The Avalon Theatre Company “Blackbeard”
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The Avalon Theatre Company “Blackbeard”
teatro The Avalon Theatre Company On 10th March 2011, The Avalon Theatre Company was invited to come to our school to perform the following plays. It was such a success! Little Red Riding Hood, for the 5th and 6th grades; Blackbeard & the Lost Treasure Of Skull Island, for the 7th, 8th and 9th grades; Murder at the Manor, for the 10th and 11th grades. In this page are some students’ opinions “Blackbeard” T he Avalon Theatre Company performed another great play in our school’s auditorium, for the third time: “Blackbeard”. I think they are such a professional company… and they are only four actors who personify so many different characters and strange creatures through the whole play. They are really amazing and funny. During their performances they always interact with the students and “make” us actors too, and we feel like we are… even for only some special minutes! I’m always very anxious to see their performances: the fascinating stories with these bizarre creatures and some peculiar characters. I’m really looking forward to see them again next year! T Alina Mansukhlal, 8thE he students from the 7th, 8th and 9th grades took part in a play performed by the Avalon Theatre Company in our school’s auditorium. This play was about “Blackbeard”, a famous pirate (who had a treasure map) and his adventures to find this precious treasure in a place called “Skull Island”. But, of course, as all the pirates did, he had an archenemy, Calico Jack who stole his map as he also wanted the treasure for himself. Luckily, at the end, Blackbeard recovered his map and found the treasure… As we use to say: “All is well when it ends well!” InforCEF 62 – abril de 2011 So…! What can I say more? It was a great play! There is always a lot of interaction with the students and that is really nice! I really enjoyed it a lot! 30 See you again next year, Avalon Theatre Company! I Cassandra Cardoso, 8thE think that the “Blackbeard” story was interesting but I consider the play a little bit childish and repetitive for our ages. I mean, when some of us went on stage, the play became a little bit boring for the other students Murder at the Manor who were watching it because it was always the same thing. But, in the end, it was a good performance because we could develop our English by interacting with the actors and some parts were funny. T Diogo Ferreira, 8thD he 7th, 8th and 9th grades went to the school auditorium to watch a play performed by the Avalon Theatre Company, called “Blackbeard”. In my opinion it was well organized, the characters were well created and the games that we (students) had to do were creative. S ome students were excited about watching the play, others were already bored saying they wouldn’t understand it and yet the play hadn’t started. Others just didn’t have any expectations at all. Previously, in the English classes, we talked about what we were going to see, so we could have something in mind about the play, but always keeping the suspense. When the play started, I changed my mind about it, because from what we talked about in the classroom, I thought it would be more serious that it really was. I think the actors were excellent but the play should have more settings. The characters that the students had to represent had cool names and their performances were very good. My favourite part was when the actors called members of the audience to go on stage which made the whole room share a big laughter. However, all the play was quite funny. José Alexandre, 8thD My favourite actress was the one who acted as Penny because of her facial expressions which I considered amazingly natural, but really, the whole Avalon Theatre Company has a very good quality. O n the 10th of March of 2011, in the school auditorium a play was presented by the Avalon Theatre Company. The name of the play was: "Blackbeard and the lost treasure of Skull Island". This story talks about the quest of a brave pirate named Blackbeard that is helped by the lieutenant Oliver Lovely. But their search for the lost treasure finds a difficult obstacle to overcome, a terrible pirate named Calico Jack and his partner Anne Bonney, a clumsy pirate, who are searching for the treasure too. They performed an interactive play; it means that in some parts of the story, especially when the characters/actors needed help, students from the audience were invited to participate in the plot to embody characters