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RAT High Cheeze Challenge- Purple Response


I apologize if you've read this before, my email is hinky, and I don't
think 
that the previous 2! have been received. (at least I haven't received
them! )

Here's our script and a little introduction of the Challenge.

I do hope other teams post their scripts here.  The work fom everyone was
really great!

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THE HIGH CHEEZE CHALLENGE
-- Cunning Cheap Solutions for Impossible Stage Directions

The High Cheeze Challenge was a contest/theatre event at the RAT
Conference Los Angeles. Groups of theatre artists from all over
the country were asked to create (between Thursday and Saturday
Night during the conference)  a theatre piece with the following
attributes:

A) Contains at least 3 sections
B) Contains a surprise 
C) Contains a musical element 
D) Contains the Beckett line "If I don't kill that rat he'll die."
E) Contains some kind of audience participation

In addition, each group was given their own unique secret 
impossible challenge to fulfill.  Five teams were formed (Yellow,
Green, Purple, Red, and Blue) the Blue team ended up not
participating due to participant time constraints.   At the end
of the night, the audience determined the winner.

My team  (The Purple Team) ended up winning the challenge.  Our
challenge  was "To sink the Los Angeles Theatre Centre like the
Titanic"   

Our piece cost approximately $12 in props to put on, and we had a
team member drop out 4 hours before the performance (due to a
medical emergency)  (So we went from 4 actors to 3 actors)

All of the pieces were great! Filled with imagination, and
creativity, and a sense of fun.  I'm hoping that other teams will post
their 
scripts as well.

Here's our script and its participants

HIGH CHEEZE CHALLENGE-- THE PURPLE RESPONSE

written and performed by

     Adam Gertsacov (Acme Clown Company, Providence, RI)     
     Elisa Miller (Night and Day Productions, NYC, NY)
     Lisa Jodrow (sp?) (Los Angeles, CA)

with additional writing assistance by     
      Lisa Payne (Moving Arts, Los Angeles, CA)

and musical assistance by
Julia (last name?) (Circle X Company, Los Angeles, CA)

Copyright 1999 by the artists.

1.  THE ENTRANCE 

Audience is in the office part of upstairs at
the LATC..  They are asked to come in to the space and descend
the stairs two at a time.  As they descend, their names are
called out by Adam.  They are met by greeters at each level, who
help them down and are generally polite and respectful.  They are
asked to lay down "in their berths" slightly in front of the LATC
balcony so that they are looking up at the ceiling (back on the
floor)

"Watch your step on the Gangplank" 

"The steward will show you to your berths"

"This is your berth, please lie down and make yourself
comfortable."

2. BON VOYAGE

After everyone is seated (lying down) Adam clangs the metal pipe 
as the other actors hurry to the top of the balcony.   People are
yelling and screaming.

"ALL HANDS ON DECK!"  "ANCHORS AWEIGH!" Etc.

 The actors go to the top of the gangplank and wave goodbye!  
"Seeya!  Bon Voyage  Give my regards to Kaiser Wilhelm.  Enjoy
Europe., etc."   They fade backwards in unison.

  Adam steps forward and assumes a Leonardo Dicaprio like
position.  He yells out "I'M KING OF THE WORLD!!!!"  

Lisa J. steps forward and says "If I don't kill that rat, he'll
die."  and shoots Adam with a watergun.  Elisa pops a balloon,
signifying the bullet.
Adam slowly dies, melting down the railing so that the
last thing you see is his hand, quivering.

  Adam pulls his hand away, and rolls out of sight.
He then announces  "This is your Captain speaking,
 We've run into some turbulent water.   Please
lie back in your berth and close your eyes." 

3.THE SINKING

Audience closes eyes.  Titanic music by Celine Dion music starts.
 We squirt water onto the audience, using spray bottles and
squirt guns, making boat sounds.  The cast then dump 200 Blue balloons
over the side of the balcony.  Adam says "This is your Captain
speaking.  The danger has been averted. Please feel free to open
your eyes".

The Blue Balloons are dropping. Some people are laughing, and a
couple of balloons are being popped.  When the furor has died
down somewhat.   Elisa steps forward in a red dress and says 
romantically "the Heart of the Ocean" From behind her back she
pulls a red balloon, and tosses it over the balcony. It slowly
floats down to the bottom.

END