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 * sarah
 * stephen
 * claire
 * k-mo

I'm not sure how this works.... Am I doing this right?

JUST KIDDING, I think I am....

not sure who said that but this is sarah...and that sounds like claire? okay guys. so lets just make sure we're all clear on this. okay so we're doing old people. its present day, balcony scene, but in a nursing home. i think we can add in some funny parts but mostly it should be serious since ya know its romeo and juliet and all that and we have to make sure to say like how the old person love is different from the young person and all that. so whos doing what part again? im doing set design? if any of you guys can draw that would be fantastic and you could do the drawing part and i could do the writing part? anyone? okay sooo ya...

aightt yeah that was me and i am doing the last one, where it like describes the scene and what not, but i might need some extra help on that if you guys finish your work easily. So some key points for the balcony scene are the: stairmaster the proposal (not sure how we should do that) Actually guys, i just checked some of the other group's pages and I think we picked a scene where there aren't that many characters which could be slightly problematic if we don't have enough to talk about, maybe we could discuss this with Mr. Speiser tomorrow?

yes yes i agree...ermm well since now we dont know what exactly were supposed to be doing i think we need to plan a time to do the powerpoint and all that and get that all set. also when is this due exactly? if its next tuesday which i think it is we don't really have much time and i think we should get on this. -from sarah p.s. i think we should color coordinate on whos talking. ill be blue. yess this will be so organized!!!!!! wait. thats kinda blinding. oh wellllll

okay the color thing was dumb. but i just checked out some of the other groups stuff and we need to organize more. so here we go.

1. concept statement -Nursing home, two old people who are forbidden to see each other because...? we never thought of what the feud was which is majorly important. our ideas were that they were either on separate bingo teams or like shuffleboard teams or something? but thats kind of silly....so i think maybe they could be from different families for real and remember each other as kids. OH WAIT how about they have a flash back when they met at the part when they were teenagers in the 1930s and now they remember each other and are on the balcony and are like OMG i remember u and i love u!! or something? idk.

This all sounds good....but we agree that the actors are Gandalf and Betty White? -Stephen

Yeah, and the nurse is Queen Latifa I'm not sure what we're suppose to do. He said we only hand in concept statement? I'm really confused. We should get together and meet about this. -Ledwith

yes we definitley need to. okay the biggest issue that we have to work out is what started the feud. its kinda hard since they're old so their parents that would be carrying on the feud would be dead. so what if their kids were feuding? the concept statement wont be hard. we all just have to put in ideas for it on here and then one person can just put it into paragraph form and type it up. and i think we still do the other things and just put it in the powerpoint but we have to know what we're talking about for all that. sarah p.s. IMPORTANT. are we changing the scene to be the party scene? i think that might be better cuz there's more actors and capulet can be juliets son not older than her. they can be visiting for a haloween or christmas or other holiday party or something at the nursing home.

-Juliet: Betty White (should we rethink this to someone more serious or not?) -Romeo: Gandalf (who wrote down his real name?) -Tybalt: the grandson of Juliet..someone mean looking... -Capulet and Lady Capulet: the son of Juliet and his wife. the wife could be someone like the stepmother in a cinderella story u know that lady? and capulet someone nice looking and middle aged...idk

they are in a nursing home are from opposing families who hate each other because.....(FILL IN THE BLANK) appropriate to the story because it puts a spin on their love making it less young and rash feeling more adult. also shows that love is timeless and that their love isn't just about beauty cuz obviously they're old and not so pretty anymore. also old people are just awesome and charming and cute so people will like to see that.

