why?  the same reason Antonioni used them at the beginning and end of his film BLOW-UP! to underscore the lived relationship between the "real" world and the world of performance, between the mundane sameness of the quotidian and the rich irreality of fiction, photography, and more generally, the world of representation.

our sinematic bodies will, through our performance, undermine the reality of SDSU and inject some theatre into a campus in dire need of excitement.

here's the plan

12 noon take your exam

12:40 finish your exam
12:45 start putting on your makeup
12:50 sharp  with yells, hoots and hollers we will emerge from hardy tower 140 yelling and laughing (but not talking) and running out the front doors and through the Hepner Hall ARCHWAY, from there we will run and lurch to the left past Love Library and toward the starship enterprise glass dome of the library, up the steps and to the quad in front of the presidents office.  

there we will assemble in a tennis court rectangle about the size of a regular tennis court--any students trying to walk onto the court should be stopped with EXAGERRATED MIME tactics (raise your hands, show your palms, etc). 

Mimes are NOT subtle--but they are not rude either.  I will pick someone from the court perimeter and begin our tennis game....  at some point I will hit the ball out and we will wait and see if any spectator throws the ball back into the court......

tell your friends to come and watch and participate.

after this spectacle. we will run to the new trolley stop and play a game of baseball; i will position you so don't hesitate when called to assume a role.

then what?
 

who knows!
 

arrests?
television?
a beer at Monty's /Louie's ?

who knows!
 
 

yours,
 

headPROFmime nericcio

Last three extra-credit chances; ALL extra-credit writing 
assignments must be stapled to TWO “template” example 
reviews that you have carefully read AND used as models 
for your own efforts; the MORE your work resembles the 
actually published models, the more likely your work will 
achieve a higher grade.  ALL extraCREDIT papers should 
be 500 words (two-pages, double-spaced) due Thursday, 
December 9, 2004 by 2pm under my door at AH 4117 
except for extraCREDIT 3 that is due Monday December 13 at noon.

extraCREDIT 1: You work for the NEW YORK TIMES, 
the LA TIMES or THE GUARDIAN (UK). Review the in-class 
performance of Marlene Forte based on the script by OLIVER MAYER.
In addition to the hard-copy review you will slide under my door 
attached to your two model reviews by published professional 
ARTS journalists, you will also EMAIL a copy of your review 
to playwright OLIVER MAYER care of: omayer@usc.edu.

Mayer, Oliver Assistant Professor  School of Theatre | USC 
(213) 821-1545  omayer@usc.edu 

extraCREDIT 2: SinemaniacEURO night; in lieu of a class party
we will have one last sinema/social opportunity with a 
screening of Federico Fellini’s LA DOLCE VITA the night of 
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 8, 2004.  The movie shows at 
4:45 AND 8:30pm and is, I believe, $7.50 with a student ID. 
Plan to dress like a cool EUROchic type and show up at the 
KENSINGTON GRILL next door to the KENSINGTON 
CINEMA before the 8:30 show to hang out, knock back a 
soda or a martini, schmooze and say your bon voyages! 
Your extra-credit is to review the film as if you are J. HOBERMAN, 
movie reviewer extraordinaire for the VILLAGEVOICE.COM. 

BEWARE... this cool flick is amazing, but will taste the endurance 
for non-true sinemaniacs--the film is THREE hours long, 
black and white, in Italian and with subtitles!!!!

Ken Cinema  4061 Adams Avenue San Diego, CA 92116 
619) 819-0236  La Dolce Vita       (4:45) 8:30 
Stereo, ITALIAN Sub-Titled
 

extraCREDIT 3

Attend and review the reading outlined in the following description; 
you should review the EVENT, DGWILLS BOOKSTORE, 
December 10, 7pm, as if you worked for the 
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, the LONDON DAILY
TELEGRAPH, or the VILLAGE VOICE; here’s the details:
 

From:  estela eaton <estela_drkaplan@yahoo.com...> 
Subject:  Pacific Review Reading

Early warning! I will remind y'all when the date gets
 closer, but just in case you have tight holiday
 schedules, this is a reading to commemorate the 2004
 issue of pacificREVIEW. Several of your cohorts will
 be there:

 Reading at D.G. Wills!

 Collette LaBouf Atkinson, Brandi Bell, Estela Eaton,
 Guillermo Nericcio Garcia, Cassandra Gonzalez, Sandra
 Hunter, Ron Israel, Maggie Jaffe and Leon Lanzbom will
 be performing at D.G. Wills Books on December 10th,
 7pm, to commemorate the Decay and Decadence issue of
 pacificREVIEW. 

 pacificREVIEW has published high-quality fiction,
 poetry, essays, and artwork since 1972. The journal
 showcases the work of emergent literati, pairing their
 efforts with the work of established artists. After
 the nineteenth century Decay and Decadence movement,
 this issue further explores the role of decadence in
 art as a progressive reflection of decay in society.
  Like funhouse mirrors inverting the relationship
 between inflator and inflated, the works presented in
 this issue foreground the cataclysmic and much
 anticipated demise of the artist against the summits
 of aestheticism, hence fashioning her after the
 herculean strength and vulnerability of her subject. 

 D.G. Wills Books, La Jolla's most decadent collection
 of new and scholarly books and home of the La Jolla
 Cultural Society, is located at 7461 Girard Avenue, La
 Jolla Ca. 92037 (858) 456-1800.  More information is
 available on their website: www.dgwillsbooks.com and
 the pacificREVIEW website: pacificreview.sdsu.edu.
 This event is free and open to the public.

GTA MIKE HIGH 
http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=287283

GTA/GENERALISIMO/DR LEON LANZBOM 
http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=203139

GTA LEAH SNEIDER 
http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=520504

GTA TAWNYA RICHARDS 
http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=248929

PROF BILL NERICCIO 
http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=38039

and try to be as honest as you can be;your
colleagues really use this site!
 

yours
 

bill nericcio
memo@sdsu.edu

Marlene Forte was born in Cuba and raised in Union City, NJ (with all the Cubans who never moved to Miami!).  A founding member of LAByrinth Theater Company in NYC, Ms Forte just enjoyed a successful run of Portland Center Stage's ANNA IN THE TROPICS. She has received international and critical acclaim in indie films like Jim McKay's OUR SONG, HBO's REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES and LENA'S DREAMS.  Some of her theater credits include UNMERCIFUL GOOD FORTUNE (Seattle Rep); BY REASON OF and CUTTING OPEN WINGS (Intar); NIGHT SKY and STANDING ON MY KNEES (Hudson Guild).  TV recurring and guest star roles include NIP/TUCK, THE GEORGE LOPEZ SHOW, CSI:MIAMI, MY WIFE AND KIDS, CROSSING JORDAN, FAMILY LAW, JUDGING AMY, FOR THE PEOPLE, AND LAW AND ORDER, just to name a few.  This spring she will workshop DIAS Y FLORES by Oliver Mayer with LAByrinth in the Kitchen Series at the Public Theater in NYC.  Other indie credits include; THE LOVE MACHINE and CUSP (IFC); MOMENT TO MOMENT  and WHAT REALLY HAPPENED DURING THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS (Showtime); and the soon to be released INDOCUMENTADOS (Leonardo Ricagni).

Some of the beautiful people at the reception at PONCE's.

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