INTRODUZIONE

1.Proiezione del video dell’ingresso ragazzi a scuola senza audio originale ma con sottofondo di voci registrate dei ragazzi

Prima dell’inizio dello spettacolo, abbiamo ipotizzato un video che mostri l’insegna della scuola Rodari, gli esterni e i corridoi deserti e successivamente l’ingresso dei ragazzi la mattina. Il video non avrà il suo audio originale. Ci sarà, invece, come sottofondo, un monologo letto e registrato da tutti i partecipanti al laboratorio, i quali si alterneranno nella lettura. Il brano, liberamente tratto dallo spettacolo “Gli Equilibristi” del Teatro dell’Argine, sarà letto inizialmente molto lentamente, poi aumenterà di velocità. Gli attori prenderanno lentamente posizione sul palco, inizialmente neutri, poi interpretando mimicamente il brano (es: conto alla rovescia con le dita della mano etc…i movimenti dovranno essere precisi, puliti e sincronizzati).

Everbody enters. Slow motion. - music 0.51 - Video projection 0.51 - ZATTERA.

Un fiume in piena

A swollen river

Una diga che straripa.

Overflowing its banks

Zaini Invicta, zaini Seven, Nappappiri,

Invicta, Seven schoolbags, Nappappiri

Passi ansiosi, infreddoliti, addormentati.

Anxious, chilly, sleepy steps

Passi Nike, All Stars e Doctor Martin’s

Nike, All Stars and Doctor Martins’ steps

Sbadigli e primi saluti.

Yawning and early greetings

Meno quattro

Minus four

I prof scendono le scale.

The teachers are coming down the stairs

Meno tre

Minus three

Cappotti alle pareti.

Coats on the hangers

Meno due.

Minus two

Last minute gossip

Get your exercise books

 put your mobiles silent

repeat the formula ten times.

Minus One.

Do you know it now?

Here we go….

Inserire SUONO CAMPANELLA. Tutti corrono. (inserito già nella registrazione sopra)

ACT I

SCENE I

In the school corridor: Jennifer is late for school, is looking at her watch. Tom comes down the corridor, looking for his classroom.

Jennifer: Oh mamma mia! I´m running late!

Jennifer and Tom bump into each other

Tom: Scusa! Sorry!

Jennifer: What are you doing?

Tom: I’m...I’m so... so sorry!

Jennifer collects her books etc. from the floor, Jennifer doesn´t hear Tom´s apologies.

Jennifer:- Now, look what you´ve done!

Tom (very quietly): I´m so sorry. (Jennifer doesn´t hear)

Jennifer (looks at her hands and says to herself): Oh, my nails!

Jennifer goes away and the boy follows her with his eye

SCENE II

2. Carousel con Chiara al piano (durata 0.59)

Friends of Jennifer are in the drama classroom. - Jennifer is late

Friends are chatting and laughing, Jennifer enters

Entra Jennifer, di corsa, quasi ad interrompere la canzone.

Friend 1: Hi! Where‘ve you been?

Jennifer: Hi! Guess what happened to me just now. I was running ´cause I was late and some stupid boy just bumped into me. I’ve never seen that boy here before. I think that he´s new at our school. He was soooo rude. He didn´t even say sorry. How stupid!

(Friends: oh... really... etc., then chatting and diva-like-acting continues)

(Drama teacher comes in)

Teacher: Buon giorno ragazzi! (risposte in Inglese) Everybody sit down, please!

Il gruppo inizia ad animarsi e si dispone a semicerchio. Jen e le sue amiche si siedono.

Today we´re going to speak about ... (students are chatting on) Are you listening?

We´re talking about William Shakespeare and Romeo and Juliet. What do you know about the play?

A Jennifer e alle sue amiche. L’insegnante è appassionata, i ragazzi sbadigliano, commentano, scimmiottano… Qualcuno russa

Jennifer: There is that young couple in Verona.

Teacher: Good. What else?

Friend 1: They killed themselves because of love.:

Jennifer: How stupid. I’d never do that.

Friend 3 (bossy girl): That’s typical of you.

