‘Practice’ he said. ‘Smile’ he said. ‘Be open.’ he said. I’ve done that. Would you agree that I’ve done that? ‘Look beautiful.’ she said. ‘Act properly.’ she said. ‘Take this seriously.’ she said. I’ve done that. Would you agree that I’ve done that? You know what I haven’t done? Sleep. You know what I haven’t done? Taken a break. Between my assignments, and helping you with French, and practicing my dance steps, and everything else I have to do– When is this going to get better? I thought you were just supposed to listen to your elders, do your best, and things were supposed to just get better. But they’re not. I keep messing up! The worst part is, I’m improving but I’m still not good enough. You know the consequence if we don’t– if I don’t succeed. I don’t want to be put out. Out on the street. No job, no money, no home. Even if I do get put out, I want to be able to at least say I did this, it was hard but I overcame the challenge. But I can’t even do that. I’ll have to live with myself for the rest of my life with the disappointment of not being good enough no matter how hard I tried. Honestly, if it wasn’t for you, I probably wouldn’t still be here. You’re a… I’m grateful to you. That’s why I won’t bother you after tonight. Look, I’m not going to argue about this, okay? I know you just want to help but if we keep this up, it’ll stress you out. Then you won’t sleep, then you’ll fail, then you’ll get kicked out next time, then what?! You still have this chance to become so much, to do so much, don’t waste your time on me. I don’t want to be the reason why you fail. I need– I want– I’m asking you to leave me now before it’s too late. What are you doing? Don’t come any closer to me! If you won’t go after I’ve asked you as a friend, then I implore you as a lady to let me alone. For once, will you do the gentlemanly thing and grant my request? Please. I’ll close my eyes and count to three, and after I want you out of here. (Closes her eyes) One… two… three… What are you still doing here, Olivier?
Monologue
Lhamo,Dolma
HUT101 1300
Professor J-polish Problem with English
Lhamo: I don’t know how to read, I have to learn-how to read English first, so that I can at least know how write so that I can communicate with my friends, but I have to learn how to make a sentence by my self, so that my friends can understand me if I can speak English properly “mom” can you please turn off the music I can’t concentrate myself when hear those music , I know you love Tibetan musics sorry but you can listen to music while I am done studying okay. Hope you will understand me! Can’t you at least just let’s me stay in side” are you serious it is dmmm cold out side I cant not go out and do my study while it snowing. omg are you going nuts or something can’t you see through the window??) : yeah yeah!! I am doing really will by you districting me every minute of my study (Pen drop on the floor tpppppppppp~~~~ cursing fuck) omg can you guys please leave me alone? I have to improve my English okay, please don’t make me get made. ( shouting at the door) Hey you can’t say that those days English is everything you dumm. ( waking around the room suhbhhhh) mom I thought that you gonna go to temple today? Why not today? you always go there and pray. Hmm okay as your wish I won’t force you so come down. (Mumbling~~~ laugh) oh why are you dressing up for mom? Are you gonna have a date or something? Oh yep you are old sooooo I can’t say that but you looks like going somewhere important though, not being rude. Don’t forget to buy me some snack please spicy ones, mom go now don’t get late, yo I really gonna know who you gonna meet friend or whatever it is,( opening door zuhhhh) wow what an interesting having a mom like her ( self taking) where she gonna go now, and it getting dark, dmmmmm will she gonna have a boyfriend, ohhh no that’s will be so embracing, ( confusion scratching head hurrrrr ) shit what if she gonna go to uncles house, no that’s won’t happening, right? Let’s found out when she come back. Yeah it better ask her about this that will be nice if she be honest, yep let’s wait.
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A Rasisin In the Sun review
Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin In The Sun” truly deserves all the recognition it has gotten over the years since it’s release. Hansberry truly grasps the hardships for black families living in lesser wealthy neighborhood and the struggles for financial stability. When money is mixed in with a family who all separately need it for seperate reasons, the risen stakes make for even better development. It allows us as the audience to fully experience the characters relationships towards one another before and after the stakes increase. Raising the question, could family bonds truly stand the test of time, or the test of money? Everything, from the casual starting beginning to the conflicting ends, kept me glues to the pages making it hard to stop myself from finishing but when I approached the finish it became hard to allow myself to. I recommend this classic to all readers/theatre lovers especially those of color due to the fact that this is our perspective, our life, and our story.
