Beat Sheet

Objects	Obstacles	Point of Concentration
Sara goes to interview.	Sara is stuck in elevator while she was heading to   an interview.	Hands, face, arms and feet
“Hello, anybody? Help! I am stuck!
“I know, miss. Could you please take your finger off   the emergency button, please?”	Buzzing sound irritates Sal	Ears, face and hands
Sal tries to stop Sara	Buzzing sound still continues	Hands and mouth
“Yes, miss, your finger. Miss, you’re still   pressing.”	Buzzing sound still continues	Hands and mouth
Sara wants to know when she will be unstuck	Sal doesn’t know	Mouth and fingers
Sal tries to say something. He tells she that there   is power difficulty	Sara panics	Sara’s whole body Mouth
Sal, now, tries to calm her down	Sara panics again for oxygen	Sara’s whole body Mouth
“You have plenty but it may be a little warm in   there because the fans aren’t working”	Sara is crazy about oxygen	Sara’s whole body Sal’s hands
Sal tries to calm her down again	Sara can’t breathe	Sara’s mouth
“Put your head between your legs.”	Sara feels nauseous	Sara’s whole body Sal’s mouth
Sara takes blouse off	Sal is knocked	Sal’s body especially the nether limbs
Sal wants to know her name	As Sara strips Sal becomes so carzy	Sal’s body and Sara’s mouth
Sara panics suddenly “Fine? I am stuck in an elevator hyperventilating in   my panties and bra, sweating like a pig, needing to take a pee…Sal, are you   still there?”	Sara cries and takes skirt off	Sara’s body and Sal’s body
Sal tries to calm her down again	Sara now is lost in wild fancies “Disaster! Terrorism!”	Sara’s body Sal’ mouth and hands
“We are just waiting for the electrical problems to   be fixed.”	Sara asks why lights on	Sara’s hands Sal’s hands
Sal tries to find a valid answer “D…different generator!”	It may not be true	Sal’s hands and body
Sara tries to recall happy thoughts. “Got to stay calm…horoscope…reach new heights…STUCK!   STUCK!”	Sal go horny for “New heights.”	Sal’s lower body and hands
“People get stuck on the elevators all the time.”	Sara now asks Sal to sing	Sara’s mouth Sal’s mouth
Sara wants to know what is happening in elevator “	Actually it is falling. “It’s falling. THIS IS IT!”	Sara’s whole body
Sara jumps in order to SURVIVE in the falling   elevator	That’s even more dangerous	Sara’s whole body
Sara picks up the cell phone. “Oh, it’s working!”		Sara’s hands
Sara wants her mother to comfort her	Her mother makes her angry	Sara’s hands
Sal tries to comforts her. “Sara, I thought you looked beautiful in your black   suit.”	Sara now realizes that Sal is watching her	Sara’s body Sal’s mouth
Sal tells that the rescue team is here.	Sara surprises of sounds coming	Sara’s ear Sal’ mouth
Sal tells that they have to turn off the generator   in order to save her	Sara is afraid of dark and losing Sal	Sara’s whole body Sal’s whole body
Sara wants Sal to save her
Sal saves Sara “Come Sara, come! I’ve got you Sara. I’ve got you!”

 

Cue Sheet

S.E< Elevator Lady> (Play with Ambient Lights- Rotate back & forth- to make the effect that lights are blinking)

Sarah: Oh, no! No, no, no, no… (Presses Emergency Button) <Start: Alarm>  Hello, Hello, HELP I’m stuck. Please, somebody anybody help I’m stuck!

Sal: Miss, I know you’re stuck. Can you please take your finger off the emergency button please. I know you’re stuck.

Sarah: Help! Im stuck!

Sal: Miss, your finger.. Miss you’re still pressing it.

Sarah: Oh.< End: Alarm> Please, I have a job interview today. That’s why I’m here. When am I going to be unstuck?

Sal: Soon, miss!

Sarah: How soon?!

Sal: We’re experiencing some power difficulties which we’re investigating now.

Sarah: Power?

Sal: Yes.

Sarah: That doesn’t good. Alone and powerless.

Sal: Are you alright?

Sarah: Stuck!

Sal: Stay calm.

Sarah: I’m calm ok!

Sal: Are you breathing?