Friend 2 (blond and not-that-clever): Yes, because you aren’t romantic at all. But boys aren’t worth dying for them anyway. (Girls giggle)

Noise of someone knocking at the door

Suono di qualcuno che bussa

Somebody knocks at the door, Tom comes in, Jennifer recognizes him as the boy from the corridor.

Jennifer: (aside to her friends) Oh, that´s the boy I was talking about.

Friend 1: Oh, he´s the stupid one.

Friend 2: But he´s goodlooking.

Friend1 and Jennifer (in a chorus): Noooo!

Jennifer: Are you joking?

Friend 3: No, he´s not that cute..

Teacher: Right, now. Will you please listen to me. This is Tom, he´s a new student in our class. I hope that you´ll get on well!

Friend 2 (loud): I guess that´s our Romeo.

(Girls are laughing)

Teacher (earnestly): That´s a good idea, indeed! (to Tom:) Right, we‘re talking about Romeo and Juliet. Will you please take a seat there next to Jennifer?

Tom tries to sit next to Jennifer, who puts her books on the floor between her and another girl

Teacher (to Jennifer): Will you please take your books away and let Tom sit down!

Jennifer (obeys but seems disappointed, says to friends): Moooove!

Teacher: So, who will be Juliet then? ... (looks around, focusses on Jennifer) Jennifer, you will be our Juliet!

Friends: Oh, poor you, ha ha.  Friends laugh...

Jennifer: Oh, please, Proffe!!, do I really have to..?

School bell rings – Inserire suono di campanella

SCENE III

music: Romeo and Juliet – Dire Straits 0.21 - photo of the balcony

In the drama class, Tom is doing his homework, Jennifer comes in, looks around, sees Tom, walks slowly up to him

Jennifer (unfriendly and reluctant): Hello! Teacher told us to rehearse our parts in the play. Maybe we should do it now? So, do you have time now? (looking around, not wanting her friends to see them)

Tom: Yes, of course. (surprised, shy)

Jennifer: Then, let´s start from these lines and make it quick so we´ll get over with it.

Tom (starts to read as Romeo): (= balcony scene, speaking sooo nicely, looking into Jennifer´s eyes): O, speak again, bright angel! For thou art - As glorious to this night being o’er my head - As is a winged messenger of heaven - Unto the white-upturned wondering eyes - Of mortals that fall back to gaze on him - When he bestrides the lazy-pacing clouds - And sails upon the bosom of the air.

Jennifer (reading Juliet´s lines, feeling like Juliet while reading!!!): O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo? - Deny thy father and refuse thy name; - Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, - And I’ll no longer be a Capulet.

Tom (friendly): Let me help you.

She drops her textbook, both are leaning down, faces close to each other,

Jennifer (surprised, starts to see Tom differently): Oh, thanks. That’s nice of you. (smiles, continues reading Juliet): How camest thou hither, tell me, and wherefore? - The orchard walls are high and hard to climb, - And the place death, considering who thou art, - If any of my kinsmen find thee here.

Tom reaches out and takes Jennifer’s hand in his, they continue hand in hand. The text is very romantic, so is the atmosphere

Tom (as Romeo): With love’s light wings did I o’er-perch these walls; - for stony limits cannot hold love out, - And what love can do that dares love attempt; - Therefore thy kinsmen are not let to me.

Friends enter the drama class, unnoticed by Tom and Jennifer, who continue reading

Friend 2: Let´s have a cup of coffee.

Friend 3: Good idea!

Friend 2: Where’s Jennifer? I haven´t seen her for a while.

Friends seeing Tom and Jennifer holding hands, break the magical moment

Friend 1: Oh, there’s Jennifer. And Tom!!

Friends (in a chorus): What - are - you - doing?

Jennifer and Tom let go of their hands and move away from each other

Jennifer: We...we...

Tom: Oh, I ‘ve got to go now. (rises and ...)

