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and why did we choose cleveland

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what was our intentions and aim in our piece please need it for portfolio

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Well done to everyone today! We all did well and I hope that we get the grades to reflect the hard work and commitment that we put into this! Hopefully we can use all of the research that we did to help us with our portfolios as we certainly have lots to write about.

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- 999 call
We did the research and took quotes from the actual 999 call. We split the quotes between us and developed our characters from the quotes that we used.
- Essence Machine in Pippa’s Monolgue
Showed how Pippa’s character was absorbed by what was happening. We used our research to create the actions, reflective of what she actually experienced.
- End Scene - “We never got justice!”
At the beginning of the scene, we showed his scentencing, but at the end of the scene, we showed his suicide in contrast. We spoke about how even after Ariel got incarcerated, they never actually got justice. But when they said “we never got justice”, we held hands to show their unity after their traumatic ordeal. We also said a key line to summarise each of our characters at the end to show how everything changed them.

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- Before Wavua’s monologue - PIPPA says “Michelle knight who fell in love with her kidnapper,Ariel Castro,now testifies
- Before Pippa,s monologue - IZZY say “ Gina DeJesus who was emotionally and permanently scarred now testifies
- Before Izzy’s monologue - EMILIA say “ Amanda Berry the first to escape from captivity, now testifies”
- Before Emilias monologue-  WAVUA says “ Jocelyn Winshaw called by Ariel Castro his personal human punching bag now testifies

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- we need to breathe all the time so if someone breathes stand then breathe
-  as soon as joe says not guilty change into our positions for his monologue
- never look at the person speaking
- as the 4 girls space out the  positoning more
- during mine if ur neutral do the Ariel Castro pose
- whenever  walking to blocks make sure it sharp and strong hands by sides and relatively fast
- in Emilias scene once she is slapped EVERYONE cry
- once pippa says WAKE UP or whatever last line she says everyone breathe in then continue with next scene

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-Can everyone like time themselves doing their monologue like full out with pauses,acting and also at a slower lace then put it on Padlet
- also can everyone try to come up with a small scene like ariel suicide

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Monday - 7pm finish
Tuesday - 4-6pm

Wednesdays - 7pm finish at HRD

Thursday - 6pm finish at whatever site you finish (because of sixth form day)

Friday - 7pm

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https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/2014/05/ariel_castro_files_kidnapper_a.html

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Ariel Castro also had two brothers, Pedro and Onil. They were arrested under the suspicion of being tied with the kidnapping but were later released after an inverview with the victims

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-for this scene we would be walking around and then look at you and all ask in and Ariel Castro way " do u want to play Russian roulette" Pippa would then say " why not"
- we would all sit in a semi circle
- Pippa would then walk around with a gun ( I've got a kinda realistic one) and aim to all our heads whilst saying her monologue ( related to the whole Russian roulette thing)
- whilst this is going on we would all be doing a soundscape related to the monologue so if Pippa said "he would prayer" and someone would go "dear lord"
- later if Pippa was to talk about him sitting on her back Pippa could be at the front of the stage on her front and we could all have one foot on her back
- when she says how he only touched and talked we could crowd her and fake talk and over exagertly touch her in like an appropriate way

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- DeJesus said Castro asked her to play “Russian Roulette” with him, taking turns pointing a gun at each other.
-"In my head I’m like why not, I got nothing to lose,”
-“He went first,” she continued. “So then he pulls the trigger and nothing happens, and I think then he gives me the gun and I’m like, ‘OK, I’m about to like pull the trigger and everything,’ and he’s like, ‘let me pray for a minute.’ And I said ‘what?’ I’m like, ‘why are you going to pray?’ So he gets on his knees and he starts praying. … So then I pull the trigger and nothing happened.”

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I read about Gina's abduction and it says:
- he asked her to help move some equipment and then he started to touch her and stuff
- gina said "What are you doing? You could go to jail?" Ariel replies that "Well, OK, we’re going to, you’re going to go home now." and "But you can’t go through the same door you came in."
- Ariel took Gina to the basement and grabbed and chained her.
- Ariel didn't tie them tight enough so she threw them off and tried to run but he sat on her back
- she the kicked him and slightly bruised him
- DURING THE FIRST WEEKS ARIEL ONLY TALKED AND TOUCHED HER

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For pippa's scene I think we should do a soundscape. I read that the examiner likes soundscapes so if we can come up with any ideas for sounds ...

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should we do like an interview scene talking to neighbours and stuff cause there is loads of quotes we could use and make it a narrative scene

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should we do like an interview scene talking to neighbours and stuff cause there is loads of quotes we could use and make it a narrative scene

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https://abcnews.go.com/US/life-captivity-cleveland-kidnapping-survivors-amanda-berry-gina/story?id=30532737

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In a strange turn of events, Castro was found hanged in his prison cell at the Correction Reception Center in Orient, Ohio, at 9:20 p.m. on September 3, 2013. After prison medical staff tried unsuccessfully to resuscitate Castro, he was transported to the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, roughly 20 miles outside of Orient. At 10:52 p.m. that evening, he was pronounced dead.

The following month, speculation surfaced that Castro's death might not have been a suicide, but rather, caused by auto-erotic asphyxiation—a sexual act in which an individual achieves pleasure through choking themselves, ultimately causing them to lose consciousness. Countering those assertions, the medical examiner who conducted Castro's autopsy, Jan Gorniak of Ohio, stated that she wholly believed that Castro had planned his death. "I did the autopsy myself. I saw the ligature. I saw the pictures of the cell," Gorniak said, according to a report by CNN. "It was a suicide."

