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We did
it! We put on a play in English!
Here's
what Susan Hoffius' ESL students at Rice University
have to say about the opportunity to collaborate
with classmates in a creative enterprise and to
perform in English in front of an authentic
audience.
Carsten
Martschin
Our
play was just fun. I played Professor Mendett. I
was very suprised that it wasn't so difficult to
memorize my lines in a foreign language. Actually,
it was kind of easier than in my own language
because if you have a new or strange word to
memorize, it is much easier out of a funny context
you use. Therefore, it is a much better way to
learn vocabulary. I really did enjoy it and I hope
many more groups after us will have the same
opportunity to produce a play.
Naoko
Yamaoka from Japan
The
play was a serious mystery, but doing it was a lot
of fun. We enjoyed sharing the work to prepare the
sets and practice our parts. But at the last
rehearsal, I realized that I had forgotten the
words for my speech. It was a terrible feeling. I
thought I might ruin our performance. There were a
lot of people in the audience, which made us
concentrate on our performance. It was a good
feeling after we accomplished a big project
together.
Nyun-Haeung
Kim from Korea
I
played Victoria Pierson. It was really fun!
Actually, I thought that it would be just for our
class. However, I was really surprised because
there were lots of people in the audience. But, I
felt comfortable in front of them. I think I should
have been an actress! I really like my classmates.
They prepared everything for our play. And I really
thank Susan. We could never have dreamed of this
nice play without her. She helped us with all our
scripts. Everybody did a good job!
Luis A.
Trastenberg
I
really enjoyed the play. It was the first time for
me to have a part in a play. I am very proud of my
classmates because they worked hard for this play.
Our teacher was very helpful, and I think that we
had a very nice time during this session. It was an
excellent experience! My working group was very
responsible, and I think that this session was the
most successful one for me since I started
attending this school. Thanks to
everybody!
Victoria
Ochsner
I
really enjoying doing the play. It was very
interesting work. It brought us even closer
together as a group. The time when we were on stage
was the best. I played a police officer, and I
really thought I was one during the play. Thank
you, Susan. Thank you, my classmates.
Rosalia
Castro
I
enjoyed every bit of the play, "Who is the
Gardener." The rehearsal was very funny. I loved
everyone being involved, laughing at themselves and
feeling confident that they could do it. We did it!
And it was a great experience. The play challenged
my imagination and encouraged me to be creative.
Thank you Susan!
Min-Kee
Park from Korea
I
had a wonderful experience this time when I did the
play with my group. I cannot believe I did it in
English. I haven't done a play before, and when I
first heard that we would do a play, I wasn't
interested in that, but now I regret that I didn't
prepare for the play more. If I have a good chance
like this again, I want to do it again.
Claudia
Londono
That
was my very first play in my whole life, and it was
in English! It was great. I enjoyed this activity a
lot. I have to thank our teacher, Susan, who was a
terrific director, and my classmaters who were
excellent actors. We had a really nice
time.
Jae-Won
Hwang from Korea
It
was not a perfect play, but it was great. I loved
and enjoyed what I did. Thank you to my lovely
classmates and Susan, our great teacher for
everything.
Claudia
Costa
It
was a fun way to practice English! We need to do
this kind of activity more
often.
More
about the play: Curtain's
up! The performance begins.
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