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Mask Character Notes 12-18-13
Mask Character Notes 12-18-13
Mask Character Notes 12-18-13
Notes- Rot. #1
Notes - Rot#2 Alexis - you will rotate with RAY, and therefore will not be in the Amusement park for rotation #2. Your rotation #2 is in the talent show. You, RAY, and GRACE are the first characters to present in the talent show. GRACE will get up and introduce you both as art students of hers. YOU AND RAY WILL NEED TO DESIGN A VIDEO GAME SCENE ON A PIECE OF ROLLED UP CHART PAPER THAT ONE OF YOU CARRIES WITH YOU AND BRINGS INTO THE TALENT SHOW FROM THE EARLIER ROTATIONS. YOU WILL BOTH EXPLAIN THE WORLD YOU ARE CREATING TO THE CROWD. THIS IS YOUR TALENT.
Notes - Rot#3
Notes - Rot#4
Alexis
Counter
H3
Alexis - while in therapy, you get antsy and leave early, excusing yourself to all the other guests. You enter the amusement park where you have prearranged to meet your friend from high school, RAY. When you see him, the two of you think it's funny that your art teacher, GRACE is there on a blind date. You spy on her but keep your distance. You should ride the subway together.
Alexis- Your third rotation is the talent show, meaning YOU STAY IN THIS SPACE for two rotations. For the third rotation, you become a judge, along with GEORGE, who was leading the therapy session. You two know each other from the Wonder Community Center, where you have been before to group therapy. GEORGE will host the audience, you will call each number up to the stage.
Alexis - for your final rotation, you are on the subway. You will dance with an audience member back to the Papp.
Amusement*
Talent Show
Therapy
Subway
Allison
Counter
H4
Subway, see last note. Get on by last stop, on your way to therapy.
In therapy - you are quite trepidatious, as you are newly on your own. However, you've been in therapy circles many times in your previous home (institution), so you are quite comfortable with them, and see them as a new way to make friends. You would likely clam up when asked anything about John or why you are there. Better to say something indirect, such as that you are sorry, and leave it at that. Audience will already know from the program what you were charged with. When it comes time for FRANZ to share, he will ask you out. You are free to reject or accept his offer, although she may think that it is inappropriate to be hit on in a therapy circle and tell him so.
In the amusement park, you read palms. This is the first job you've had since your release. You take this job very seriously. You believe you have a gift of being able to read people, so this is a natural fit.
Talent Show
Amusement
Therapy
Subway
Ana Lucia
Clockwise
Ana Lucia - you are a very open person, as you have already written a memoir detailing your father's substance abuse. Therapy circle would be something that you have been to before and believe in as a way to stay grounded. You may want to share that you are in a healthy relationship with LUCA.
On the subway, be sure to not be on the same car as Luca. When you stop by the wishing tree, you are thinking of him. While on the subway, you may notice that you are being watched by Mark.
Talent Show
Amusement
Subway (X)
Therapy
Angela
Counter
H2
You are a host in the talent show auditions. AUBREY should host the audience and introduce the two of you as colleagues at your law firm. The proceeds from the talent show will fund your firms pro bono work. You will call the numbers of the auditioners.
Talent Show
Amusement
Therapy
Subway
Angie
Clockwise
ANGIE, CLAY and DEBBIE met each other in a face book activist group. Today, you are meeting in a NYC subway station in an effort to uplift the spirits of the subway drivers, see video http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=i9jIsxQN z0M
Your character has been an observer in many of the scenes. If you feel you would You, CLAY and speak in therapy you You are attending the DEBBIE will all meet can, otherwise, you talent show auditions up in the amusement can set the tone for as moral support to park. See if your trio the audience in this your new friend can engage Frank and scene through your DEBBIE, who will be Betsy (who are observation and reading the working the ice cream focus. PLEASE ASK Desiderata. and palm reading YOUR HOST WHERE respectively) THE PET ADOPTION IS AND AT DEBBIE'S ENCOURAGEMENT, ADOPT A KITTEN.
Talent Show
Amusement
Therapy
Subway
Anna
Counter
At the amusement park, you are determined to have a good time. You used to come to this amusement park with your family every year, so you are here in their honor. It is difficult being there alone, but you are determined to do it.
You are co-hosting the talent show with WILL. He should introduce you both to the audience, you will call out the numbers of the auditioners.
Talent Show
Amusement
Therapy
Subway
Aubrey Clockwise
H2
You are co-hosting with ANGELA, whom you will introduce to the audience along with your law firm's name and pro-bono work. Then she will call each auditioner up to the stage by number. You and she will thank each person (but do not offer feedback).