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On May 6, 2013, Berry escaped from Castro's house. Police quickly freed the other women and arrested Castro that same day. In July 2013, Castro agreed to a plea deal that spared him from the death penalty. On July 26, he pleaded guilty to 937 charges, which included kidnapping, rape and murder (the murder charge stemmed from his role in ending one of Knight’s pregnancies). On August 1, 2013, Castro was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus an additional 1,000 years.

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- everyone write monologues
- watch 2 devised pieces on YouTube (other school)
- watch Miss Cella's research video

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Woman whispers for help in a chilling 911 call

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Onil Castro: 'I want him to suffer in that jail'

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Onil Castro: "This has killed me, I am a walking corpse"

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Exclusive Interview, Onil Castro: "Maybe he wanted to get caught" (Part 3 Full Interview)

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Exclusive Interview Castro Brothers: "I had no idea that little girl was Ariel's" (Part 2)

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Castro to brothers: "You're never going to see me again" (Part 1 full interview)

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Michelle Knight Reveals New Details about Her Time in Captivity -- Dr. Phil

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Michelle Knight: 'I was the punching bag'

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The FULL interview with Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus - BBC Newsnight

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Ariel Castro pleads guilty, gets life in prison without parole plus 1,000 years

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CNN NEWSROOM

Analysis of the Ariel Castro Case; Families of Kidnapping Victims Speak; Michelle Knight Addresses the Court

Aired August 1, 2013 - 12:00 ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

JOHN BERMAN, CNN ANCHOR: The camera doesn't seem to be able to capture them in the same shot, but Michelle Knight can't be more than 25 feet away from Ariel Castro right now. And what a moment this must be for her, for 10 years, nearly 10 years she was held prisoner in his house, tortured, sexual abuse, physical abuse, psychological abuse, that's been really explained in detail this morning for the first time.

Pamela Brown, you have heard, in talking to the families and people who know these survivors of this, what do you think this moment must be like right now for them?

PAMELA BROWN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: It's just - it's emotionally gripping, John. I don't even know if words can describe what this moment is like. I mean think about how we feel as by-standers here, people covering the story, and imagine if you know these women. I just spoke to a friend actually of one of the victims and he tells me that it's just - it's so hard to accept this reality coming to the surface, seeing what these women endured.

And then we've been hearing, John, about what Michelle Knight has endured. That she was the first to be kidnapped. That she experienced the worst abuse over the past 10 years. That Ariel Castro killed her unborn baby by starving her, giving her rotten food, jumping on her stomach. And we also heard, Don (ph), calling the doctor -- the doctor calling Michelle Knight courageous. That she would step in and protect Gina DeJesus from Ariel Castro. That she would take the brunt of the abuse to protect her fellow friend there in the home.

And it's just incredible to now see her sitting in that courtroom. We've been reporting it. We started reporting it last night that she would likely be making an impact statement. She would be the only one of the three. And now to see her actually show up in that courtroom is incredible. And to think, John, she had the option to tape a statement over video that would be shown in the courtroom, but instead she decided to come and face her captor head on. And it's just incredible to think that she has the courage to do that. But it's also therapeutic, cathartic in some ways, and empowering for her to do this. And certainly it helps with the closure.

BERMAN: You're looking right now at live pictures of a courtroom in Cleveland, Ohio. I'd like to welcome our viewers across the United States, also around the world.

This is the sentencing hearing for Ariel Castro. You can see him right there in the orange sitting at the defense table. And about 25 feet away from Mr. Castro right now, not in this frame, but in that room, and we have seen her, is Michelle Knight, one of the women who survived the captivity nearly 10 years in that house that was a prison. It was a torture chamber. Ninety-nine feet of chains he used over the years to restrain these women. He rigged alarms on doors to make sure that they couldn't escape. He put helmets on them just after they captured -- he captured them.

Michelle Knight is in that room. We expect what's called an impact statement from her coming up in just a little bit. But what an impact she has made already simply by walking into that room with her head held high. This is the first time she has laid eyes on Ariel Castro in person since she was freed, along with Gina DeJesus and Amanda Berry.

I'm joined right now by senior legal analyst for CNN, Jeffrey Toobin.

Jeffrey, this is an amazing picture we're seeing right now.

JEFFREY TOOBIN, CNN SENIOR LEGAL ANALYST: It's an amazing picture, but, frankly, and I'm not trying to get people to turn off our coverage, but I find this almost unwatchable. I mean the degree of evil on display in this courtroom is so extraordinary, and the behavior of Ariel Castro is so horrific and it's been spelled out today in such detail that it's hard to watch and I think the testimony of one of his victims I hope will be therapeutic for her, but it's hard to know how you can recover from something like this.

BERMAN: The horrific detail has been laid out today, extreme detail about how he managed to pull this off, the evil that he committed. But we have also heard testimony today, Jeffrey, of the heroism of these three women. There was a psychiatrist who made a point of saying that Michelle Knight, whom we expect to hear from in a little bit, is an extraordinary human being. She served as a doctor, as a nurse, as a teacher for the other women in there. She took care of them. She protected them. And I imagine it is important to get that out there and on the record also as well.

Jeffrey, you said this is hard to watch. So let me ask you. As an expert of what goes on in these courtrooms and why, why are we hearing this today given that he pleaded guilty and already agreed to the sentence and we know what the sentence will be?