Sarah: I think so. What about oxygen?

Sal: Oxygen?

Sarah: It’s getting a little warm in here. (Takes jacket off) You can tell me how much oxygen do I have left?

Sal: The elevators are not airtight.

Sarah: Air.

Sal: You have plenty..  but it maybe a little warm in there, because the fans are not working.

Sarah: Fans not working!

Sal: Keep breathing! Deeply, deeply. Do you feel any better now?

Sara: (Keeps breathing deeply) I feel faint!

Sal: O, well…then… put your head between your legs.

Sara: What?

Sal: It helps. Put, your, head, between, your legs!

Sara: Ok… O! (vomits) Now I feel nauseous. It’s so hot in here! (takes off blouse)

Sal: (screams) Oooooooooo! W…what’s your name?

Sara: Sara…Sara Ann Porter.

Sal: Sara… That’s a pretty name! My name’s Sal.

Sara: Sal? Italiano?

Sal: Siiiii!

Sarah:  I love Italian food! (rubs tummy) Think I’ll live to have another plate of pasta, Sal?

Sal: (laughs) Ofcourse.. my treat.

Sarah: It’s a date.. It’s hotter than hell in here!! (Takes off skirt) (Fall on the ground)

Sal: Are you breathing? (jaw dropping)

Sarah:  Sal.. I’m not doing well. (catching her breath)

Sal: You’re doing fine!

Sarah: Fine?! Sal, I’m stuck in an elevator hyperventilating in my underwear, sweating like a pig, needing to take a pee, and… *Whines* (Stupid lift, get me out of here, help!) (notices Sal not talking) Sal! Sal, are you still there?

Sal: I’m here Sarah, I’m here.

Sarah: It’s just hot Sal!

Sal: Is it?

Sarah: Yes, it’s very very hot. (Seductive) (Lie head on the wall)

Sal: Try to stay calm and still. Don’t use up all your energy.

Sarah: Why? What do I need it for? Sal! What are you hiding from me? Disaster?! Has there been a disaster?! Like.. Terrorism! (Sal: No) IT IS TERRORISM! (starts crying like a baby) (praying)

Sal: No, we are just waiting for electrical problems to be fixed.

Sarah: If it’s just electrical, then how come the lights are on?

Sal: Different generator?

Sarah: Gotta stay calm, Sarah. Keep breathing. Think happy thoughts.. (murmuring) Speaking about happy thoughts. Hey Sal! Want to hear something funny? So today I was reading my newspaper and looking at my horoscope.. and you know what it said.. it said that I was going to reach new heights today. NEW HEIGHTS. Funny huh? (laughing sarcastically) and here I am.. STUCK! STUCK!!

Sal: People get stuck on elevators all the time, but they go on to live full productive lives.

Sarah: All the time?

Sal: Yes, Sarah! All the time! Think about it like getting stuck in a jam. You have been stuck in a jam, haven’t you?

Sarah: Yes..

Sal: And you know that it starts moving again right?

Sarah: Right.

Sal: So what do you do  you do when youre sitting in your car waiting for the traffic to move again?

Sarah: I listen to music..

Sal: Listen to music! What kinds of music do you like, Sarah?

Sarah: Hmm.. I don’t know. Anything. Oh, play anything!

Sal: But I don’t have a radio.

Sarah: (Interrupts) Then sing to me. Cmon, Sal! Sing to me!

Sal: Ok.. (starts singing: Way Back into Love)

Sarah: (sings) <Elevator maintenance sound>.. Ahh..  What’s that?

Sal: Hmm, nothing.. sorry.

Sarah: It’s falling, it’s falling. THIS IS IT!

Sal: This elevators don’t… well not all the time. You might drop a floor or two.

Sarah: DROP?! What should I do?

Sal: Stay calm.

Sarah: I heard that if you’re in a falling elevator.. You should jump up and down and pray that you are up when it crushes. (Starts jumping) (Praying)

< Start: phone rings: Peacock>- start with low volume then to louder volume.

Sarah: Now what?!

Sal: You have a phone?

Sarah: Duh, yes? Yes! I have a phone! Omg, my cell. It’s working. (picks up phone)<End: phone rings: Peacock> MONOLOGUE.

Sal: Easy Sarah, easy.