from other series or stories. This is a very important and positive aspect of the play, because it becomes more comic, funnier and much more interesting to watch as well. In my opinion it was a very good play with a nice story and very good actors who captured our attention. João Gil, 9thC This experience was very interesting, it was a funny and captivating way for us to learn and improve our English and I think that I speak for most students when I say that more experiences like this one are welcome! Inês Marto, 10ºA, M urder at the Manor was performed by four gifted actors and six courageous students who gave life to many characters. The story happens in Giorgios Smoothiakous’s manor. He gave a party but it ended when the host was murdered by one of his guests. Then, inspector Clueless arrived to try to solve this mystery. After endless interrogations and many accusations, inspector Clueless finally managed to figure out who the killer was. In our opinion this play has many benefits. First of all, it helps us to improve our English as the play has many interactions with the students. So, it provides to all students a moment of relaxation allowing them to forget they still had a lot of work ahead. Finally, as this play has moments of comedy, it made the students laugh and have fun. Patrícia Neves and Iara Ribeiro, 10º A T ««« »»» he play consists on a crime that took place at a party in Giorgious’s mansion. All the guests of the party had dark secrets that Giorgious knew so he decided to blackmail all of them and take profit of it. Then every single one of them threatened him. That´s why it was very difficult to find the murderer. However, the play was very interesting and funny because the actors interacted with the audience. They called a group of people from the public to perform with them on stage. At the end, everything ended well and we all had a good time laughing. We hope to have more plays like this one next year. José e José Ausgustol, 10ºD I ««« »»» really enjoyed the play. In my opinion, it was better than the one we saw last year. The characters were extremely funny and the play was complex enough to confuse the audience who found difficult to figure out the real killer! Tiago Pereira, 11ºD M urder at the Manor tells us the story of a murder and the need to find out the killer. However, it won’t be an easy task, once there are multiple motives for murder and lots of “dark little secrets”. In my opinion, it was really interesting, especially in what concerns the interaction between the actors and the audience. Their performance was really good! The characters had a strong personality and their problems and feelings were vividly described, which made you feel as if you were one of them. The plot was also fantastic. The story could be a bit artificial and far-fetched, but if you focused on the characters’ behaviour, you would be given a good perception of the story. I think this kind of initiatives is always a great opportunity for the students to improve their knowledge while they are also having some fun. I really believe we should be even more openminded to these challenges! If there are some teens who claim that it would be better if they spent their time doing other things, I can only tell them – go and try it! You might find that the play will take you out of your daily life into a world you will not want to leave! Andreia Ferreira, 11ºA I ««« »»» think the way the actors performed the play Murder at the Manor was the best way possible! They spoke slowly making use of short sentences, which allowed the message to reach all the audience. On the other hand the repetition of some phrases such as “make mine a double” made the audience laugh! After all, I think it was a great experience, especially to those who were invited to go on stage because it was definitely an enriching experience. I hope we can see more plays like this in a near future! Bernardo Melo, 11ºA Vida CEF - II periodo Dia do No dia 14 de Março, o Clube de Matemática do Centro de Estudos de Fátima dinamizou o DIA do PI. Testemunhos “No Clube estivemos a descobrir as relações entre o perímetro e o diâmetro de várias circunferências. Trouxemos fita métrica de casa e medimos alguns objetos tirando o perímetro e o diâmetro e relacionando os dois”. – Thomas Ribeiro, Guilherme Oliveira 7º C “Com o dia do Pi ficámos a saber que é aproximadamente igual a 3,14, mas é uma dízima infinita”. Ana Margarida, Francisco Triguinho, 5º B “Para percebermos melhor o Pi, andámos na escola a medir o perímetro e o diâmetro de