The 52nd Street Project

Broccoli is trees By: Johnathan Roldan

MY PLAY by Noel Polanco

When I went away to Upstate New York to do my play, it took hard work. First of all practice, it took a lot of practice to do the play. You wouldn't believe how much practice it took. I went three days to practice. We practiced Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from ten o'clock in the morning to 1 o'clock in the afternoon, then we ate lunch. We practiced again from 5 to 6 in the evening, then we ate dinner. Their food was great. We had real cheesey homemade macaroni, lasagna, and one night we ate lobster with rice. We had to learn a lot of things. We had to learn to be serious, learn the lines, and all the moves in three days time; it was a lot to remember.

Of course, it took a lot of people to make one play. If it wasn't for the volunteers, we couldn't do the play. We need the prop people (people that make stuff that we as actors need for a play). We need the lighting people, back stage crew, people for slides, and last, but not least, the costume designer.

I finished practicing and we had our lines down pat. Me and William (my acting partner) performed in the Ensemble Studio Theater. The people that trained us are called The 52nd Street Project. When it was opening night, the tickets were sold out. The name of the performance was called "The Button." I was playing the part of an insane person. William and I were nervous but we performed excellently!

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