ACT II

SCENE I

4. Video dei cellulari Dal vivo - psychedelic lights with blue flashing effects

 Music MATRIX (45 sec) Sfumare musica quando mettono mani sulla bocca

Le 3 amiche, atteggiandosi da Charlie’s Angels un po’ modelle un po’ James Bond, avanzano sul proscenio, indossano occhiali da soli, si rifanno il trucco, poi man unite e via quando la musica si fa più ritmata partono: Due a lato “pissipissi pissi” una ferma al centro con 2 cellulari, l’auricolare, un altro cell che squilla in tasca. Le due laterali si scambiano di posto. Intanto comparse si incontrano a coppie per i palco e si passano pettegolezzi.

COREOGRAFIA: TAM TAM DEI CELLULARI

Video projection including music 90sec.

Eleonora: Great!

Elisa: We’ve done a fantastic job!

Denise: Now all the school knows about Tom and Jenny...

Eleonora: Both of them holding hands in the cafè...

Denise: What a scoop!

Elisa: Only...

All: 3 MINUTES AND 35 SECONDS!

Jennifer enters with mobile in her hands and she pretends she’s writing an sms

Eleonora: Oh, look who’s coming...

Denise: Shhh shhh, here she is.

All: Jennifer! (they call her and force her to sit on the chair)

They kiss each other. One friend gets her books, another one pulls her and the other gets a chair. All three of them make Jenifer sit down. One of her friends sits on her knees another one kneels beside her etc...

Denise: You like Shakespeare, don’t you?

Jennifer doesn’t speak.

Elisa: But of course...

Eleonora: You and Tom holding hands ....

Denise: ...go on tell us all about it!

Eleonora: There was nothing of the sort in Juliet and Romeo....

Denise: Oh, come on! You can tell us!

Eleonora: We are your friends!

Denise: You know we can keep secrets, don’t you?

Elisa: We won’t tell anyone!

Jennifer tries to get free

Jennifer: I’m sorry...I...I have to go now...

Denise, Eleonora and Elisa: Noooo! Don’t go!

Eleonora: Stay here with us!

Jennifer: No...I ...I have to...I’ve got to go and get my...book...

Elisa: But there aren’t any books and anyway the classroom is shut now!

(SMS Tom) Mobile rings - Squilla il telefonino di Jennifer (SMS di Tom)

music - Carmina Burana. 1.13 minute

Denise: What’s that? 

Elenonora: Is it a message?

Jennifer: No…it isn’t…

Eleonora: Well, I must say that it seemed as if your mobile was ringing...

Jennifer: No, you’re wrong …it wasn’t

Denise: But, Jennifer are you trying to hide something from us?

Eleonora: Now come on, Jennifer, you know that you can tell us anything

Elisa: We are your friends…

Eleonora: You know that you can trust us...

All friends: We’re your friends...

Le amiche minacciose si avvicinano sempre più a lei come avvoltoi che hanno scovato la preda. (Friends in SLOW MOTION and Jennifer runs to the back and then to the front of the stage)

Yellow and red flashing lights with shadows then dark to create a scaring effect like hell

Jennifer riesce a scappare. All dark and lights on Jennifer reading a message

Noise of dialing of a mobile phone

In proscenio, di lato, tira fuori il cellulare e legge il messaggio di Tom. -

Slide projection (computer)

Proiezione del messaggio con slide YESTERDAY YOU FORGOT YOUR SCRIPT, I’VE GOT IT. LET’S MEET AT THE PIZZERIA BELLA NAPOLI AT 8 O’CLOCK THIS EVENING. TOM.

ACT II

SCENE II

5. Proiezione video pizzeria -Video projection 1.30

• A’ pizza al 6!!
• Ué uagliò/picciriddu
• Di chi è la margherita?
• Apparecchia il 5, c’è gente che aspetta…
• Il conto al 4?
• Avanti con i secondi!
• Pronta la capricciosa per il 3.
• Pronto? Pizzeria Bella Napoli! A che ora? (Ce l’abbiamo un tavolo per le 8?) No, I’m sorry we’re full on Sunday and we are closed on Monday

Jennifer enters

Waitress: Good Evening Madam. How many are you?

Jennifer: I’m waiting for a boy, but I can’ see him yet

Waitress: Can you take a seat over there, please

Tom is in the kitchen then he goes into the pizzerie and he lets all the cutlery fall off of the tray.

