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The Band's Visit •THE• BA N D'S V I SI T A NEW MUSICAL STUDY GUIDE •THE• BA N D'S V I SI T A NEW MUSICAL WELCOMEWELCOME Teachers are encouraged to use this guide to elicit student discussion before the show, guide them through aspects of the production, and engage them in activities once they return to the classroom. Our goal is to help teachers utilize the production as a catalyst for student education, collaboration, and inspiration, incorporating these essential concepts: • Adapting a film for theatrical performance • Transcending culture and country through music and common connections • Utilizing performance and production techniques for storytelling • Understanding characters’ situations, actions, words, and points of view • Contemplating characters’ journeys in concert with personal experience THE BAND’S VISIT explores the shared dreams, desires, hopes, and frustrations we all have that transcend ethnic, cultural, and geographical boundaries. We hope that your students, inspired by the production, can learn from you and from each other through these activities. Please feel free to copy the materials in this guide to aid you in energizing classroom interest and discussion before and after the performance. Enjoy the show! . CONTENTS. THE PRODUCTION PRE-SHOW CONSIDERATIONS 3 CHARACTERS 4 SYNOPSIS 5 CULTURAL CONNECTIONS 6-7 THE MUSIC DID THE REST◆INTERVIEW WITH DAVID YAZBEK 8 CLASSROOM CONNECTIONS PRESSING QUESTIONS 9 ENGLISH LANGUIAGELANGUAGE AlfSARTS A BOOK IS A LOYAL COMPANION ◆ NOVELS THAT INSPIRE 10 BIG ARABIC WORDS ◆ DISCOVERING ARABIC LOAN WORDS 11 BOY IN A TREE ◆ WORKING WITH METAPHORS 12 IN AUTUMTIME, STAY AT HOME ◆ EXPLORING PROVERBS 13 GI.OBAlGLOBAL STUDIESSTUDIES CLEOPATRA AND A HANDSOME THIEF ◆ CLEOPATRA’S RULE 14 WHO CAN LIVE WITHOUT HOPE? ◆ CAMP DAVID ACCORDS 15 fHEAfElTHEATER AlfSARTS THE DANCE, THE DANCE ◆ UTILIZING CHARACTER PHYSICALITY 16 THE BEAT OF YOUR HEART ◆ SILENCE AND STILLNESS ON STAGE 17 MUSICMUSIC HONEY IN YOUR EARS ◆ HARMONIC MINOR SCALE 18 HOW YOUR CONCERTO ENDS ◆ EXPLORING CONCERTO FORM 19 RESOURCES 20 PHOTOS: SOPHY HOLLAND; ATLANTIC THEATER PRODUCTION, WRITTEN, EDITED AND DESIGNED PHOTOGRAPHS BY AHRON R. FOSTER BY TIMOTHY REID FOR: SHOW WWW.SHOWSTUDIES.COM STUDIES CHARACTERS section adapted from Atlantic Theater Company: The Band’s Visit Study Guide . PRE-SHOW CONSIDERATIONS . A NEW MUSICAL ~DIEASIDEAS fORFOR STlllDIENTSSTUDENTS TOTO CONS~IDIERCONSIDER IBIEfOIRIEBEFORE SIEIEINGSEEING THIETHE SHOW: ◆ Use the information in this guide and the web resources as a starting point to get to know THETHE BAND'SBAND’S VISIT.VISIT. ◆ The production centers around interactions between Egyptian musicians and Israeli townspeople. What do you know about these regions and cultures? How will these cultural connections influence the production aspects? ◆ Learn what you can about theater. How does theater tell a story? How do the scenes work together? How do the technical aspects help? ◆ Take a peek at the discussion questions in the guide. Give yourself an idea of what issues, ideas, and situations the show deals with. Get a jump start for the class discussion after the show! ◆ Think about what your expectations of the production are: What will you see on stage? What will the story be like? How will the characters interact with each other? How will it begin and end? AlUIID~ENCEAUDIENCE EXIPECTAT~ONS:EXPECTATIONS: Going to see a Broadway show is an incredibly exciting and entertaining experience. In order to enhance that experience, here are some things to keep in mind: ◆ TAKETAKE YOURYOUR SEAT.SEAT. Be sure to get to your seat in time to ready yourself for the journey you’ll take with this production. ◆ TURNTURN OFFOFF YOURYOUR CELlCELL PHONE.PHONE. The messages and texts can wait until later - get into the world of the show completely! ◆ GETGET lEAIDYREADY TOTO \VATCHWATCH CAREFUlLY.CAREFULLY. The wonderful thing about live theater is that it’s happening right in front of you! Be sure to soak it all in. ◆ LETLET THETHE ACTORSACTORS DO THETHE TALKING.TALKING. Feel free to laugh at the jokes and be moved by the drama, but save your commentary for the conversation with the class after the show. ◆ SHO\VSHOW YOUlYOUR APPRECIATION.APPRECIATION. When the show is over, applaud for the actors and wait for the curtain call to be over before leaving your seat. To show them your highest praise, give them a standing ovation. 3 •THE• BAN D'S V I SI T . A NEW MUSICAL CHARACTERS MIEM~IE~§MEMBERS 0~OF l~IETHE ffe\lLIEiO\IN[))[~Jffe\ALEXANDRIA IRIS : Itzik’s headstrong and long-suffering wife who’s (IEIRl,IEM(Q)INU\ILCEREMONIAL i?J(Q)U(IEPOLICE (Q)IRl.