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Monolouge
I promise you it wasn’t what you think. I love you, and you know I love you! Since the day I laid eyes on you I vowed to always do right by you and swear I have done nothing but stay true to that vow because….I fell in love with you. Baby, I’m in love with you! You’re the kind of love that never waivers. the kind of love that never fails. The kind of love that makes me want to be better everyday. I know we’ve been rough these past few months have been rough but I wouldn’t do that to you. I would never do that to you….but what reason do you have to believe me? I’m just the screw up who couldn’t accomplish anything because I hurt those I love. Everyone else gave up on me but you…or have you too? I can’t handle you giving up on me too. You’re the only reason I keep going, the reason I breathe, the reason I haven’t given up on myself. So you think I would risk my everything for some chick at a bar?! Baby, I would rather have everything I need from the ONLY person I love than to satisfy an urge with someone who I know wouldn’t be laying beside me when I wake up. I regret ever even leaving the house last night. Instead of laying next to you i decided to leave just to experience a feeling even I don’t understand. I was scared baby, I scared of myself and I what I would’ve done if I didn’t remember what I would be coming home to. I don’t deserve you, I realized that the moment I met that chick. I asked myself, “Jermaine…”, “Jermaine, what are you doing?! You have a good woman waiting for you at home, she expects you home. She’s a good woman. A special woman. A rare woman and If you mess this up, you’ll never forgive yourself. Of course yah mama would never let you forget.” You know what my mamma said when she met you, that day I introduced you? She said “My Jermaine finally done something right” she said “Finally”…. Do you hate me? Because I’m not a man who would just admit he cheated on you and leave? Instead I’m a man who almost made a mistake and I’m asking for your forgiveness? You know what, I know I don’t deserve you but I don’t think you deserve me either! I’m a good man who chose you over another and always second guesses if I ever try the opposite. So you know what I’ll leave, at least I can leave with my pride. At least I know I’m not the stubborn woman who purposely let a good man go….(Leaves)
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The final playwriting
JOURNEY TEENGER
By Lhamo Dolma
Represented by:
Lhamo Dolma
director 45-16 76st basement New York ,NY 11373
91-23-98-97-23
Characters: Josh pollen
Anna Elizabeth
Jeniffer lipas
Kim yuong
( At McLean High School it
Is 2013. Josh Pollen is 15 years
White boy He is In 9th grade and
About to find a girls friend. Anna
Elizabeth is tall and not that beautiful )
ANNA ELIZABETH: Hey, josh how was your day going?
JOSH POLLEN: It was okay I guess, and how was yours?
ANNA ELIZABETH: It was pretty good!
( Anna Elizabeth bitting her nails and caring book in her left hand)
JOSH POLLEN: By the way did you do Math Homework from yesterday, cuz men I didn’t finish it.
ANNA ELIZABETH: Yeah, I kind of did but don’t really know if I got it writ or not.
JOSH POLLEN: Yeah can you help me with my math homework, also don’t forget to get Jennifer lipas phone number.
ANNA ELIZABETH: Okay I will help you out but~~.
JOSH POLLEN: But what?
ANNA ELIZABETH: I am not really close to your crush.
( take out the Math book from her back)
JOSH POLLEN: Please try to get close to her so that I can get her attention, by the way can you give me your book so that i can copy it.
JOSH POLLEN: Hey Anna please.I don’t want get yelled at my mom again because of this stupid math Homework.
( holding his jacket with his left hand)
ANNA ELIZABETH: Oh my lord josh you are pissing me off now. Here take the dmm book.
( staring at Josh on his face angry
start sitting on a box near by Josh Pollen)
JOSH POLLEN: please you are my best friend and also one more favor.
( holding the math book that anna give it to him)
ANNA ELIZABETH:What ? help you to get close to her?.
JOSH POLLEN: Yep you can put it that way.
ANNA ELIZABETH: my lord.
( standin up on the box that she was sitting)
JOSH POLLEN: Really though, you have to get close to her okay.—
ANNA ELIZABERTH: OKAY OKAY I will try my best.
JOSH POLLEN: Promise me.
