Arrive, Breathe, and Be Still A Collaboration with 826 Valencia and American Conservatory Theater

by Solis, Octavio; Students of , Downtown High School; Writing Center, 826 Valencia

• ISBN13: 9781934750308
• ISBN10: 1934750301
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-07-03
• Publisher: 826 Books

Summary

826 Valencia is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting students ages six to eighteen with their creative and expository writing skills and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. Our services are structured around the understanding that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one attention and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success. Book jacket.

Author Biography

This collection of monologues and ten-minute plays was written by thirty-five juniors and seniors at Downtown High School in San Francisco with the support of tutors from the 826 Valencia writing center. American Conservatory Theater is internationally recognized for its groundbreaking productions of classical works and bold explorations of contemporary playwriting. Foreword writer Octavio Solis is a San Francisco-based playwright of twelve produced plays, including Lyida, nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, and most recently Cloudlands. He has working relationships with some of the most respected theaters in the country, including American Conservatory Theater and South Coast Repertory Theater. 826 Valencia offers free tutoring to students ages 6–18 and is based in San Francisco.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. i
Introduction	p. iv
Big Problems In Small Packages a monologue When You Least Expect It a play	p. 2
Smacked With Some Sense a monologue Growing Up Too Fast a play	p. 13
Forgiveness In Families a monologue New Discoveries Reveal Untold Stories a play	p. 25
I'm My Own Leader a monologue The Will a play	p. 36
Armessa a monologue Who I Wanted To Be a play	p. 51
No Bailing Out a monologue An Ink Story a play	p. 63
Becoming A Leader a monologue A Rose That Grew a play	p. 71
All About The Family a monologue Rise Above a play	p. 82
Shh I Didn't Say You Could Talk a monologue Forgive And Give a play	p. 92
Struggles a monologue A New Start a play	p. 107
My Son's Dreams a monologue The Beginning Of The End a play	p. 114
Don't Do It a monologue I'm In Love With A Girl a play	p. 123
My Mommy a monologue Nothing Gonna Come Between US a play	p. 131
My Little Cousin a monologue A Real Man a play	p. 145
Life-Or-Death Decision a monologue When Revenge Feels Fair a play	p. 154
Happy Family a monologue The Apology a play	p. 161
The Family Lies a monologue A Brother's Wish a play	p. 168
Language Problems a monologue Real Family a play	p. 178
David a monologue Shut Up a play	p. 185
See, What Had Happened Was… a monologue Betrayed And Played a play	p. 195
You Don't Know What You Have Until It's Gone a monologue We Will Find A Way a play	p. 204
Comfort Zone a monologue Confused About What Just Happened a play	p. 213
Truth Is Always The Key a monologue Sliced a play	p. 225
Revealing The Truth a monologue Tell Me What Happened a play	p. 234
Sunday Sitting a monologue Detention a play	p. 243
To Be Heard a monologue The Right Choice a play	p. 253
The Final Moments a monologue In The End, We're Still A Family a play	p. 262
Me And My Dad a monologue The Trip a play	p. 269
The Big Brother a monologue	p. 278
It Was Cherry a monologue	p. 280
Down a monologue	p. 282
Family First a monologue	p. 284
Mother Watching Over a monologue	p. 285
Hard Times a monologue	p. 286
The Challenges a monologue	p. 287
Graduating a monologue	p. 288
About the Playwrights	p. 289
Acknowledgments	p. 299
About 826 Valencia	p. 303
Notes from American Conservatory Theater	p. 308
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