TOOBIN: You know, I think, John, that's a good question, and I don't think it has a completely clear answer. It is true that the judge will need some sort of factual basis on which to impose what will be in fact a life without parole sentence, but I also think prosecutors here wanted to show what happened. I think that they feel, and I'm not sure they're right, but they feel there is some public interest served by showing the people of Ohio, the world, what happened in this one house in Cleveland. But they are spelling it out in more detail than they have to. And, you know, it's only one day, so I think they're showing some restraint by not stretching this out over a really long time. But prosecutors want to show just how awful this man is.

BERMAN: And they have shown that in great detail so far.

Earlier in the day we did hear Ariel Castro very briefly. He issued basically a one-sentence apology. He said, I want to apologize to the victims, he said, and then the judge asked if he would like to speak again later -- or he asked if he'd like to speak again later. But let's actually listen to him, because you want to hear his voice when he says this. Listen right now.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

ARIEL CASTRO, DEFENDANT: I would like to apologize to the victims. Do I - do I do that now?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, you may do that now.

CASTRO: I'd like to (INAUDIBLE).

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You can do it them too.

CASTRO: OK (ph).

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is your -- part of your opportunities to speak.

CASTRO: (INAUDIBLE).

(END VIDEO CLIP)

BERMAN: They are all standing up in the courtroom right now. We do expect to hear more from there. Let's listen to what they're saying.

(BEGIN LIVE FEED)

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Ms. Roberts (ph).

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Thank you, your honor.

As part and parcel of the state's presentation this afternoon, the most important part is the victim impact statement. All three victims, two of them are represented by family members and one victim, Michelle Knight, is present here in the courtroom and will address you.

We'll begin this afternoon, judge, with Sylvia Colon, who is representing Gina DeJesus. And accompanied by Kevin Tyler (ph), the attorney for the family.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Would they be comfortable at the podium or would you like (INAUDIBLE)?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: They, I believe, are going to stand in front of you, your honor, and direct you. We were asked (INAUDIBLE).

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Good afternoon, ma'am (ph).

SYLVIA COLON, DEJESUS FAMILY MEMBER: My name is Sylvia Cologne, and I am a cousin and spokesperson for the DeJesus family. We have enjoyed our low key lives and pray we can continue to saver our privacy. On behalf of my entire family, we would like to thank the honorable judge, Michael Russo, Office of Prosecutor Timothy McGinty and staff, as well as the defense team for an accelerated resolution to the Castro case. Today, we will close this chapter of our lives. Family members, we love you. To our friends, neighbors, FBI, Cleveland Police, Attorney Henry Hilles (ph), and our attorneys at Jones Day (ph), the great city of Cleveland, and too many others to name, thank you and God bless you. For nine long years you have been by our sides, encouraging and supporting us. We shall never forget you. You are now part of our family.

To the Castro family, we are saddened that you are burdened with this horror and will unfortunately forever be tied to these atrocities. Please know that we do not hold you accountable and pray that you can one day be whole again. Continue to love and support one another. We promise you that with this recipe you will be triumphant. Our family recognizes it is not for us to judge or determine any punishment. Only our higher power can do that.

Today is the last day we want to think or talk about this. These events will not hold a place in our thoughts or our hearts. We will continue to live and love. We stand before you and promise you that our beloved family member thrives. She laughs. She swims. She dances. And more importantly, she loves and she's loved. She will finish school, go to college, fall in love, and if she chooses, she will get married and have children.

She is where we will continue to put in our energy. She lives not as a victim, but as a survivor. Her insurmountable will to prevail is the only story worth discussing. We continue that -- we ask that you continue to give her and our family privacy as we continue this journey back into society.

To Ariel Castro, (SPEAKING SPANISH).

Gracias and thank you.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Thank you, ma'am.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Your honor, next is Beth Serrano, accompanied by James Wooley (ph), the attorney to the family, and her husband, Mr. Serrano, on behalf of Amanda Berry.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Good morning, your honor.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Good morning. Mr. and Mrs. Serrano, welcome. What would you like to say?

BETH SERRANO, AMANDA BERRY'S SISTER: Hi. My name is Beth Serrano and I am Amanda Berry's sister. The impact of these crimes are our family is something that we do not want to discuss with people we don't know. Even if I wanted to talk about it, it is impossible to put into words. For me, I lost my sister for all those years and I thought it was forever. And we lost my mother forever. She died not knowing, my mother and sister, the two most loving people in the world. It is impossible to put into words how much it hurts.

Amanda is no here today. She is strong, beautiful, inside and out, and is doing better every day. She is not just my only sister, but the best friend I have, the best person I know. She does not want to talk about these things. She has not talked about these even with me. She does not want others to talk about these things. The main reason she does not want anyone to talk about these things or be forced to talk about these things is because she has a young daughter. She would love to be the person who decides to tell her daughter when to tell her daughter, how to tell her daughter of certain things.

When people say things and file things in court, it is public, it is written and talked about by people we don't know. Amanda's concern is that her daughter will hear about things or read about things said by the wrong people, the wrong way, at the wrong time. Before Amanda thinks the time is right to tell her daughter, my sister has asked me to say the same thing she has been saying since this case started, please respect her privacy. She does not want other people to talk or write about what happened. Now that there will be no trial, there doesn't seem to be any reason at all why people cannot do what she asks. Amanda did not control anything for a long time. Please let her control -- have control over this so she can protect her daughter. She will do anything to protect her daughter.

She also asked me to say that she is grateful this case is over. She wanted me to say thank you to the people that have supported her and our family, including James Wooley, Adam Khilo (ph), Edward Kimmel (ph) and everyone at the Jones Day Law Firm, the FBI, Cleveland Police, the DeJesus family, the entire community and everyone else whose continued to stand by our side. We appreciate everyone's support and kindness.

