals, placing different groups in separate rooms. This facilitates their rehearsals
considerably, as each group his its own space to rehearse. I move from room to room, from group to group, to help clarify
the movement and the details of their work, but students create the lion's share! The video clips below show the issues selected
and the results of their rehearsals in a short performance for other IEP students.
| FIRST CHALLENGE: CUSTOMS |
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| SECOND CHALLENGE: SLOW FAST FOOD |
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| THIRD CHALLENGE: ORDERING AT A RESTAURANT |
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