10 Oct School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play Playwright: Jocelyn Bioh Premiered in New York: 2017

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School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play

Playwright: Jocelyn Bioh

Premiered in New York: 2017

Instructions: Answer each question in complete sentences based on the readings in this week’s summary and the play.

What did you learn about Jocelyn Bioh from her biography in this week’s Summary?

When and where is the play set?

Research the setting online. What are some facts about the time/location?

How is the plot specific to the setting?

Which character do you find most sympathetic? Why?

What are the play’s themes? How does it relate to society in general?

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LHU307

Original Documentary Monologue Assignment

Step 1

Name: ______________________________________________________________________

For our first project, everyone will write an original monologue based on a historical figure. You may pick any important person you like, living or deceased, but it must be a real person about whom you can do research. Since our focus is theatre and society, consider people who have impacted the world in some way or are connected to an issue you care about. As with the monologues we watched this week, your documentary monologue should be told from the real person’s perspective.

For Step 1, answer the following questions.

1. Who will you research and write about?

2. List two sources below in which you will read about this person’s life. These may be reliable websites, database articles, books, or eBooks. Identify both sources’ name, title, author, and date below.

3. Provide a brief outline of what your character will talk about in their monologue. You do not have to write the full monologue now! Do some reading about your person, and provide an overview of what will be in the monologue according to the format below.

a. Intro – How will the monologue begin? What will the first, attention-grabbing sentence or two be?

b. Character Reveal – What will be the sentence that reveals who your character is? Remember that this is not an essay. The sentence should be stated in the first person by your character. You could speak as a historical character (such as Abraham Lincoln), or you could be someone who knew the person (such as Mary Todd Lincoln talking about Abraham Lincoln).

c. Body Topics – What will the bulk of the monologue be about? You cannot tell a person’s entire life story in one monologue. What specific parts of their life will be covered in this monologue? Will the monologue be a story the character is telling the audience, or a speech they are giving to a specific audience?

d. Closing – How will you wrap up the monologue? What will be the dramatic final sentence or two?

If you have any questions, let me know!

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LHU 189-1: Modern Drama, Fall 2012, Professor Butchy 1

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LHU187: Introduction to Theater Professor Butchy

Name _______________________________________________ Date ____________

Monologue Analysis

LHU 189-1: Modern Drama, Fall 2012, Professor Butchy 1

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Short Answer Questions

Select one of the three documentary monologues selections we watched this week, and circle its name below. Then, answer all of the questions below about that monologue. Each answer should be 3-5 sentences. Be sure to answer each part of the question and write neatly – grammar counts!

· “My Enemy” (Ruda Salas, Sr.) from Twilight Los Angeles, 1992

· “Sunny Jacobs” from The Exonerated

· Part 1 from Fires in the Mirror (Select “Lousy Language” or “Static” or “Me and James’ Thing” or “Wigs”)

1. Why did you select this monologue as your favorite? Why do you think the playwright chose this real person (the character, not the actor/actress) to write about and feature in a documentary monologue?

2. What is the best aspect of this monologue? Why is it a strong story?

3. Select one quotation from the monologue, and write it below. What makes this an important moment in the monologue?

4. Re-watch the video of this monologue via the link in eCampus. What do you think of the performer (the actor/actress, not the character)? What do they do well (or not well) in portraying their character?

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