Sarah: I’m still breathing Sal.. MONOLOGUE.

Sal: Straight.

Sarah: Straig.. Hello? Hello! Dead. (drops phone call)

Sal: Your mom?!

Sarah: My phone! (laughs)

Sal: Sarah.. I thought you looked good in your black suit.

Sarah: You did? Thanks Sal!   (realizes something) Sal..

Sal: Yes?

Sarah: You can see me?

Sal: (in shock) Yes… you’re a beautiful woman Sarah, even so out of the suit.

Sarah: I go to the gym four times a week.

Sal: It shows.

Sarah: Where’s the camera?

Sal: To your left..

Sarah: (sees camera) (blows a kiss) You’ll get a real one when we meet.

Sal: We have a date for pasta, remember?

Sarah: Yes. <Elevator maintenance sound> What’s happening?

Sal: Oh! The rescue team is here.

Sarah: Rescue? I need to be rescued Sal!!

Sal: It won’t be so long now, Sarah. Hang in there.

Sarah: Im still breathing Sal, still breathing.

Sal: Sarah..

Sarah: What?!

Sal: They may have to rescue you from above.

Sarah: Above.. below.. sideways! I don’t care! Just get me out of here!

Sal: Sarah, listen to me.. they have to turn off the generator, in order to get you.

Sarah: It’ll be dark?

Sal: Only for a short time.

Sarah: And I’ll lose you?

Sal: No, Sarah. Never. Sing Sarah, sing. I’m coming to get you.

(all lights turn off)

Sarah: Oh! Ok Sal. (sings: Way Back into Love)

(On lights)

Sal: Sarah!

Sarah: Sal!

Sal: Come Sarah, come! I got you.. I got you..

REHEARSAL 5

Actually, this is not a rehearsal. I thought we booked on Saturday 10 to 11AM for using Experimental Theater but it is being used by Ms. Pat’s final performance. EWWW. I begin to hate myself. Well… What’s done is done. I tried to forget everything about ET and concentrate on Sound effect thing. We downloaded Elevator sound and record Elevator Lady’s voice. To be honestly, it is Lycelle’s voice. Haaaaa. I am getting nervous for final. Hope not mistake, seriously. Please… Sal and Sam. You guys can do it! Just do it! 😀

REHEARSAL 4

We did it! I managed to get “wonderful.” from Rey. Still my pronunciation is bad, our performance advanced a lot. Pace, dynamics, reaction and lines. Everything mixed in harmonious way and made a scene beautiful. Now, final Dress Rehearsal is left on May Day. Before that, Lycelle and I booked Experimental Theater for sound effect check. This is first time listening Rey say “wonderful.” to me. Wow, Fantastic baby! I finally made it. I can’t sleep right now. I went over some big HURDLES during this course and it is heading towards an end. Rey is a great director because he made me who am almost stupid to complete a scene. Thanks Rey. And I will see you on May Day. I hope you won’t get arrested for yellow shirt thingy. 

REHEARSAL 3

Suddenly, very very very really very suddenly, I felt that I should be guy who is having voyeurism to complete our scene. I don’t know why still, but it was quite successful. I was knocked out by Lycelle’s strip and became like a monkey went into rut. Great! Yeah! This is it! This is the way to achieve higher grade for us! I somewhat overacted for every single time when Lycelle took off her clothes. By doing this, I could maintain energy during whole play. And pace became faster which made our play more interesting. Today was the best rehearsal ever for us. Voyeurism! That is quite familiar with me because I took Rey’s Film class hehe 😀

REHEARSAL 2

Today, I got something. Since I am Italian, I think it is much better to use Italian accent. Of course it is very hard to pronounce Italian accent. However, there is nothing to lose. I shall try it. I cannot gain anything without risk. It was Lycelle’s idea. If it is successful, I shall thank her. 😀 Moreover, I think I am completing my new Sal. He is funny and a bit vulgar. I had to increase the level of reaction when Lycelle strips. And Rey advised us to rehearse it face to face in order to catch a good pace. Acting is nothing but pace and dynamics! Well… this is quite dangerous to say. How dare I can speak about acting? I am just a helpless junk right now. However, I begin to feel some brightness for our performance. I hope it could be a blasting bomb for everyone who would attend and watch us performing.