Thank you.

JUDGE: Thank you, ma'am.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Your honor, Michelle Knight will address you. She's accompanied by her attorney, Kathy Joseph, and a member of the victims (INAUDIBLE) Lisa (INAUDIBLE).

JUDGE: Thank you.

Good afternoon, ma'am.

MICHELLE KNIGHT, KIDNAPPING VICTIM: Good afternoon. My name is Michelle knight. And I would like to tell you what this was like for me.

I missed my son every day. I wonder if I was ever going to see him again. He was only two-and-a-half years old when I was taken.I look inside my heart and I see my son. I cried every night. I was so alone. I worried about what would happen to me and the other girls every day.

Days never got shorter. Days turned into nights. Nights turned into days. The years turned into eternity.

I knew nobody cared about me. He told me that my family didn't care even on holidays. Christmas was the most traumatic day because I never got to spend it with my son. Nobody should ever have to go through what I went through or anybody else, not even the worst enemy.

Gina was my teammate. She never let me fall. I never let her fall. She nursed me back to health when I was dying from his abuse. My friendship with her is the only thing that was good out of this situation. We said we would some day make it out alive, and we did.

Ariel Castro, I remember all the times that you came home talking about what everybody else did wrong and act like you wasn't doing the same thing. You said, at least I didn't kill you. For you took 11 years of my life away, and I have got it back. I spent 11 years in hell, and now your hell is just beginning. I will overcome all this that happened, but you will face hell for eternity.

From this moment on, I will not let you define me or affect who I am. You will live -- I will live on. You will die a little every day.

As you think about the 11 years and atrocities you inflicted on us, what does God think of you hypocritically going to church every Sunday, coming home to torture us. The death penalty would be so much easier. You don't deserve that. You deserve to spend life in prison. I can forgive you, but I will never forget. With the guidance of God, I will prevail and help others that suffered at the hands of others.

Writing this statement gave me the strength to be a stronger woman, and know that there's good -- there is more good than evil.

I know that there is a lot of people going through hard times, but we need to reach out a hand and hold them and let them know that they're being heard.

After 11 years, I am finally being heard, and it's liberating. Thank you, all. I love you. God bless you.

JUDGE: Thank you, Miss Knight.

(Inaudible) you were going to cover some of the sentencing criteria?

ANNA FARAGLIA, PROSECUTOR: Yes, your honor.

Pursuant to criminal rule 2929.11, (inaudible) and 2929.12, seriousness of crime and recidivism factors, Judge, as you well know, the purpose of the principles of sentencing are to punish the offender and to protect the public.

This case speaks volumes with regards to the defendant's actions. If we look at the harm that has been caused to this victim, the only thing I need to tell you is 13,226 days of captivity.

His actions of luring these victims, vulnerable victims, a victim that wanted to see her son, luring that woman for puppies and then keeping her held captive for the next 11 years.

Luring the other two young women, their ages 16 and 14, that is something you need to take into consideration, under the guise of coming to see his own flesh and blood, his daughters, and then holding them in captivity for the next 10 years for Amanda, and nine years for Gina.

He locked the doors. He kept them chained. He used dirty socks when they screamed for help. There was duct tape and motorcycle helmets. That's what you need to consider, your honor.

Repeated pattern of sexual abuse, physical abuse, laying a hand on a woman, on anybody, is a crime in this country. He repeatedly did for his own benefit. That's what needs to be considered, the impact on the victim, slapping them, punching them, stomping them on their stomachs.

He dictated. He dictated when they ate, when they slept, when they could talk, when they could interact, and he dictated when they could go to the bathroom and if that commode needed to be emptied based on their defiant behavior.

He tormented them by allowing them to watch their vigils where members of our community circled around the families looking for them on their anniversary dates, and he even had the audacity to attend them and to talk to the family members knowing full well that these women were in his captivity; they were right underneath his roof.

Again, what kind of impact on this victim? As Michelle just told you, he would go to church on Sundays and come home and torment them. He told them that they had to respect their elders. He was their elder, and they had to do exactly what he wanted, when he wanted, and whatever he wanted.

He bartered and gave them money and took it away. He made them clean to earn their keep. He provided no medical attention from the oldest victim to the youngest, a child was born in a swimming pool.

That impact alone, your honor, that child wasn't breathing, and but for a young woman who had the courage to breathe some life into that child, that child may not even be here, and to exacerbate that, he further kept the placenta in the refrigerator as a memento and he discarded it when they were getting close to him being caught.

Brazen behavior, your honor, giving the appearance that he was a good guy in the community, that he would take out the six-year-old child, his own daughter, and represent her as the daughter of his girlfriend, that is brazen behavior of a cold, calculating, self absorbed human being that does not need to see a light of day.

You as a judge are entrusted with the powers of sentencing. This is a court of law. It is not one of mercy. This court doesn't impart mercy. Only God gives mercy.

His actions have spoken so loud in this community and by this plea we hope that anybody else who challenges law enforcement or anybody else in the field that will prevent this kind of behavior from ever happening again.

I think Michelle said it best to you. It was an eternity, your honor, and that's what he deserves in this sentence.

The minimum is a thousand years, but this court can go higher. and the reason for our hearing today was to give you a picture of what happened at 2207 Seymour.

It was by no means any way to disparage, to humiliate, or to embarrass or to tell a story to a child.

It was information that is being given to a court of law to impose a sentence. And that's what we did.

Thank you.

JUDGE: Thank you, Miss Faraglia.

Mr. (Inaudible).

