I’m used to the crowds of young musicians, rappers, singers, even painters, and peeps around the ping-pong table at the center, but check out the BCAL 5. Yup, their not rappers or superheroes: Their actors. Five aspiring performers joined together at BCAL after our Project Peace hour to kick-out their acting skills.
Yup, yup, they did it all in a lil’ under two hours: Theater games, stage pictures, improv scenes and monologue writing and performing. I was like “wow” as I watched them portray celebrities, try out accents, and perform stuff that couldn’t possibly happen in real life like a reunion between Big Pop and Pac. It was cool, I saw my fellow teens not caring about who or what was around ‘em in their environment even if just for a couple of hours.
Performing monologues about Franklin Ave. and grandmothers, I witnessed these teens make art based on their everyday experiences. It showed me actors don’t just have to memorize scripts, they can be creative with writing too. It wasn’t just words though, but crazy imagination and talent pouring out of these youth. It let me see how unique they really were and we all can be when we’re not scared.
Here are some snapshots I took of the whole event:
- East Coast versus West Coasts even in our imaginations as Ricklin and Isaiah portray Notorious B.I.G. and TuPac….
- Ashley and Nadja ‘mirror’ each other and make ninjas…
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