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The play originated from a site called playscripts.com. This play was originally pretty long, but the directors decided to cut out a scene to make it appropriate for the senior show and the time constraints that followed. We spent days blocking each and every scene, substituting certain scenes with others that provided more of a change in time or atmosphere (we wanted to avoid repetition at all costs in an attempt to maintain our audience's attention) and changing some of the terminology or jokes (which were a bit outdated) to match something more recent. The cast was really collaborative and listened well to instructions that were given, even if they were 'out there' or weird, which gained a lot of our respect as directors.

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Planning came to us very easily. Planning the makeup, the costumes, the props, and the setting was easy because the play itself was formulated to be very minimal, which worked to our advantage (see Exploring and Experimenting) and telling the others what to do, where to be, and what to wear or bring in was easy because it focused primarily on ideas being generated and nothing concrete. Anything, in our opinion, is easier said than done. Which is why the actual focusing proved to be such a task. Getting everyone to show up every day, let alone on time, showed us that directing can be stressful and, at times, incredibly frustrating. While we were blocking individual scenes, we had to make sure others were paying attention on the floor and backstage so that they could be ready for their own scene or for when they were to be called, which also proved to be frustrating. All in all, rallying up the cast and getting them to do their part was tricky but manageable when everyone decided their heart was in the play and its success.

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Revising 'The 9 Worst Breakups of All Time' was the easy part. Looking over the script, discussing with the cast and with Ms. Mann, agreeing with each other (Jade, Angela, Sabrina) was definitely a piece of cake because we were all able to easily come up with a solution. However, the refining part was the hardest because we all had to pay a lot of attention to detail and the nitty gritty parts of the performance. It was especially difficult if one or two directors were absent, mentally and/or physically. However, all three of us really pulled it together and created an amazing show.

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Ms. Mann kindly casted the characters of 9 ways, which had many more pros than it did cons. We ended up having to cast a few more people as characters in other scenes, but the initial casting was great because people who we normally never would have expected to really come out of their shell and shine -- did. The pre-casted characters were cooperative and listened well for the most part when given instructions. We further explored the quirks and characteristics of each character we were assigned and went deeper in terms of understanding who was going to be performing. We had a few cast members who were reluctant on coming out of their shell and really breaking through, so reassuring them and making sure that they were comfortable with what they were about to do was important to us, too.

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We performed the play 'The 9 Worst Breakups of All Time' written by Ian McWethy on May 11th, 2017. We had one late night dress rehearsal in which we stayed only until 9pm, which felt like a great accomplishment on behalf of the whole cast, especially me. We were very underprepared, especially during the runthrough right before the show itself. However, once we performed, feelings of apprehension and fear disappeared and our cast really came through.

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Preliminary work is all about planning. Planning on what to do, what to collect, where to be. My co-director and I spent a lot of time together trying to figure out things as simple as blocking to as complicated as scheduling prop collection and who would be bringing what in. Lighting, props, sound cues, voice clips. These were all components that we felt we needed to incorporate into the play to make it a success, which it was thanks to our cooperative cast, faithful tech crew, and patient teacher.

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Angela and I came up with blocking ideas prior to class date. Then we got the group up on their feet trying the blocking to see what works and what doesn't.
From the very start, we were not sure with what play or piece we should perform. I was looking through playscripts.com when I found a play that seemed conventionally funny and otherwise relatable, so I explored it further and found it (with the exception of a few scenes) to be perfect for our class.
Challenging: The cast of 9 worst ways found it very challenging to have all our props in, let alone at the same time. A lot of confusion arose when figuring this out but, thanks to the costume and props team, we managed to organize everything in the end. Another challenging aspect was the sudden switch of our main character, Eve. Jade really took a risk when accepting the role of Eve, which was commemorable of her.
Inspiring: The inspiration really came through on the day of the actual performance. With the whole cast and crew laughing and joking around backstage, we could see that something great was about to happen.

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Directed by Evan Caldwell Troupe 0476 One-Acts Showcase Coral Gables Senior High School

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'THE NINE WORST BREAKUPS OF ALL TIME' DIRECTED BY JADE NEVINS AND ANGELA RISTOVA

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'THE NINE WORST BREAKUPS OF ALL TIME' DIRECTED BY JADE NEVINS AND ANGELA RISTOVA

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Reflecting on the senior show was an easy task to do. I reflected with a few of my group members straight after the actual senior show, and we individually talked about what went wrong, but most importantly, what went right. In class, however, we sat down collectively as a class and we talked over our performance with Ms. Mann. We gave each other feedback and laughed at the silly mistakes we made and could have fixed during the actual show. We also went over our successes and accomplishments, which was rewarding and nice to hear from different people.