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No, your honor. Ultimately, I think that the statement that I made prior to presentation reflects our true feelings about the ultimate prosecution and in our opinion we feel that it was inappropriate.

Ad I think, as Miss Knight said, as well as some of the other family members that were here on behalf of victims, these were really private matters.

And I understand why for sentencing purposes, but the sentence was agreed upon and Mr. Castro waived all rights and stipulated to facts in this case.

This is a highly unusual case. He has agreed to life without parole and will suffer as a result of this, and the thousand years -- minimum of 1,000 years is also seems to be superfluous (inaudible), but we understand the reasons why the prosecutors included that in the plea agreement.

Thank you.

JUDGE: In terms of law, the court has allowed discretion under the sentencing statutes in terms of its findings, but I don't think that the presentation by the prosecutor, although more lengthy than one we would ordinarily have in a case, the facts of this case and the span of the crimes are unprecedented in this county.

And if you are aware, as I am sure you are, State versus Venice (ph), which is a recent decision from May in our court of appeals, when there are consecutive sentences sought or to be imposed, the court must comply with 2929.14(c)(4) and I have to make specific findings relevant to those factors.

And, you know, since there was not a trial, in the trial I would have heard all the facts and could have applied them for sentencing, but here there was a plea and there was no PSI, so I understand why the state presented some of the information.

It was toned down greatly as far as I can understand the original potential testimony, so I respect the defense position, but at the same time in order to determine whether impose the recommended sentence, I have to make those findings and I have to have a basis for them, so it has been relevant in that sense, and in my view, necessary.

Anything that was seeking to generate any prejudice or emotionalism, I have discarded and that will not be part of my decision here.

(Inaudible), is your side -- you're done, correct?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, your honor, unless the defendant makes a statement, we would -- then I would reserve the ability to counter.

JUDGE: Well, if you want to make a statement, make it now. Then if Mr. Castro is allowed to -- wants to make a statement, that will be the end of it. OK?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Your honor, thank you.

The -- as you have noted these are unprecedented crimes and call for an unprecedented sentence. We have great confidence in this court's ability to decide the correct sentence based on your experience and your understanding of the law and the 937 convictions before you. The presentation and the facts that now (inaudible) the record of the facts demonstrate the defendant's depravity and the time appropriate.

We agree to a recommended minimum sentence of a thousand. There are 9,245 years available, $11 million, 650,000-plus available in fines.

We do not want this man to profit now or in the future from his crime.

We appreciate whatever sentence you deem appropriate.

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scene 2 - lovers scene
scene 2.5 - dance/physical theatre W to P

scene 3 - emotional abuse
scene 4 interview scene ( maybe0
scene 4.5 - dance/physical theatre I to J
scene 5 - rebellion
scene 5.5 -dance/physical theatre I to E
scene 6 - physical abuse
scene 6.5 - big dance
scene 7 - chair duet

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Ripped! Physical Theatre (inspired by DV8, Frantic Assembly, Gecko)

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Room ( Devised A Level, Physical Theatre- inspired by Frantic, DV8, Gecko)

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White fill lighting to represent newspaper
Spotlight on each character
This scene could be played multiple times and whenever each girl is captured and gives the audience an insight to how they felt being taken and their time in captivity

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just want to let everyone know we've got 22 days until we perform our devised piece. Thats less than a month. so we need to meet at least 3 times a week and maybe even weekends . what days can everyone do.

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3057392/Cleveland-house-horrors-survivors-reveal-Ariel-Castro-raped-5-times-day.html

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The Cleveland Captives What Really Happened??  BBC crime documentary kidnapping 2013

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Wavua research Michelle Knight
Pippa research Gina DeJesus
Emilia research Ashley Summers
I’ll research Amanda Berry

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write out a monologue
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four girls sat at front of stage showing four emotions, physically abused, psychologically abused, rebellious, in love (stockholm syndrome)

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First Scene - 999 call / beginning of lover scene. German(the operator/interviewer) asks all of us a question each and we reply. Wavua's Character ( the lover) resists

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timeline: three cleveland girls go missing; no word for 10 years - cnn

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Timeline: Three Cleveland girls go missing; no word for 10 years - CNN

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Lorain Avenue is where the nightmare began for three women held captive in a Cleveland home for roughly a decade.

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strobe lighting for nightclub scene; red, yellow, blue & green

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All the latest breaking news on kidnapping. Browse The Independent's complete collection of articles and commentary on kidnapping.

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Frequent acts of violent crime have grown to form a major threat to Nigeria's national security. These include instances of militancy, insurgency and banditry. Banditry includes cattle rustling, armed robbery and kidnapping for ransom.

Kidnapping has remained the most virulent form of banditry in Nigeria. It has become the most pervasive and intractable violent crime in the country.

Kidnapping can be targeted at individuals or at groups. School children have been kidnapped in groups in various parts of Nigeria. Usually, the prime targets of kidnapping for ransom are those considered to be wealthy enough to pay a fee in exchange for being freed.

Nigeria has one of the world's highest rates of kidnap-for-ransom cases.

Kidnapping is the unlawful detention of a person through the use of force, threats, fraud or enticement. The purpose is an illicit gain, economic or material, in exchange for liberation. It may also be used to pressure someone into doing something-or not doing something.

Nigeria has one of the world's highest rates of kidnap-for-ransom cases. Other countries high up on the list included Venezuela, Mexico, Yemen, Syria, the Philippines, Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia.

Thousands of Nigerians have been kidnapped for ransom and other purposes over the years. Kidnapping has prevailed in spite of measures put in place by the government. The Nigerian police's anti-kidnapping squad, introduced in the 2000s, has endeavored to stem the menace. But this been to no avail, mainly due to a lack of manpower and poor logistics.