Jennifer: Tom, What on earth are you doing? Why are you dressed like that?

Tom: Jennifer, how come you’re already here, you’re early. Well, you know, I usually help my parents during weekends.

Jennifer: At what time will you be finishing?

Tom: Come on, come with me

Tom non risponde, cerca di parlare ma si rovescia tutto di nuovo poi passa tutto a un cameriere che passa e gli molla tutto (grembiule, vassoio, posate, ecc.) Tom trascina via Jennifer: Andiamo, vieni con me.

Video projection - T. Ferro “Ti scatterò una foto”1.58 minutes

Dopo la scena della pizzeria Tom e Jennifer andranno a provare le loro battute. La scena non si vedrà. Immaginiamo che dopo le prove i due ragazzi decidano di andare a fare una passeggiata. Entrano quindi Tom e Jennifer. Luci soffuse. Vanno a posizionarsi ai due lati del palco. Nel buio della scena entrambi sono illuminati da un cono di luce.

I due monologhi saranno come dei pensieri ad alta voce.

Registrazione monologhi - music - 1.19 minutes

Spotlight first on Tom and then on Jennifer and dark - all around

Tom and Jennifer enter holding hands, stop in the front and turn around. First Tom then Jennifer turns round.

Tom: A person can say billions of things...you can say. “Hello, how are you? or“Lovely day, today”, but what .....I’d love to say is ……”Jennifer, you look so pretty this evening “. It’s not difficult, go on!...., All you need is courage. Courage here and now!, this very moment, before she goes!!. In five minutes time she’ll go and you’ll lose her forever....., she’ll get married...., move into another city, she’ll become old. ....she’ll have wrinkles on her face! Go on Tom!!!! stop these five minutes. In so many years of nothingness, five minutes which it is really worth living for.

Tom (imbarazzato): Uno al mondo può dire miliardi di frasi, può dire: ciao come stai? Può dire: bella giornata, può dire: va tutto bene o va tutto male; ma quella che mi piacerebbe dire a me è… Questa sera sei molto carina, Jennifer. Non è difficile, dai, metti una parola dietro quell’altra e vai. Per dirlo basta muovere le labbra, muovere il fiato, l’hai fatto un sacco di volte…Tra cinque minuti lei se ne andrà! Tra cinque minuti l’avrai perduta per sempre. Tra cinque minuti avrà incominciato a sposarsi con un altro, a fare dei bambini, a cambiare città, a diventare vecchia. Tra cinque minuti le verranno le rughe! Muoviti Tom ferma ‘sti cinque minuti! In tanti anni di niente, cinque minuti per cui sia valsa la pena…

Jennifer: Come on you stupid boy, come on! Don’t ask me for more! For God’s Sake Please, I don’t know where to look, where to put my hands. Come closer and tell me I look pretty. I won’t be pretty any more in five minutes’ time. I’ll go back home and I’ll get into my pyjama. I’ll be an unshaped mass wrapped up in a blanket. And tomorrow I’ll be surrounded by those witches of my friends. Oh God! Please take him into Your mighty hands and let him come here to me in the next five minutes, , give him the courage to say the first word before I leave. - Otherwise burn him to the ground.!!

Jennifer (nervosa): Muoviti, cretino, muoviti! Non chiedere a me di fare di più! Ti prego, già non so dove guardare, dove mettere le mani, dove mettere le gambe, non chiedermi altro; avvicinati e dimmi che sono carina. Non sai che fatica faccio a essere carina. Tra cinque minuti non sarò più carina e domani…oh, domani sarò circondata da quelle streghe delle mie amiche. Tra dieci anni sarò una donna bellissima, ma non chiedermi di esserlo ora, ora questo è il massimo che posso fare: ora sono carina. Per cinque minuti ancora sono carina: impacciata, confusa, ma carina. (Con gesto esagerato e melodrammatico, come pregando con lo sguardo al cielo) Dio! Prendilo nella tua grande mano e fallo arrivare qui da me nei prossimi cinque minuti, dagli un po’ di coraggio, dagli l’alito della parola prima che io me ne vada. - Oppure inceneriscilo per sempre.