^^^ could be the concept statement ideas.

possible ideas : different bowling/bingo teams, rival resting homes, race? (they are old, from a different time), one family cheated the other money wise? -ledwith

Alright, but if their children are feuding does that mean that Romeo and Juliet were previously married? Does that sort of take away from a little bit of the story or no? I think it would work if we had their children feuding, but Romeo and Juliet's spouses could have either died or they were just never really in love. So maybe the children could be like rivalries in business or something? woops have to go the bell rang.... what about rival nursing homes?

i really think the best thing would be rival families but of the younger generation, like neices and nephews, and they are rivals because of family businesses and its not an old feud it new. so its like a reversal of classic romeo and juliet.

what if the rest homes are family owned? and their kids own them? also, what exactly needs to be handed in and written? because I am so confused, I heard there were changes. -kled

there just needs to be a powerpoint and a concept statement. but you know how before we were all gonna write about a different part? well we still have to think about what we want to put on each slide of the different parts and what we want to say about it for our presentation. so just like know what you want to do by tomrrow so we can just put together the powerpoint. i like the idea that the nursing homes are family owned and are rivals and that the old people are living there. so are we definitly doing the party scene now? also im gonna write a rough draft of the concept statement is that okay? i feel like we just really need to get it done. you guys can totally change it if u want. -sarah

Alright I thought I would just write in different colors so that everyone can know what is newly posted and what not. Alright I think Sarah, you're typing up the concept statement now but lets agree on a few things. 1. What does the party scene look like? My suggestion is that it takes place at the Capulet's Senior Prom and Romeo and all of the Montagues come to initially "crash" it but then Romeo sees Juliet and what not. I think Juliet should walk away from the party because she thinks it's lame and maybe go to her room or something and Romeo follows her.

2. How are Romeo and Juliet going to "connect" I know we were talking about having them met before, in their childhood, but I think it is important to stick to the original story and just have them spontaneously meet at that one moment.

3. What is the main point of the feud? I think the feud should be between the two nursing homes, Capulet Nursing Home and Montague Nursing Home. They should each be owned by the nephews of Romeo and Juliet. It shouldn't be their children because that would mean that Romeo and Juliet had been previously married and one of the main points of Romeo and Juliet is the innocence of their love. I also think to establish the "broken bond" between the parent and child figure, we should have Romeo's nephew forcefully put Romeo in the nursing home just because the nephew doesn't want to deal with Romeo's behavior. The same should go for Juliet.

-Claire

okay wikispaces is getting all messed up and everything claire and i just said isn't here.

Also, whoever is doing the concept statement (i can help of course) should focus on how although this Romeo and Juliet story is literally aged, their love is still very young. Also, for whoever is doing the character sketches, a main point you should focus on is Juliet's independence. In the original story Juliet was free-willed and determined (like when she refused to marry Paris and went to Friar Lawrence to get the potion) so in this story that should definitely be a main point. Betty White is the perfect person to play the older Juliet because she is independent and youthful in her personality. The whole reason Romeo and Juliet are going to meet is because Juliet thinks the Senior prom is lame and feels like her nephew is only throwing the party for business reasons and did not put in any effort. Sort of like the young kids really have no clue what their aunt and uncle REALLY want. -Claire p.s. all of the colors are getting all screwed up.

okay here's a rough draft. idk why romeo and juliet looks so huge in there... just add in or take out wherever. it needs A LOT of work. Our version of Romeo and Juliet is stage in the present day in a nursing home. Two families own two different nursing homes in the same town, and they are constantly rivaling to see who can be the best. Both families are young but have one old relative living in their nursing home. At the Capulet nursing home, Great Aunt Juliet lives, and at the Montague nursing home lives Great Uncle Romeo. Their world is one filled with death and disease, and people that think that just because they’re senior citizens they can’t think straight anymore. Romeo and Juliet though, can think perfectly fine, and their love is made even stronger by the knowledge that death is always just around the corner, even more real and relevant than in the original version. Having Romeo and Juliet as old people, and having their family be younger than them, is a reversal of what its like in the original version of the play. This new version is very appropriate to the text though because its puts a twist on Romeo and Juliet’s love. They aren’t young and carefree; instead they are old and wise, which makes their love more real and believable. Its makes audiences believe that they have lived long enough to know what real love is. The fact that they are old also shows that love is timeless. In //Romeo and Juliet // the characters often talk about beauty, making their ideas of love seem shallow, but if the main characters are old and wrinkly, and still call each other beautiful, it proves that they aren’t only talking about outside features. The old Romeo and Juliet live in an atmosphere in which they can’t be together not only because their families disapprove, but also because the people around them seem to think they have lost all sense of the world. They are able to prove in this new version that love can happen to anyone, anywhere no matter age or time.

