exposure
April 25, 2012
between
Lines
More than 200 performers, writers and directors collaborated to create last weekend’s annual Playwrights’ Festival. Here are selected lines from the 11 student-written one acts.
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It’s like everything
Are you
the
fantastic
prostituting
that I’ve ever experienced
combined with
yourself?”
adventure and
splinters.”
—Maddie Lear ’13, as Abby in “A Dollar A Point” by Cathy Mayer ’12, in which high school students pay the valedictorian, played by Greg Lehrhoff ’14, left, to take the SAT for them
—Noah Ross ’12, upon leaving his home, the table, for the first time, prompted by a woman, portrayed by Kassie Shannon ’13 , in “Under The Table” by Alex Gura ’12
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Studies have shown that
drinking alcohol improves
foreign
language skills.” —Olivia Schiavelli ’12, as Genevieve, far left, in “The Keeping” by Dani Wieder ’12. The play followed four female code-breakers during World War II.
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somewhere. I want to go
nowhere.”
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Mazelle Etessami ’14 and Nick Healy ’13, as lovers in silent play “Ocean, Desert, Arctic, Ocean” by Hank Doughan ’12
—Jake Chapman ’12, as Ian, left, in “Echo” by Wyatt Kroopf ’12, in which Ian and his friend Ray, Alex Musciant ’13, right, drive to a cave
I’m not in love
I’m not like,
Not many people
know this about me,
but I was the first
flapper.”
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I don’t want to go
with everything.
CHEERS: Actresses Olivia Schiavelli ’12, Catherine Davis ’13, Megan Ward ’13 and Bella Hicks ’12 toast as World War II code-breakers in “The Keeping,” by Dani Wieder ’12. Wieder’s play won the Leon C. Fan Memorial Award, which honors the late Fan’s ’88 “desire to promote students of the dramatic arts,” the festival program says. The other one acts performed, not pictured, were: “Arc” by Elana Zeltser ’13, “A Melody of Spring” by Tara Joshi ’14, “Pope Fiction” by Natalie Markiles ’13 and “Occupy” by Cory Batchler ’13.
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—Grace Levin ’14, as Mrs. Patterson, in “The Nightshift At Gooseneck” by Rebecca Moretti ’13, which describes a bar’s closing night through the eyes of a bartender, played by Angus O’Brian ’14, left.
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‘Hey, nice stapler.
Let’s get
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—Ben Gail ’13, as Seth Cook, in “The Good Boy,” by Leland Frankel ’12. Cook, who is homeless, meets charity worker Moira Donnelly, played by Chloe Lister ’12.
freaky.’ ” ARIELLE MAXNER/CHRONICLE