Jacob L Lit and Performance Blog

First: 1.  What story or stories (scene or scenes) I was think of combining children of the sea and Carolines wedding stories. 2.  Why will it be interesting? I think this will be interesting because it will show the different sides.  One side it will have the two loved narrators separating because of the country.  Then on the other side I will show the family fleeing the country and then when they get to the U.S they must get citizenship to be there. 3.  Character list/ Number of characters 5 Characters. 4.  Directors vision (Details about plot, setting, what the focus will be) How the male narrator in the children of the sea is fleeing the country just like in Caroline's wedding. I can also show some of the traditions before they would have to flee.  I feel like the main theme is escaping and death.  Danticats stories are based on death and hoplessness and I feel it is important to show these important themes 5.  What aspects of t...

Jacob Lebowitz Mrs. Guarino Review Of Fall Play I attended the fall play last Thursday and I thought it was a very good performance.  I really liked how there were few characters which did not make it that confusing.  I must applaud the few actors for memorizing their lines and scripts for a long play story.  The props used in the play were also awesome and made the play much easier to understand.  You could tell what type of setting this was taken place in because of the fancy chairs, couches, mirror, and waitress.  This showed wealth.  I really like the new style of the black box because the actors can come out of either way (Down the alleyway or in the back).  This is much better than before cause it does not bring the full effect of "leaving."  The lightning and music were used well.  I felt like all the actors were very serious and kept character.  I really like Aaron's role.  I felt Aaron played the correct role as demand...

Jacob Lebowitz Choose a story from Krik Krak: Children of the Sea - Sadness - the two writers who are in love - Love - Protection from the Government - Death and blood and sacrifices all because of the Macoutes - Suicide from the pregnent women - Taste death - Hear the screaming of the innocent Haitian people - Touching the water is the ocean - Smell the burning of the country - See family friends being killed by the Macoutes - You also see the people trying to flee - Sadness how innocent people like the pregnant women commit suicide - Celiane did not deserve to die -symbolism from the black butterfly that represents death -  black is bad, yellow butterfly is good - no hope from the people -sobbing -depression -