várias circunferências. Depois dividimos e percebemos que eram aproximadamente igual a 3,14. Também aprendemos que ao longo da história foram necessários muitos matemáticos e muitos anos para descobrirem os primeiros milhões de algarismos do Pi”. Telma Moreira, 7ºD “Gostei de participar. Foi muito divertido e giro porque havia imensos algarismos do Pi, de muitas formas e engraçados”. Andreia Fernandes, 5ºE “No dia 14 de Março, dia do Pi, estivemos a colar um algarismo no corredor. Todos os alunos enfeitaram o seu algarismo como quiseram”. Rafael e Manuel (6ºB), Guilherme (5ºD) Dada o interesse e participação de todos os alunos, fomos surpreendidos por grande criatividade e não podíamos deixar de premiar o melhor trabalho, por Começámos a sua preparação algumas semanas antes realizando diversas atividades com os alunos do clube e, mais tarde, solicitámos a colaboração de todos os alunos dos 2º e 3º ciclos. No dia, cada aluno colocou um algarismo na parede, por ordem, e demos a conhecer parte da noção da dízima do PI através de 585 algarismos espalhados pelos corredores. ano letivo. A seleção não foi fácil. Parabéns a todos pelo empenho e criatividade. Campeonato SuperT-matik O campeonato de SuperTmatik, cálculo mental, é uma atividade desenvolvida pelo Clube, envolvendo os alunos do 2º e 3º ciclos. Estiveram envolvidos todos os alunos do 5º ao 8º ano, inclusive, no total de 485 alunos. Foram realizadas ações de am- bientação em todas as turmas, por professores de matemática, dando a conhecer as regras do jogo e permitindo o treino de cálculo mental. Seguiram-se os torneios intraturma e interturmas até ao apuramento dos dois melhores, por ano de escolaridade. Assim, foram apurados para o campeonato nacional os seguintes alunos, por escalão: 5º escalão: 1º Mariana Neves Oliveira 2º António Miguel Braçais Correia 6º escalão: Anastasia, 5.º A Ana Sofia, 6.º A Marta, 7.º C Tatyana, 8.º A Pedro Casinhas, 9.º A 1º Alexandre Miguel Barbosa de Sousa 2º Marcelo Adriano Filipe Rocha 7º escalão: 1º Thomas Ribeiro 2º Irina Cristiana Pedro Lourenço 1º João Pedro Carreira Gaio 2º António Miguel Jesus Pereira A fter the Carnival holidays, nothing better than a great play by the Avalon Theatre Company to start classes! It was spoken in English and the language used was easy to understand as the actors helped us with some explanations and clues about the meaning of some difficult words. The play was based on Agatha Christie’s novels and it was named Murder at the Manor. As the title says, the story is about someone who is murdered at a manor. The victim is Giorgious Smoothiakous, who is a wealthy blackmailer. As he is an important and influential person, he is surrounded by people who want him dead. This is the only way they have to keep their secrets protected without being blackmailed by Giorgious. One of the funniest moments was when six students were invited to take part and play the guests’ role. The actors even gave them some props, which made them look like real actors. The play was both interactive and funny. We, at the same time, laughed and learned. This was a different morning that we won’t forget so soon. Avalon Theatre Company, please come back! Carolina Verdasca and Celmar Garcia, 11ºC s usual the Avalon Theatre Company interacted a lot with the audience and made everything seem funny, which A caught people’s attention and improved their understanding of the play. In my opinion, it was a good performance and it was important to notice the persistence they showed towards the students they chose to play some roles making them feel comfortable and helping the audience have a handle on what was going on. In conclusion, I can say it was a good way of learning English and spending some time. A Catarina Alexandre, 11º D s you can imagine, Murder at the Manor was full of mystery, featuring a party where the host, Giorgious Smoothiakous, was murdered by one of his guests. The guests were members of the rich society and all of them had dark secrets and multiple motives to murder Giorgious. And, of course, there was an eccentric detective whose job was to find out the person responsible for the crime, asking the audience for help. The actors were absolutely fantastic! They made everything seem more enjoyable, especially with their jokes and puns. Moreover, the participation of some inexperienced students in the play was hilarious, which made it even funnier. So, what else can I say? Well done! Mariana Baptista, 11ºD CEF - Centro de Estudos de Fátima – Colégio com Contrato de Associação 8º escalão: 31