REHEARSAL 1

This is the first rehearsal note after Rey’s harsh criticism. We need something. Our performance needs to be changed. From now on, every MON WED FRIDAY we will meet up and rehearse. There is no time to waste. The biggest problem of our group is Sam who is the one now writes down this journal. I need to be changed. My character, Sal needs to be changed. This stupid Italian does not know anything! –I am not discriminating anyone! 😀 What the hell is going on now? Seriously, I read my script over 50 times. But I am sure that Rey still says “That is not enough.”  Since serious Sal –this is not the name of game!- was totally screwed up, I need another Sal for the final. However, there is no way though. I feel like I became totally helpless junk. Lycelle and I are just wasting our time. Today’s rehearsal finished without any answer for the final. I hope next rehearsal could be better than this.

DAY 16

Sam: (Sigh) Whoa. Making character for final is freaking hard! I feel like I became stupid dumbass.

Lycel: Yeah, it is really hard, but what to do? We have to go over it!

Sam: Go over it! Very good, huh? (Shout) Then tell me how to go over this freaking assignment!

Lycel: Well…I don’t know. (Shout too.) I don’t know you stupid asshole!

Obviously, this is not my script for final. However, this is what happened in my head. –to be honestly, this is very soft version.

Today was really terrible. Josh’s group was ok, Vhina’s group has something to work on and Wilson’s group was heading really high grade while Lycelle and I was wandering around the level of “C” or even worse. I think Rey gave us “C” because our performance was way below than just “C”. It was draggy, dull and difficult to understand. Wow, we achieved, 3D! Hahaha…ha… (Sigh). I don’t know how to create a character for my final. Sal is really complicated Italian. I don’t get what Rey says. In my thought, he is not lonely yet serious guy. However, I could not pull it over. I FAILED characterization! O, God! Final is coming but I am still lost in the fog. There is no single ray around. I really want to cry. After the performance, Lycelle and I left to ask Rey’s help. I know that Lycelle is having hard time too. Maybe, her situation is never better than mine. She has to STRIP! In MALAYSIA! Our group is heading to what we call “FAILURE”. I don’t want to be a loser. Please, somebody help me out. Doom’s day is coming. Therefore, it may be a last journal for the lecture what Rey have been giving. From now on, I shall write our group’s rehearsal journal. BYE BYE DIARY!

DAY 15

Today whole class was about warm up and characterization. Rey told us to walk around and shake out. After that, he asked us to be direct, strong and heavy character. My arms and legs became more stiff and strong. I wonder what kind of character could achieve these entire requirements. I tried to imagine myself becoming a soldier. In my thought a soldier is very strong and direct character whether he is heavy or not. To become heavy soldier I tried my best to put 100% of my power in every single step. Rey asked us to become other various characters with different requirements such as light, slow, fast and indirect. After the class Rey asked if this exercise helped you to create our own character for final. Then I could realize his purpose of today’s class. Indeed, this exercise helped me to put my whole effort to create a total new character. Before this character I merely followed and read what is written in book like I imitate another person’s Sal who is my character for final. However, now I feel like I can effectively create my own Sal for final. Of course, it would be very hard though. 😀

DAY 14

Today, after a brief warm up Rey told Lycelle, Josh, Eric and I to go out for David & Vhina and Wilson & Zong. While we were outside Lycelle and I went for photocopying our script what Rey wanted us to do so. Waiting for those who are in class was really boring even though we kept practicing what we were going to do. (Soooooo sorry guys :D) Finally, after freaking boring 30 or 40 minutes we, 4 students were allowed to enter. Of course, David, Vhina, Wilson and Zong chased out. ;p. Rey was sitting down. He was merely sitting down and waiting for us to sit. However, I felt really awkward. Rey was not Rey I’ve known for. He was rather solemn than serious as if he was doing some kind of religious ceremony. Therefore I had to sit down quietly without any word. Firstly, he told Eric and Josh to sit down on the chair while asked us to sit beside them. Rey ordered to start reading. However, it was very weird. He asked us to read same line more than 3 times with different tone and accent. Else, he asked us to speak it out for different situation. He added that we never judge the script with one or two times of reading. He said we must be alert to accept every single difference lay in the script. I never thought that reading the script could be this difficult.