As you are in a transitional stage right now, your character would definitely want to get her palms read and learn what the future holds. You may get up the nerve to ride the roller coaster.
Talent Show
Amusement
Therapy
Subway
Bertha
Clockwise
You somehow got separated from the other inpatients on what was supposed to be a day trip. Your panic should mount as you go from environment to environment in search of CHARLIE, or anyone who looks familiar, but you can't find anyone. The longer you are away from familiarity (or medication), the more panicked you become, however, you do like roller coasters.
You are very familiar with therapy circles and feel right at home there, so much so that you likely will go into the center and fall asleep, as this is a safe place. You may also be very interested in the animals at the pet adoption center, as you are capable of communicating with them.
You've never been on a subway. It may be difficult for you to learn this whole new thing. How the doors work, the seats, the direction, the windows, the voices coming from overhead. You're not sure what this thing is at all. Is it a living room that rocks? Where is the tv or snacks?
Talent Show
Amusement
Therapy
Subway
Betsy
Clockwise
You are the fifth character to perform in the talent show., where you perform nothing. Please stop at the wishing tree on your way to the amusement park and write a word or message on a hanging card.
You will have a book of answers as well as tarot deck to work (Pending Ms. with at the medium's McCloskey's notes on station at the observing this scene) amusement park. You can use them in your readings.
Talent Show
Amusement
Talent Show
Amusement
Therapy
Birdy
Counter
Subway
Therapy
Subway
Talent Show
Amusement
Subway*
Therapy
H4
Charlie, as you are living in Pittsburgh, and end leading a therapy circle in NYC, it is likely you are here as a visiting art teacher/community advocate. You are checking out the sights and sounds of your neighboring city before returning home.
You would be observing the talent show to see if it is a viable fund-raising event for your own community center back in Pittsburgh.
*Charlie and BETSY should have an interaction, either in the amusement park or in therapy. Ms McC said there was a good confrontation that developed in the therapy circle, if so, then perhaps they would meet there, not in amusement. Therefore, Charlie should instead spend time talking with audience getting a feel for New york, and/or Frank at the the ice cream stand
See notes on amusement park, waiting to hear from Ms. McC's feedback on this scene. You are hosting this scene, so you have the responsibility of managing both characters and audience in this scene. At the end, you should waltz with the appropriate character or audience member.
Talent Show
Amusement
Therapy
Subway
Clay
Counter
You, ANGIE, and DEBBIE met each other in a facebook activist group. Today, you are meeting in a NYC subway station in an effot to uplift the spirits of the subway drivers, see video http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=i9jIsxQN z0M
You, ANGIE and DEBBIE will meet up in the amusement park and enjoy everything there as a trio of new friends.
You are the 2nd auditioner to perform (whatever it is that you do with your lighter). The audience may not respond well; however LUCIEN is VERY SUPPORTIVE, and will clap wildly. By now, you have had a pretty good day with your new friends.
Talent Show
Amusement
Therapy
Subway
Debbie
Clockwise
You, ANGIE, and CLAY met each other in a facebook activist group. Today, you are meeting in a NYC subway station in an effot to uplift the spirits of the subway drivers, see video http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=i9jIsxQN z0M
You see your new friend Angie at the therapy circle. As You, ANGIE and CLAY you are familiar with will meet up in the rescue animals, ask amusement park and your host (Charlie) enjoy everything about the pet there as a trio of new adoption, and, at friends. your encouragement, ANGIE will adopt a kitten.
Talent Show
Amusement
Therapy
Subway
Eleanor Counter
H1
Eleanor, here you are reading palms/tarot/book of answers, etc. It is up to you to decide if you You are the 2nd can truthfully tell auditioner to perform fortunes, or if you are (your flexibility). conning people. If it is the latter, you must still do so convincingly.
You are taking the subway to your therapy circle. Eleanor is trying to get her life together and build positive things: her job, participating in the talent show, going to group therapy. You are cooperative, but still keep things to yourself.
In therapy, you should reveal/conceal whatever you feel is natural, but let the audience try to figure Eleanor out, do not give all your secrets away.
Talent Show
Amusement
Therapy
Subway
Ernest
Clockwise
You are a guide. You will be the third guide to get your group. You will have to decide on your motivation as to who and why the group Guid that you are bringing e, H1 to the amusement park. You will serve ice cream and interact with the guests at the park, a job you do just to socialize and stay active in your retirement.