In my view these efforts have also failed because of weak sanctioning and deterrence mechanisms. Kidnapping thrives in an environment that condones crime; where criminal opportunism and impunity prevail over and above deterrence.

This obviously calls for an urgent review of Nigeria's current anti-kidnapping approach to make it more effective.

Opportunistic and organized bandits

Even prior to the advent of colonialism there were recorded cases of kidnap for rape, ritual or for other purposes in various parts of Nigeria. But kidnapping today is done primarily for ransom - either money or its material equivalent to be paid for someone's release. The underlying logic of the kidnapping enterprise is that the victim is worth a ransom value and they or their proxy have the capacity to pay.

Kidnappers persist because the benefits of their crimes exceed the costs.

Each victim has a so-called "kidnap ransom value" which makes them an attractive target. This value is determined by a number of factors. These include the victim's socio-economic or political status, family or corporate premium on the victim, the type of kidnappers involved, as well as the dynamics of ransom negotiation.

The kidnapping business in Nigeria has been mostly perpetrated by criminal gangs and violent groups pursuing political agendas. Bandits have often taken to kidnapping for ransom to make money. The escapades of the famous kidnap kingpin, Evans, speak volumes of this pattern of kidnapping. Evans was a multimillionaire kidnapper who was arrested in Lagos a few years ago. He is currently is detention awaiting trial.

Organized violent groups such as militants and insurgents have also been involved in kidnap for ransom in Nigeria. Current trends have been linked back to the example set by Niger Delta militants who resorted to solo and group abductions as a means of generating funds both for private use and for the cause of a particular group.

Similarly, Boko Haram insurgents have used the proceeds of kidnapping to keep their insurgency afloat. The insurgents engage in single or group kidnapping as a means of generating money to fund their activities. Huge sums are often paid as ransom by the victims' families and associates to secure their release.

In addition to militants and insurgents, organized local and transnational criminal syndicates have been involved. This is happening to apocalyptic proportions in North West Nigeria where rural bandits engage regularly in kidnapping in the states of Zamfara, Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi and Sokoto.

The cost

Kidnapping has led to the loss of tens of thousands of lives and huge sums of money in Nigeria. Many of the victims of the crime have been killed in the course of their abduction, custody or release. Many more have been injured. This is in addition to huge amounts of money lost to ransom takers.

For the victims and their families and friends, the consequences are even more frightful.

Nigeria should never have got here. Kidnappers persist because the benefits of their crimes exceed the costs. So the obvious solution is to raise the costs by imposing harsher, surer penalties. The present penalty for kidnapping ranges from one to 20 years in prison, with the possibility of life imprisonment for extreme cases involving, for instance, murder.

Stricter measures, such as life imprisonment or the death penalty, may not be completely out of place in dealing with the kidnapping menace. After all, the crime of kidnapping is a maximum threat that requires an equally maximum deterrence.

Chukwuma Al Okoli, Lecturer/Resident Researcher Department of Political Science, Federal University Lafia

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.
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Kidnapping for ransom has become Nigeria's latest security problem

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Frequent acts of violent crime have grown to form a major threat to Nigeria's national security. These include instances of militancy, insurgency and banditry. Banditry includes cattle rustling, armed robbery and kidnapping for ransom. Kidnapping has remained the most virulent form of banditry in Nigeria.

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An 8-year-old girl was found safe Sunday after being grabbed off a street in Fort Worth, Texas, police said.

Salem Sabatka was walking with her mother when she was taken and put in a vehicle.

Her mother went after her but was unable to stop the kidnapping. She fought with the man who took her daughter, grabbed a piece of his jewelry, but was then thrown from the vehicle, police said.

Part of the incident was captured on the doorbell camera of a neighbor, who ran out to the street after hearing the mother's screams.

Police quickly started looking for the girl and sent out alerts with photos and details of the car.

About eight hours later, police arrested Michael Webb, 51, on an aggravated kidnapping charge. Police expect additional charges to be added.

Police found Webb and the girl at a hotel after local church members who were looking for the car spotted it in Forest Hill, Texas.

"I have two boys and I would have wanted as many eyes looking out for my boys as possible," said Jeff King, a local pastor who went searching for the car after seeing the police alerts and then notified investigators of its whereabouts. "I feel like God allowed me to be a tool."

Sabatka was taken to a hospital for examination.

"Those of you who have camera doorbells, keep them going," Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price said at a press conference. "They were a huge help in getting this settled."

Associated Press and Sarah Twarog contributed.

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Girl, 8, found safe after being kidnapped while walking with her mom

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An 8-year-old girl was found safe Sunday after being grabbed off a street in Fort Worth, Texas, police said. Salem Sabatka was walking with her mother when she was taken and put in a vehicle. Her mother went after her but was unable to stop the kidnapping.

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https://m.ranker.com/list/scary-abduction-stories/amandasedlakhevener

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The prison and idea of being locked up could be a metaphor for how people feel guilt and feel trapped in their own mind, no longer capable of showing love

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https://youtu.be/MA0EXhKYplY

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https://youtu.be/bLObkZTi5TM

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https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/abby-hernandez-teen-kidnapped-held-13195157.amp

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Ariel said to Michelle:
"No one was ever looking for you. That’s why I hate you the most. You ain’t nothin’ to nobody. Nobody loves you, and nobody misses you.”