Edited version #2 Our version of Romeo and Juliet is staged in the present day, however this timeless story takes place in a rather unexpected setting. Capulet, nephew of Juliet, owns the Capulet Nursing Home. Directly across the street, Montague, nephew of Romeo, owns Montague Nursing Home. The nursing homes are constantly rivaling in Bingo, shuffleboard, and various activities to see who is the best. This fierce competition makes the residents of the Capulet housing despise the residents of the Montague housing. In an effort to promote the Capulet Nursing Home, Capulet throws a Senior Citizen Prom. Romeo and his friends find this desperate business lure humorous and decide to go crash the party. Upon their arrival, Romeo finds himself seduced by Juliet, a free-spirited woman who wanders from the ridiculous party. Romeo follows her and they fall in love. They are each trapped in an environment filled with death, despair, and friends who are oblivious to the true meaning of life ( needs to be fixed). Even though they are overshadowed by the selfishness of their nephews, Romeo and Juliet are more witty than many suspect. Their love is made even stronger by the knowledge that death is always just around the corner, even more real and relevant than in the original Romeo and Juliet. Having Romeo and Juliet be elderly, and having their family be younger than them, is a reversal of what its like in the original version of the play. This new version is very appropriate to the text because it puts a twist on Romeo and Juliet’s love. They aren’t young and carefree; instead they are old and wise, which makes their love more real and believable. Nevertheless, the elderly Romeo and Juliet still have youthful, innocent love. The fact that they are old also shows that love is timeless. In //Romeo and Juliet // the characters often talk about beauty, making their ideas of love seem shallow, but if the main characters have lost their youthful beauty, and still call each other beautiful, it proves that they're love is not created from what's on the outside. The old Romeo and Juliet live in an atmosphere in which they can’t be together not only because their families disapprove, but also because the people around them seem to think they have lost all sense of the world. They are able to prove in this new version that love can happen to anyone, anywhere no matter age or time.

-Claire

well that sounds good to me sarah

our concept statement looks good, i think it covers all of the ideas that we discussed -stephen

do i cast the servingmen? -ledwith

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That sounds good to me, but should we have Capulet be someone maybe a bit younger than John Travolta? I just googled random movie and maybe the guy from She's Out of My league....uhh his name is Jay Baruchel....he looks pretty legit, and dont forget to have a paragraph on each character with text evidence======

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okay just to clarify, K-mo i sent you my slides for the powerpoint and if you want to change anything or add anything you can, we also need to go over the order of the slides and who is doing the concept statement slides. For the concept statement slides someone needs to summarize (or copy and paste from the actual concept statement) the story-just talk about how the feud started and overall what is going on in the scene. On the next concept statement slide someone should bullet point the main ideas we brought to the new version of the story (also found in the concept statement) I think the order of the slides should go: Title, Concept Statement Summary, Concept Statement Main Ideas, Characters-K-Mo's slides, Scene Description-Claire's slides, Scene Details-Sarah's Slides (the drawings and why the scene looks like it does), Character sketches-Stephen's slides -Claire This is the final concept statement ======