You are reading the excerpt from "The Desiderata" (you will You saw a flyer for be the 6th pet adoptions and are auditioner). You will at the therapy circle You ride the subway need to create for to inquire about peacefully but may yourself what this those. However, if need to ask help just excerpt means to pushed, Earnest to confirm what you. You don't have might reveal some station is what at each to memorize it, things here and stop. You want to unless you feel your there, but try to play make sure your new character would have your cards closer to kitten is at peace. it memorized. Try to the chest, so that the connect with each audience does not line, understand and have all the answers. give meaning to each line. Make it your own.
Talent Show
Amusement
Therapy
Subway
Frank
Counter
Talent Show
Amusement
Therapy
Subway
H3
Franz
Counter
H4
When you get to the therapy circle, which you have come to only to follow ALLISON, DO NOT On the subway share your story platform, watch about the walrus. It ALLISON sing at a is best if you keep distance, telling that story a mystery, others to be quiet if otherwise the joke will they are a nuisance. become overdone. Follow her on the You are watching subway, but again, Allison, and interested keeping your cool. in her. If prompted to Now is not the right share in group, you time to approach, may use this however, you do try opportunity to ask her to impress her with out, not recognizing your comedy routine, that a therapy circle is which you like to try an awkward place for out on the wubway to romance. If she turns get a feel of what you down, feel free to jokes work best. ask another woman out (even from the audience) to save face. Franz would not let it show that he is hurt by rejection.
You should try to coax an audience member on a date to the amusement park. Tell them you have discount tickets and will win them a prize, or some other motivation. You are not bothered by ALLISON when you see her there, as you are trying to romance your new girlfriend (if you are successful).
Talent Show
Amusement
Therapy
Subway
George Counter
H1, H3
On the subway, much to your surprise, you see At the talent show, JACK. If you have you are hosting the fought before, this event with Alexis. would be a chance to You will introduce the make up and make two of you and thank amends. You may everyone for coming, talk about dancing as the proceeds will again, as JACK ends help benefit the this scene by offering Wonder Community his hand to Center. Let ALEXIS Madalynne to dance call the numbers of the waltz. You will each auditioner. dance with an audience member back to the Papp.
Talent Show
Amusement
Therapy
Subway
Talent Show
Amusement
Grace
Counter
Therapy
Subway
Hannah Clockwise
You will need to ask permission of the host WILL and members of this group if it is okay if they are filmed. Tell them at the very beginning that if they don't want to be filmed, you will just keep the camera on their feet to protect their privacy, as this is a private session.
Try to capture small, subtle gestures on this subway trip. Realize that the audience will take their cue and focus their attention on whatever you focus on. You should interview people while the train is going, just like in the video clip.
Make sure that the host, WILL introduces you that you will be filming the auditions when he introduces himself and co-host.
Talent Show
Amusement
Therapy**
Subway
Jack
Clockwise
Jack, you are the first to audition in the talent show. Please refer to the previous notes from this scene,a nd be sure to keep in mind Jack's center as your physical characterization of Jack is very strong. It is likely that you are auditioning in a help to raise money for the community center, which you know our friend George works at; and possibly to get over your feeling of loneliness from Ellie's absence.
In therapy, you are bothered by your recent fight with George. The whole thing has made you feel dark and cynical about life. You can reveal or conceal whatever you want, but we should see a marked shift in mood. You will had to pull yourself out of this to complete your character arc.
By the time you get to the subway, you are surprised to see GEORGE. This gives you time to make amends, which you do. At the last of the three sound cues, you will offer your hand to MADALYNNE and beging waltzing with her, after which everyone else will follow.
Johnny Clockwise
You are the last (6th) person to audition for the talent show. You are reading the excerpt from "The Desiderata" (you will You are not likely to be the 6th engage with anyone auditioner). You will on the subway unless need to create for they are messing with yourself what this you. However, excerpt means to you. Johnny is under the You don't have to impression he is memorize it, unless being messed with you feel your quite often. character would have it memorized. Try to connect with each line, understand and give meaning to each line. Make it your own.
Your character has gone on full journey, from his pain in the beginning to reading the Desiderata. In this final scene, Johnny should let himself simply have fun, a true release. He has been in pain for a long, long time, and deserves to be a kid again.
Talent Show
Amusement
Therapy
Subway
Luca
Counter
H1, H3
You are hosting in the talent show. You will call the numbers of which persons are auditioning, managing the audience as well and the time. You will stay in this environment until you are relieved by the next host. You will stop at the wishing tree and try to text Ana Luci, to no avail.
You have been hired (as a teacher) to lead a community therapy/yoga group. Your gentle and approachable manner Once on the subway, makes you the perfect you do not see ANA person to navigate LUCIA, as you both this group. To open are on separate cars. them up, you will be You may move from the first to share, this environment share your plans to early to get to your propose to Ana Lucia, next spot, as you are on the roller coaster. hosting the therapy Tell them a little session. about her, and how you have know her since you were children. Allow yourself to take stage here.
