As a follow up project to the XONR8 project, we were paired up in groups of 3 to 4 students and created Verbatim plays from an interview. My group and I contacted , and scheduled and interviewed a man named Ernie Valenzuela. Ernie shared his experience during his time in Donovan Prison and what led up to it. He is now living happily with 2 kids and his wife Adriana. We turned his interview into a play that explained his life story.
"Don't be ashamed of where you came from, just know that you can move foward."
-Ernie Valenzuela
-Ernie Valenzuela
Final Script links
scriptoutline.pdf |
taking the Interview map to the first draft
After meeting up with Ernie and recording our interview we listened to the interview over again. From there we then split the interview into sections based on the topic and question during the interview. Next, we cut up our interview map and put it all in
chronological order. Then each group member took 1/4 of a section and transcribed the interview in the order we arranged it. Our first draft was a full 15 pages.ernievalenzuela-interviewmap.pdf |
xonr8 theater reflection
I really enjoyed our interview with Ernie. There are so many memories and moments, that I can't just pick one. I'm a very indecisive person by the way. We worked very hard on this project. My group conducted a well thought out interview. In the end I was very happy with the outcome of the play. Bowing at the end of the play was very a rewarding experience for me. Myrna, Nayel, and I for the most part contributed equally. We worked very hard on transcribing and minimizing all 15 pages of our script. It was difficult at times, especially after thanksgiving break. We realized how soon exhibition was coming up, but as always we held it together and produced quality work. We were happy with a lot of the information Ernie provided us that we had a hard time cutting most of it out. He has a very funny and relatable personality and he showed that through out the entire interview. Our group managed to cut it down to 4 pages! One thing that I took away from this project was the different stories of these people when the justice system failed them.