(~IE§llRl.ffe\ORCHESTRA resigned herself to life with Itzik. TE\VFIQTEWFIQ : Stern and authoritative Egyptian leader of the Police Orchestra. Tewfiq’s severe exterior belies a AVRUMAVRUM : Iris’s father and former musician who regales gentle and shy personality. the visiting band members with stories of his musical passions. HALEDHALED : Confident and polished charmer. Enthusiastic fan of jazz artist Chet Baker. Haled advises Papi in his PAPI : Tousled and painfully shy worker at the café romantic exploits. who relies on Haled to help him overcome his panic relating with girls. CAMALCAMAL : Concerned musician who jostles with the Telephone Guy to contact the Egyptian embassy and ZELGERZELGER : Brash and charismatic friend of Papi’s who get help. sets Papi up for a night on the town. SIMONSIMON : Tewfiq’s second in command. Quiet and JULIAJULIA : Papi’s blind date, shy and upset at Papi’s lack of reserved, yet eager to try his hand at conducting. He’s attention and affection. composed a yet unfinished concerto. ANNAANNA : Zelger’s extroverted date who brings Julia ~[E§m'JIE~l§RESIDENTS (Q)~OF r&ilElBET ~ffe\l!OCVAHATIKVA along for a blind date with Papi. DINADINA : Charismatic and beautiful owner of the café. TELEPHONETELEPHONE GUY : Dedicated romantic waiting Intrigued by Tewfiq and his musicians, she generously expectantly for his girlfriend to phone him at the arranges for the band’s lodging for the night. town’s pay phone. ITZIKITZIK : Henpecked and disillusioned husband and SAMMY : Dina’s ex-lover who she unexpectedly meets father married to Iris. Ruminates with Simon on when dining out with Tewfiq. completing his concerto. 4 •THE• BAN D'S V I S I T . A NEW MUSI CAL SYNOPSIS As the show opens, Tewfiq and the Alexandria Ceremonial unfinished concerto, and Itzik explains his boyhood daydreams. Iris Police Orchestra are waiting for their ride to the cultural concert frets over Itzik’s continued immaturity and wonders aloud about in Petah Tikvah, Israel. Realizing there is no ride coming, Tewfiq her love for him. reminds the band that they are under close scrutiny and sends As the date at the roller rink is unraveling, Papi explains his Haled to purchase bus tickets. In the midst of his attempts to flirt ineptitude with women (“Papi Hears the Ocean”) while Haled tries with the ticket girl using his limited English, Haled confuses the to offer assistance. When Papi knocks Julia down while refusing destinations of “Petah Tikvah” and “Bet Hatikva,” buying tickets for her invitation, Haled coaches Papi through the moves to get the the wrong destination. date back on track (“Haled’s Song About Love”). Dina and Tewfiq The residents of Bet Hatikva sing of the boredom of their lives settle into a park and converse about the power of an orchestral and their constant expectation for things to happen (“Waiting”). As conductor, which Tewfiq elegantly describes and demonstrates. the band arrives, Tewfiq inquires about the Arab Cultural Center Tewfiq opens up about his regrets as Dina muses over her new and, after some confusion, Dina explains that they are in the wrong acquaintance (“Something Different”). Sammy suddenly appears to place. She and the townsfolk bemoan the ennui and desolation confront Dina about her restaurant greeting, and Tewfiq defuses of Bet Hatikva (“Welcome to Nowhere”). Realizing the mistake, the situation by defending Sammy, surprising Dina. Tewfiq snaps at Haled and asks Dina politely for a meal for the Itzik sings of his dreams to his infant son (“Itzik’s Lullaby”) as band. Dina obliges. Iris returns home. Itzik greets her, leaving Simon with the baby. Dina informs Tewfiq that there will be no bus until the Realizing the child’s alone with a stranger, Iris confronts Itzik and following day and arranges for lodging at her place, at the charges into the baby’s room. The beatific sight of Simon gently restaurant and with Itzik. The band members split up with Haled soothing the baby with his clarinet, completing his concerto at last, and Tewfiq heading to Dina’s house where Dina explains her life moves Iris to tears. As Itzik gently embraces her, Simon and Avrum story (“It Is What It Is”) and offers to show Tewfiq around the town. attempt to offer some solace. Simon and Camal are having a stilted, tense dinner at Itzik Camal and the Telephone Guy tensely scuffle when Camal’s and Iris’s house on Iris’s birthday. When the conversation turns embassy call arrives. On the return trip to Dina’s apartment, Tewfiq to music, Iris’s father, Avrum, explains how he met his wife and confides in Dina about an emotional tragedy concerning his family. his passion for love’s musical rhythm (“Beat of Your Heart”). As Changed by that connection, a newly considerate Tewfiq surprises Dina and Tewfiq explore the town, Dina greets the Telephone Guy Haled with his knowledge of Chet Baker’s music, inspiring Haled to waiting patiently for his girlfriend. He and Camal exchange a tense play a few bars of “My Funny Valentine” on trumpet. When Tewfiq moment over using the pay phone. Camal secretly makes a call to retires to bed, Dina and Haled succumb to their spontaneous the Egyptian embassy for help.
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