Talent Show**
Amusement
Subway (X)
Therapy
Lucien
Clockwise
Talent Show
Amusement
Therapy**
Subway
Lucy (RG)
Counter
Your spirits have been lifted by meeting Ernest. You decide to treat yourself to an experience you haven't had since you were a child. You allow yourself to just be a kid again, eating ice cream, riding the rides, etc. You may even make conversation with audience who are friendly.
You decide to watch the talent shows as a way to continue taking time for yourself. You are considering maybe, just maybe, switching majors (?) Trying the arts (?) You go to the talent show to see if your appetite for performance is still strong.
Talent Show
Amusement
Therapy
Subway
Lucy (EP)
Clockwise
Once at the amusement park, you are quite nervous about how your father will receive the news of how you ran the talent show. You are waiting for his phone call the entire time you're there. You pace. You decide not to have ice cream (your diet). You have your future read. You are too nervous to ride the ride (you get in line, but chicken out). Eventually he doesn't call. You get nervous and decide to go to therapy to calm your nerves.
In therapy, you can reveal or conceal as much as you want. Lucy is always aware that her father may have someone watching her, so she speaks ina somewhat guarded way. She may ask people if they know who her father is, just to test their reaction. She acts with dignity and her head held high, no matter what.
At the end of the session, you check your phone, he still hasn't called. From the subway platform, you panic and call him. You leave a message, saying that you tried your best and you hope it was good enough. You have to ride the train now, but you will see him soon. You get on the train, and try to keep your chin up.
Talent Show
Amusement
Therapy
Subway
Madaly Clockwise n
In therapy, Madalynne is willing to share, although she is very discreet and dignified, and not likely to cause any scene. Again, she considers this a great space to study other characters, all whom may appear in future novels.
Talent Show
Amusement
Therapy
Subway
Mark
Clockwise
After the talent show, stop by the wishing tree and make a wish for yourself. Your character has made a pretty big character arc from the beginning to now. Take yourself out and enjoy your time at the amusement park. Although the confrontation with Ana Lucia was embarrassing, you feel like a new man, and are ready!
Talent Show
Amusement
Therapy
Subway
Marlena Counter
H2
Your favorite place to people-watch is the You saw a flyer at the subway. You will community center for take out your the talent show and sketchbook and draw thought you might a shoe here - a hat check it out. You're there, anything that always keen to peoplecatches your fancy. watch to get new Marlena is always inspiration for observant and sketches. actively engaged with the world.
Talent Show
Amusement
Therapy
Subway
Max
Clockwise
Max will have his headphones in and be bopping his head silently on the subway, practicing for his beatbox audition. At this point, it should NOT BE CLEAR that he is a beatboxer, just a lover of music.
At the talent show, Max is the 3rd to perform. He very quickly (he's an expert) sets up his rig, which is simply a keyboard and mic (ala the video) and performs ** you will lip-synch to the youtube clip, we'll have it rigged, I will get you a keyboard.
You will have to motivate what Max's Max is the same age reasons are for trying as CLAY, ANGIE and therapy. He's a DEBBIE, who all met pretty easy-going on a facebook activist guy, but perhaps group and are at the he's just feeling a amusement park. It's lack of motivation, possible that he and wants to get knows one of them more focused, or to and pals around with learn t'ai chi. Either them, after all, he's way, his balanced not opposed to nature should temper meeting new girls. the more high-strung characters.
Talent Show
Amusement
Therapy
Subway
Ray
Counter
At the talent show, you and ALEXIS are introduced by GRACE, and you then proceed to explain our great, amazing video game world in your adorkable way.
That was cool, it is likely you will win the talent show. You stop by the wishing tree. You enjoy the subway ride and enjoy people watching. What is up with the guy with the bear?
You must motivate why Ray would go to therapy. He is a pretty easy-going guy, like MAX (maybe they're friends)? And thought it would be fun to try? In any event, here you are.
Talent Show
Amusement
Therapy
Subway
Suzann Counter e
She decides to try something even more Suzanne starts at radical than therapy. therapy. She is having Maybe what she a hard time adjusting needs is just a little to the city, as she has fun? She has her not found secured fortune told, and employment and is forces herself to try worried she can not to be spontaneous, sustain herself with even introducing temporary gigs. herself to new Therapy is her first people. She tells step to try to meet them she is an editor new people and get and hopes to work in grounded. publishing - maybe this is a good place to network.