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Ariel didn’t mean to kidnap Gina in the first place. There was another girl in her school that looked exactly liked her and he got the two of them confused. He didn’t know that he kidnapped Gina until her saw her name on the news, but he didn’t feel too bad about it. He even helped Gina’s parents search for her

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Michelle and Gina were chained together by the ankles. Amanda had more freedom and was able to fend of Ariel when he tried to rape her

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Michelle had been given a puppy by Ariel due to her constant pleading; she named it Lobo. After about four months of having it, Ariel broke its neck after getting frustrated at its barking when he tried to rape Michelle

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Michelle wasn’t looked for because she’d run away previously from her house. She’d spent her early life in an over-crowded house getting raped and abused nightly by a relative living with them. She ran away and got taken in by an older man and a boy her age who took care of her in exchange for her selling drugs for them

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Amanda was introduced to Michelle as Ariel’s brother’s girlfriend and Gina was introduced as Ariel’s daughter despite the fact that Michelle knew both of them previously

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Amanda Berry talking about her experience 

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https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/cleveland-house-of-horrors-sex-slave-amanda-berry-tells-of-her-decadelong-ordeal-chained-and-abused-by-ariel-castro/news-story/2b61122fe2f936402b8735d4196d3515

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Ariel Castro, a Cleveland man who held three women against their will for about a decade, chained them and repeatedly raped them, has been sentenced to life in prison with no parole.

On Thursday, one of the three survivors spoke at his sentencing hearing, while representatives of the two others delivered victim impact statements to Judge Michael Russo.

Below are their complete written statements, as provided by the law firm Jones Day.

Michelle Knight
To Judge Russo:
I would like to tell you what 11 years of my life was like:

I missed my son every day. I wondered if I was ever going to see my son again - he was only 2 1/2 when I was taken.

I would look inside my heart and see my son. I cried every night. I felt so alone.

I worried about what might happen to the other girls and me every day.

The days never got shorter. The nights turned into days. The days turned into years. The years turned into eternity.

I knew nobody cared about me. He told me my family didn't care about me. He tormented me constantly, especially on holidays.

Christmas was the most traumatic day because I didn't get to spend it with my son.

No one should ever have to experience what we went through. Not even an enemy!

Gina and I were a team. I never let her fall and she never let me fall. She nursed me back to health when I was dying from his abuse. My friendship with Gina is the only good thing to come from this situation.

We said we'll all get out alive some day and we did!
To Ariel Castro:
I remember all of the times you came home talking about everyone else that did someone wrong. You acted like you weren't doing anything wrong. You said "at least I didn't kill you". You took 11 years from my life, but I've got my life back!

I spent 11 years in hell. Now your hell is just beginning. I will overcome all that happened, but you're going to face hell for eternity!

From this moment on, I am not going to let you define me or affect who I am. I will live on but you will die a little more inside each day as you think of those 11 years and the atrocities you inflicted on us.

What does God think of you hypocritically going to church each Sunday and then coming home to torture us? The death penalty would be the easy way out; you don't deserve that! We want you to spend the rest of your life in prison!

I can forgive you but I'll never forget. With God's guidance, I'll prevail and help other victims who may have suffered at the hands of another.

Writing this statement gives me the strength to be a stronger woman and know that there are more good people than evil.

I know there's a lot of people going through hard times but they need someone to reach out a hand for them to hold and let them know they are being heard.

After a long 11 years, I am being heard and it feels liberating!

Beth Serrano on behalf of Amanda Berry:

My name is Beth Serrano. I am Amanda Berry's sister.

The impact of these crimes on our family is something that we do not want to discuss with people we don't know. Even if I wanted to talk about it, it is impossible to put into words.

For me, I lost my sister for all those years and thought it was forever. And we lost my mother forever. And she died not knowing.

My mother and my sister, the two most loving people in the world. It is impossible to put into words how much it hurts.

Amanda is not here today. She is strong, beautiful, inside and out, and is doing better every day.

She's not just my only sister, but the best friend I have and the best person I know.

She does not want to talk about these things. She has not talked about these things even with me. And she does not want other people to talk about these things.

The main reason she does not want anyone to talk about these things, or be forced to talk about these things, is because she has a daughter.

She would like to be the person who decides what to tell her daughter, when to tell her daughter, and how to tell her daughter certain things.

When people say things and file things in court, it is public. It gets written about and talked about. By people we don't know.

Amanda's concern is that her daughter will hear about things, or read about things, said by the wrong people, the wrong way, at the wrong time.

Before Amanda thinks the time is right to tell her daughter.

My sister has asked me to say the same thing she has been saying since this case started. Please respect her privacy. She does not want other people to talk or write about what happened.

Now that there will be no trial, there doesn't seem to be any reason at all why people cannot do what she asks.

Amanda did not control anything for a long time. Please let her have control over this, so she can protect her daughter. She will do anything to protect her daughter.

She also asked me to say that she is grateful this case is over.

She wanted me to say thank you to people that have supported her and our family, including James Wooley, Henry Hilow, Heather Kimmel and everyone at the Jones Day law firm, the FBI, the Cleveland Police, the DeJesus family, the entire community and everyone else who's continued to stand by our side.

We appreciate everyone's support and kindness. Thank you.

Statement from Sylvia Colon on behalf of Gina DeJesus:

"My name is Sylvia Colon and I am a cousin and spokesperson for the DeJesus family. We have enjoyed our low-key lives and pray we can continue to savor our privacy.

On behalf of my entire family, we would like to thank the Honorable Judge Michael Russo, Office of Prosecutor Timothy McGinty and staff, as well as the defense team for the accelerated resolution to the Castro case. Today we will close this chapter of our lives.

