Day 10 Assignments

[Marie Wilson]

Marie’s Counterexamples

What I learned doing this assignment is that finding counterexamples is fairly easy if you just look for the opposite of the old way and then brainstorm on more opposing views or activities. Questions regarding the old ways are very good for opening up possibilities for challenges. 12 Angry Men, being so dialogue based, is a really good template to look at for questions.

1. Go through your story outline or script and brainstorm the following:

– 5 Question Challenges to an Old Way.

Old way: Kay’s disdain for the townsfolk and their community theatre. Challenge: Is it so wrong for ordinary people to want to express themselves this way?

Old Way: Eunice’s exclusion of Emoke. Challenge: What’s it to you how she identifies? What are you so afraid of that she’s not like everyone else (or you think she isn’t?)

Old Ways: Do you realize how much this play means to Eunice? Challenge: And to you realize how much this play means to Emoke?

Old Ways: People in this town go to see the play because Eunice is in it. Challenge: What if there are people in this town who don’t go to see the play because Eunice is in it?

Old Ways: This is how we always do it. Challenge: Could it be a good thing to have a whole bunch of new blood in the production?

– 5 Counterexamples to an Old Way – like opposite

Old way: Kay hates Eunice based on teen-hood grievances. Counterexample: Wesley tries to understand Crupp so he can get along with her.

Old Way: Eunice wants cast to be off book in a week. Counterexample: Kay has the cast go through Method exercises to understand the lines they are saying rather than memorizing them in a week.

Old Way: Kay always needs accolades if when she knows her work is inferior or perhaps because she knows it’s inferior. Challenge: Wesley, pointing out that truth telling is important at AA meetings tells her that her TV Series sucks.

Old Way: Townsfolk follow Eunice blindly – if she says Kay and her “alphabet soup” posse are corrupting the town’s values, they believe it and boycott the play. Challenge: Kay brings her queer friends to town to put on a Christmas fair and sell tickets to the play – townsfolk have a great time and the play gets sold out.

Old Way: Sandra treats Eunice like a god, praising her and supporting her no matter what she does or says. Challenge: Kay unmasks Eunice, causing her to give a press conference saying horrible things about Kay and revealing her true corrupt self; Sandra can’t help but see the light and turn on Eunice.

[William Peed]

1. 5 Question Challenges to the Old Ways

You left me. – a question challenge from Rodrigo

You don’t care who has to die so long as you have your precious freedom. – a question challenge from Dulcinea.

Hassan challenges him.

A line from de Garza’s play.

Hamad challenges him during the escape

2. 5 Counterexamples to the Old Way

Hassan chooses de Garza’s play

Hassan Letting Rodrigo go.

Dulcinea caring for Zoraida when she’s first brought to the Harem/tries to kill herself.

Hamad choosing his love for Zoraida over his duty to Hassan.

Something in de Garza’s play.

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[Kathleen Gamble]

Kathleen’s Counterexamples

What I learned is how to expand on making profound changes.

5 Questions that challenge old ways.

Old Ways: Cassie: I can’t rescue my Father’s company. I just graduated from College. He should not have put that burden on me. Challenge: Nichelle: a. Your father knew you and he were cut from the same cloth, didn’t he? b. Aren’t you Valedictorian from Washington University School of Business? Cass stops in front of West Refrigeration, her Father’s business, shaking, not from fear, but excitement. She walks through the door.

Cassie: I don’t know if I should go to my father’s funeral. Some of them never accepted me. They’ll stare and whisper like I’m a freak. Old memories triggering me…I can’t do it. Challenge: Nichelle: You have every right to be there. c. Isn’t Monroe West your father? d. Didn’t his wife ask you to attend? e. Hasn’t it always been a desire to be a part of that family? Cassie: “Yes, ma’am.” With that she slipped into her black dress.

Counterexample:

Cassie: I don’ t know what to wear. (looking in the mirror) Everything makes me look talk and skinny and–Mia: Look, girl. Stop it right now. Most girls would kill to be your size. You’re the size of a supermodel. You’re the only one I know that can wear horizontal strips. Here, try this on. Cassie: Hmmmm, Okay, You always know the right thing to say. (looking at the outfit and with a new attitude) you just may need to be my personal shopper.

Rhonda (antagonist) spread’s rumors that Cassie’s position was only because her father felt guilty about his bastard baby. Counterexample: The office staff rallied behind Cassie because they see her as a very capable boss who cared about the success of the company and them.

Cassie was always “squeaky clean”. Logan Mason (Cassie’s love interest) secretly went through Rhonda’s desk and took files to help Cassie. Logan: Nobody likes a traitor, do they? Cassie: It depends on who they’re betraying. (Logan puts file on her desk) Cassie: Thank you, I will never forget this. Logan: I’m counting on it.

(Cassie vomiting in the restroom from stage fright) Nichelle: Come on girl. Get it together! Cassie: Mama, I’m trying. You know my bodily fluids have a mind of their own when I get stage fright. Nichelle: You’re Valedictorian and in 10 minutes you will make the greatest speech of your life. This is what you do, go out to the podium and picture everyone naked. Cassie: Naked? Mama I can’t…oh, ok. (Onstage) Cassie straightens her index cards and looks up. A great big smile comes across her face.

At Cassie’s father’s will reading, Cassie was so uncomfortable as all eyes were on her. She didn’t move. No. She was afraid to move. As Rhonda spoke rudely about how Cassie had not right to be there and this was daddy’s mistake that he felt guilty about, a metamorphosis to place within her. She jumps to her feet and loudly proclaims, “I accept the challenge to help my sister, yes MY sister and brother save my father’s company.

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[Maria Collis]

I learned that brainstorming examples and counterexamples is good character background work.

5 Questions:

If I accept my daughter, I’ll lose my son / What will be left if you don’t accept your daughter?

People lie to be accepted / Could they be lying to protect someone else from getting hurt?

People pretend to be what others want them to be / Maybe people pretend to be something they’re not because they don’t know who they are?

If robots learn to feel they can get hurt / Could a robot be happy?

Loving a robot is a waste of feeling / Isn’t it wonderful just to feel?

5 Counterexamples:

Kids with gender dysphoria are unhappy / Angela is a happy person

Men aren’t attracted to older women / Mike is attracted to Janet

You only get one true love in your life / Janet falls in love with Mike

Love is something that happens to you if you’re lucky / Love is something you work at

Hard work, passion and success equal happiness / Mike is lonely