She rides the subway home. It has been a She is still trying to long day. Before the push herself to try subway, she stops at new things, but is the wishing tree. She very surprised to be has been so focused called to audition. onher career all day, You will have to that she has not decide, on-the-fly thought about her what to do, as desire to meet Suzanne did not someone, a partner. prepare for this, and But now that night is is the first to audition. falling, she thinks about this on her commute home.
Talent Show
Amusement
Therapy
Subway
Thomas Clockwise
Thomas is at the therapy session as a first step in trying to come out and make new friends who are supportive.
Thomas is somewhat proud of himself after the talent show. He decides to treat himself to a simple, fun day at the amusement park. After passing the wishing tree, he treats himself to an ice cream and roller coaster ride.
Talent Show
Amusement
Therapy
Subway
Will
Clockwise
H2
WILL is surprised to see GRACE again on He has agreed to the train. They meet his niece at the exchange community center pleasantries, it's up to WILL meets GRACE and co-host the t'ai you if you want to ask for a blind date from chi/therapy her on a second date. match.com. He's not session.His life has You should leave the sure what to think of gotten a little out of subway early as you her, but he's willing to control with the nail need to get to the give it a shot, as he polish, and she just next environment knows his life has to lost his her parents early as a host. You move on. (his former sister-in- will stop by the law), so he's here to wishing tree and think help about your wife. You're still not over her.
In the talent show, you host and introduce yourself and your niece. ANNA will call constestants to the stage according to their number.
Talent Show
Amusement
Therapy
Subway
BY ENVIRONMENT
Amusement #1 Amusement #2
Angela Alexis* Bertha Birdy Ernest (ice cream)Charlie (CM) Eleanor (palms) George Grace Jack (ice cream) Hannah Lucy (EP) Lucien Madalynne Ray Marlena (palms) Will Suzanne Notes: Hannah will be filming. Lucien will win a bear and receive a phone call from his boss. Will and Grace will meet on a blind date. Ray will meet his friend Alexis and prepare for the talent show. Grace is their teacher.
Amusement #3
Angie Anna Aubrey Charlie (EM) Betsy (palms) Clay Debbie Frank (ice cream) Lucy (RG) Max
Amusement #4
Allison (palms) Ana Lucia Franz (ice cream) Johhny Luca Mark Thomas
Notes: Jack and George are old friends and talk at the ice cream stand. Jack confides to George how much he misses Ellie. They sing "A Kiss is Still a Kiss"
Notes: Ana Lucia and Luca will meet up for the first time on their day's journey in this environment. He has something to tell her, which he will do on the 3rd roller coaster ride before it starts going backards.
Subway #1
Angie Anna Aubrey Betsy Charlie (EM) Clay Debbie Frank Lucy (RG) Max
Subway #2
Ana Lucia Johhny Mark Thomas Allison Franz Luca
Subway #3
Angela Bertha Ernest Eleanor Grace Hannah Lucien Ray Will
Subway #4
Alexis Birdy Charlie* (CM) George Jack Lucy (EP) Madalynne Marlena Suzanne
BY ENVIRONMENT
Notes: Luca and Lucy are hosting. Proceeds go to Lucy's father's charity. Everyone will perform in this order (1) Jack, (2) Franz (3) audience (4) Allison (5) Charlie (6) Madalynne Desiderata
Notes: Angela and Aubrey are hosting. They are co-workers at a law firm, proceeds to benefit their pro bono work. The following will perform: (1) Grace, Ray and Alexis (painting), (2) Eleanor (flexibility), (3) Max (beatbox), (4) audience, (5) Betsy (nothing), (6) Debbie - Desiderata
Notes: Anna and Will are hosting. Anna is Notes: Alexis and Will's niece. They are George are hosting to raising money to raise money for the purchase a car for a Wonder Community family in need. The Center. The following following are are performing: (1) performing: (1) Suzanne (2) Birdy (3) Frank, (2) Clay - his Ana Lucia lighter (3) Lucien - self(confrontation with defense with the bear Mark) (4) audience (4) audience (5) (5) Thomas Bertha/Charlie duet (Hallelujah) (6) (6) Ernest Johhny - Desiderata Desiderata
Therapy #1
Alexis Ana Lucia Birdy George Johnny Marlena Mark Suzanne Thomas
Therapy #2
Anna Bertha Clay Ernest Frank Hannah** Lucien ** Lucy(RG) Will
Therapy #3
Allison Charlie (CM) Franz Jack Luca Lucy (EP) Madalynne
Therapy #4
Angie Angela Aubrey Betsy Charlie (EM) Debbie Eleanor Grace Max Ray
BY ENVIRONMENT
Notes: Led by Will, who will introduce Anna as his niece. Ernest gets a kitten