Dark - They go out

ACT II

SCENE III

Coreografia nei bagni. In fila, come davanti ad uno specchio, le 5 ragazze alternano 3 posizioni, guidate da Jennifer.

Eleonora: How lovely your T-shirt is!

Denise: Oh, you know, I just can’t stand that boring thing of our English teacher. Her and those irregular verbs!

Eleonora: Well, what about the new gym teacher? Have you seen her?

Elisa: Have you seen how ridiculous she is!

Denise: Yeh, with that hair! It seems as if a blind person has put that make up on her!

Elisa: She is surely either depressed or a spinster.

Eleonora: No wonder she hasn’t ever got married!

Denise: I think we ought to go to the classroom. The bell has already rung.

Eleonora: Oh dear! I haven’t done my homework...quick, let me copy the problem!

Samantha: Alright, but if you let me try your new nail varnish on.

Eleonora: Ok…

Le amiche escono. Rimangono solo Una di loro e Jennifer.

Elisa: Ah, at long last…now we are on our own without those busybodies. I really can’t stand them. I can only say these things with you. You’re the only person that understands me.

Jennifer: Did you see how Mrs.Rossi. puts her lipstick on? It seems as if she has just come out from the circus!

Elisa: Let’s go back to what we where saying before. Well, What happened then with Tom, your Romeo? Have you seen him lately?

Jennifer (J. Takes out her lipstick and mirror and starts putting it on.): Who? Tom? That hopeless thing? Are you kidding?!!

Elisa: Well, you won’t get angry with me if I tell you something, will you?

Jennifer: No, don’t worry! Go on!

Elisa: I think he’s so sweet, so shy...he’s always so embarrassed. I like him...do you mind if I come on to him?

In the meanwhile Tom goes by. Jennifer continues putting on her make up.

Jennifer: Oh, I don’t mind, you can do as you like. I couldn’t care less.

Elisa: Oh, look! There he is! (Jennifer turns round too). Well, what shall I do? Shall I go?

Jennifer: Of course...go...I think he’s really your type...Go on.

Elisa: Tom!

Scegliere una musica romantica con i ragazzi

Friend and Tom go out together. Jennifer remains on her own in the foreground. Romantic music. Jennifer is about to cry from 1 to 10

Jennifer rimane in proscenio

Zattera - Registrare voci - music - 1.17 minutes

A volte si ha paura di mostrare agli altri quello che siamo…

Sometimes we are afraid to let others see what we really are…….

Bisogna avere il coraggio di essere se stessi, anche se questo significa essere timidi.

We must have the courage to be ourselves ……..

A volte ci nascondiamo dietro una maschera.

Sometimes we hide behind a mask…..

Bisogna avere il coraggio di gettarla via.

We must be courageous enough to throw our masks away…..

Essere o sembrare: questo è il problema.

Should we be or should we seem? That’s the problem.

E se fosse tutto un sogno?

And…what if it’s all a dream?

Se si potesse cambiare il nostro passato…

If only we could change the past

Cosa non farei per poter cambiare le cose

!..... I’d do anything to change the past……

Tutti hanno diritto ad avere un’altra occasione

Everybody has the right to have another chance…

E se si potesse tornare indietro?

If only we start everything all over again

E’ tua la scelta.

It’s up to you!

Video projection 1 minute

Scorrono tutte le scene all’indietro

SCENE IV

Come la prima scena. In the school corridor: Jennifer is late for school. Tom comes down the corridor, looking for his classroom.

Jennifer: Oh mamma mia! I´m running late!

Jennifer and Tom bump into each other

Tom: Scusa! Sorry!

Jennifer: No…no… it’s my fault!

Tom: No, it’s not it’s mine . .

Jennifer: Are you a new student? 

Tom: Yes…

Jennifer: Let me help you. What class are you looking for?

Tom: I ..don’t know really, I’ve just arrived. I’ve got to go and ask.

Jennifer: I’ll come with you if you like. By the way, what’s your name?

Tom: Romeo… and… what’s yours?

Jennifer: Juliet…

Scena del balletto con Samantha e Giulio

Denise canta?