( making some cute face to get help from Anna)
ANNA ELIZABETH: Hold on first.
JOSH POLLEN: WHAT? What do you mean?
ANNA ELIZABETH:You know that Jeniffer is popular girl and when I was in middle school i tried to help my best friend to get his crush’s phone number and i get roasted because they thought i was trying to be friend with that her.
JOSH POLLEN: So what?
ANNA ELIZABETH:Wat do you mean by so what. i was embarrassed so badly.
JOSH POLLEN: Why? why is that?
ANNA ELIZABETH: Because i was not popular, and she is super popular. What if Jeniffer is same as that girl. i don’t want that happen to me again you are kidding me.
( super frustrated and walking around josh)
JOSH POELLEN: Okay stop walking around me it weird, soo you are saying that she won’t become your friend because you are not popular enough.
ANNA ELIZABETH:Yes popular girls will only hang out with other popular girls.
JOSH POLLEN: NO that’s not true.
ANNA ELIZABETH: Yes it is true.
JOSH POLLEN: I am sure that my Jeniffer is not that kind of girl.
ANNA ELIZABETH: Wait a minute, how can you say that she is not like other girls? whattttt? ( so confused.. )
JOSH PEELEN: Yeah if she like me, if she is interested in me she won;t act like hat. ( touching her long hair)
ANNA ELIZABETH: oh,yeah maybe it is how knows but I am not even close to her ,and what you gonna do?
JOSH POLLEN: I know you can be her friend.
ANNA ELIZABETH: How? you tell me.
JOSH POLLEN: You have to wear some makeup and dress nice.
ANNA ELIZABETH: That will not gonna help. me wearing makeup how does that make any sense?
( breathing heavily and turn backward)
JOSH POLLEN: Anna yes it will, you said she only gonna hang out with cool girls so if you
look cool she will probably get close to you.
( Start laughing at Anna’s reaction.)
ANNA ELIZABETH: Stop laughing at me but, now that make some sense. ( touching her face)
JOSH POLLEN: Yup we should try it out.
ANNA ELIZABETH: However i am not gonna buy all those makeup to get close to your dream girl Josh you have to buy methose make. If you really want to.
JOSH POLLEN: Dmmmm, I can’t believe i have a friend like you.
ANNA ELIZABETH: Okay, if you don’t want than ask Kim Yuong.
JOSH POLLEN: That is not a bad idea. Since Kim is pretty jeniffer will get close to her.
ANNA ELIZABETH:So you wanna ask her?
JOSH POLLEN: Yeah i guess so.
ANNA ELIZABETH: Hmmmm okay go head i think you don’t need me than.
JOSH POLLEN: Where is she by the way. (looking around)
ANNA ELIZABETH: Call her you dumb.
JOSH POLLEN: Yeahhh, i forget about call.
ANNA ELIZABETH: Don’t get too excited you even know if Jeniffer like you or not.
JOSH POLLEN:I am sure she will like me.
ANNA ELIZABETH: How come you are so sure about this?
JOSH POLLEN: Can’t you see my face?
ANNA ELIZABETh: yes i do, are you dumb?
JOSH POLLEN: Yeah i am good looking so.
( looking at himself)
Scene Two
ANNA ELIZABETH: Oh hey KIm yuong
( waving her hand with excitement)
JIM YUONG: Yes girl, did you tell Josh that you like him?
( just came across from the locker room)
ANNA ELIZABETH: NO i did not tell him because he like someone.
(sniffing)
KIM YUONG: Yeah, i know he like Jeniffer.
( arm crossed )
ANNA ELIZABETH: He need your help to get his dream girl. So you gonna help him out? he ask me to help him but i made a lot of excuses.
KIM YUONG: Yes i promised him.
ANNA ELIZABETH: That’s good so that I don’t have to waste my time.
KIM YUONG: Yeah really you should move on because all you get is hurt that’s all.
ANNA ELIZABETH: that is ture. I am already moved on dont worry about me Kim. Also thank for being with me.
( give an hug to Kim
KIM YUONG: That’s really nice to hear girl and don’t be sad because of him.
(standed up and getting ready to go)
ANNA ELIZABETH: Okay bye KIm see you later the bell gonna rong soon.
( get up and went by the locker.)
KIM YUONG: Okay, girl bye.