Family members - we love you. To our friends, neighbors, FBI, Cleveland Police, Attorney Henry Hilow and our attorneys at Jones Day, the great city of Cleveland and too many others to name - thank you and God bless you.

For nine long years you have been by our sides, encouraging and supporting us. We shall never forget you. You are now a part of our family.

To Ariel Castro's family - we are saddened that you are burdened with this horror and will unfortunately forever be tied to these atrocities.

Please know that we do not hold you accountable and pray that you can one day be whole again. Continue to love and support one another - we promise you that with this recipe you will be triumphant.

Our family recognizes it is not for us to judge or determine any punishment. Only a higher power can do that.

Today is the last day we want to think or talk about this. These events will not own a place in our thoughts or our hearts. We will continue to live and love.

We stand before you and promise you that our beloved family member thrives. She laughs, swims, dances, and more importantly she loves and is loved.

We are comforted in knowing that she will continue to flourish. She will finish school, go to college, fall in love, and if she chooses, will get married and have children.

She is where we will continue to put in our energy. She lives not a victim, but as a survivor. Her insurmountable will to prevail is the only story worth discussing.

We ask that you continue to give her and our family privacy as we continue this journey back into society.

To Ariel Castro - Que Dios se apiade de su alma [May God have mercy on your soul].

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Ariel Castro, a Cleveland man who held three women against their will for about a decade, chained them and repeatedly raped them, has been sentenced to life in prison with no parole. On Thursday, one of the three survivors spoke at his sentencing hearing, while representatives of the two others delivered victim impact statements to Judge Michael Russo.

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It is a  true crime documentary, a family falls prey to the manipulative charms of a neighbor, who abducts their adolescent daughter.

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For a possible scene, I was intrigued by this fact: 'He convinced Bob and Mary Ann that his subsequent treatment by a psychologist involved spending multiple nights in bed with Jan'. I thought one side of the stage could be Jan and the abductor doing a type of chair duet about the "abductor" forcing himself own her and then on the other side the parents chair dueting showing how uncomfortable they feel.

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The FULL interview with Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus - BBC Newsnight

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Miss Cella said that if we wanted to focus on life after prison then to look at kidnapping.Personally, we shouldn't and should stick to neglect as we don't really have a clear and I'm aware a few groups are doing a similar idea. I feel we aren't really drawing any of the kidnapping theme from the stimulus.I'm not saying we have to do this but this just my concern.

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Miss Cella said that if we wanted to focus on life after prison then to look at kidnapping.Personally, we shouldn't and should stick to neglect as we don't really have a clear and I'm aware a few groups are doing a similar idea. I feel we aren't really drawing any of the kidnapping theme from the stimulus.I'm not saying we have to do this but this just my concern.

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On shared drive  there is a piece called 'Columbine' from 2017. If you go to 2mins and watch for about a minute or so you will see the chair duet they created for their opening. It is more sophisticated than the ones we have previously created and doesn't follow the restraints of actual chairs!

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Frantic Assembly | Masterclass: Learning to Fly | National Theatre

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Action Against Abduction works to protect children from the threat of abduction. This includes abduction by a family member, by people who are known but not related to children, and by strangers. We aim to give parents the best information, and to ensure professionals have the right policies, so that we keep all of our children safe.

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Action Against Abduction works to protect children from the threat of abduction. This includes abduction by a family member, by people who are known but not related to children, and by strangers. We aim to give parents the best information, and to ensure professionals have the right policies, so that we keep all of our children safe.

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https://edition-m.cnn.com/2013/07/26/us/cleveland-kidnappings-fast-facts/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.co.uk%2F

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If your intended effect is looking at people after being kept locked up this would be great

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Crime: The story of 3 girls who were kidnapped and kept captive for over 10years !

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10 Teenagers Who Were Sentenced To Death

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I think we could adapt this to be our piece

http://mrskempton.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/8/1/31818083/27_royal_jelly_by_jroald_dahl.pdf

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Son says “I didn’t really kill my father” with stuttering and then everyone else says in unison “but you did, didn’t you?” (questioning him)

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The mother narrates her story. Everyone else acts out as the ensemble being the toddler getting pushed around by the mother showing the neglect that the mother inflicted on it. Or everyone else moves the mother around showing how the mother has no control over what is happening. Build up of tension up until point of baby/toddler dies —> all quiet - freeze frame

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The mother then stands individually and says “I killed my baby” switch everyone else replying by saying “you killed your baby?” and the mother then trying to defend herself. The rest of the support group start rapidly questioning her

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Psychiatrist says “so why are you here”. The three individuals say “like everyone else, we’ve been in prison”. The mother says “I killed my baby”, the orphan says “I was left alone” and the son says “I couldn’t care for him anymore”

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- Mum and baby
- Grandad and son
- Orphan and welfare
- Psychiatrist
- Ensemble

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Sat in a circle, waiting for session to start. Repeating “I’m ready”, gradually speeding up. Quick switch front the fast repetition to the psychiatrist’s calm tone, creating contrast. Psychiatrist comes along and says “Hi guys, welcome to the support group...”. Then it transitions into each of the individual pairs’ stories.

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we could do something about the life inside of prisons. e.g, we could explore the idea of living in one of the most dangerous prisons in the world.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3969827/they-are-the-prisons-that-keep-cannibals-serial-killers-and-cartel-leaders-locked-up-so-whats-it-like-behind-bars-at-some-of-the-worlds-most-dangerous-prisons/

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If nothings per say is wrong with her could she be pure evil? Possibly a theme or recurring motif in our devised peace