Concept Statement Our version of //Romeo and Juliet// is staged in the present day, however, this timeless story takes place in a rather unexpected setting. Capulet, nephew of Juliet, owns the Capulet Nursing Home. Not wanting to deal with Juliet in the outside world, Capulet forces Juliet to become a permanent resident. Directly across the street, Montague, nephew of Romeo, owns Montague Nursing Home. Montague also wishes to keep a careful eye on his elderly grandfather and makes Romeo move into the nursing home as well. Montague and Capulet are natural born enemies due to the fact that they are business rivals. To make matters worse, the nursing homes are constantly feuding in Bingo, shuffleboard, and various activities to see who the best is. This fierce competition makes the residents of the Capulet housing despise the residents of the Montague housing. In an effort to promote the Capulet Nursing Home, Capulet throws a Senior Citizen Prom. Romeo and his friends find this desperate business lure humorous and decide to go crash the party. Upon their arrival, Romeo finds himself seduced by Juliet, a free-spirited woman who wanders from the ridiculous party. Romeo follows her and they fall in love. They are each trapped in an environment filled with death, despair, and friends who are oblivious to the true meaning of love. Even though they are overshadowed by the selfishness of their nephews, Romeo and Juliet can’t be kept apart. They have their own way of seeing things and their perspective on love is as fresh as a teenager's. Their love is made even stronger by the knowledge that death is always just around the corner, even more real and relevant than in the original //Romeo and Juliet//. Having Romeo and Juliet be elderly, and having their family be younger than them, is a reversal of what it’s like in the original version of the play. This new version is very appropriate to the text because it puts a twist on Romeo and Juliet’s love. They aren’t young and carefree; instead they are old and wise, which makes their love more real and believable. Nevertheless, the elderly Romeo and Juliet still have youthful, innocent love. The fact that they are old also shows that love is timeless. The main ideas we focused on were the innocence of Romeo and Juliet's love and the rejecting environment they each live in. The strained relationship between Juliet, Capulet, and at one point Juliet's nurse (“Go counselor./ Thou and my bosom henceforth shall be twain,”) ( Act 3 Scene 5 252-253) isolate Juliet to the point where all she can do is rely on Romeo. Romeo also feels this loneliness in the fact that he can never tell his family about his love for Juliet. Shakespeare created this isolation to bring Romeo and Juliet closer together and allowing them to develop such a strong bond of love and trust as seen when Juliet exclaims “love, lord, ay husband, friend!” ( Act 3 Scene 543). This idea of extreme dependence is kept in our version of //Romeo and Juliet// because it is a driving point in the story. The second main focal point in //Romeo and Juliet// is the genuine and passionate innocence of their love. In //Romeo and Juliet //  the characters often talk about beauty, making their ideas of love seem shallow, but if the main characters have lost their youthful beauty, and still call each other beautiful, it proves that they're love is not created from what's on the outside. Although the characters in this version of //Romeo and Juliet// are elderly, their thoughts and passion are very youthful. Romeo and Juliet have lived their whole lives never being able to completely open themselves up to love, but when they meet at the nursing home the see their lives in a new light. They once again feel young and naive and seem to be the only two people in the whole world. The older Romeo and Juliet are able to make this story more dimensional by proving that love can happen to anyone and it's never too late or too early to fall in love.

I did half the pp, my computer can't read the file so I'm at the library. I don't have enough time to finish it so I sent it to you Stephen. -ledwith

im so sorry guys that I haven't been here. so who should i send my slide too? ill just send it to all of you. K-mo how far did u get? stephen if you don't have time I can do it now probably. I'm soo sorry I wasn't in on this sarah

ahhh i'm so sorry K-mo! umm alright i'll stay up late to try and help everyone with this cause Stephen if it's too much work you don't have to do the concept statement slides if you are already doing the powerpoint. The only problem is my computer crashed a few weeks ago so i dont have any word or powerpoint on my computer so i can't help with the slides, but i can help with the content....i'll be on facebook Claire

ok i got lady capulet is Merryl Streep the pic is on http://blogs.villagevoice.com/dailymusto/Images/meryl-streep.jpg Merryl Streep is the right actress for Lady Capulet because she is strong and can come across as being very proper. The character she played in The Devil Wears Prada was Miranda Priestly a scary and no-nonsense woman. She can also be so proper, that she feels out of place talking to her own daughter, such as Lady Capulet does "This is the matter-Nurse give leave a while, We must talk in secret- Nurse come back again; have remember'd me, thou's hear our couonsel." (Act 1 Scene 3 lines 10-13). Lady Capulet and Streep can also lash out very scarily, as Lady Capulet does to Juliet when Juliet rejects Paris's hand in marriage.