Week One

Question 1

Everyone is walking around the room

Answer 1

…Faster
…Even faster.
Now…I want you to slow down. (Pause) Start noticing everyone around you. (20 second pause)
…And I want you to find people and shake their hand. (Another 20 seconds)
Now say your name when you shake hands! (30 seconds)
Okay! Good. Great. Stop.
How did that feel?

Question 2

Theresa. Great. Schultz. Weird…good

Answer 2

Okay. Um. Well. Welcome. (Pause) I just… I’m so excited to get to know all of you. (Even longer pause) I um…I don’t want to talk too much, because that’s… (vague gesture with hands) But. Um. I just hope that you all feel, um safe here. And open. And willing to go with it. Ah…okay. Let’s keep going.

Question 3

Top of section 3. All seated in a circle

Answer 3

I

Question 4

Schultz. Because

Answer 4

It

Question 5

Schultz. Paper

Answer 5

Love

Question 6

Schultz. Friends

Answer 6

Were

Question 7

Schultz. The

Answer 7

Mess!

Question 8

Schultz. I

Answer 8

Feel

Question 9

Lauren. Period

Answer 9

Oh. Hey. Yeah. I forgot to — we don’t have to … you don’t have to say “period.” You can just keep

Question 10

Schultz: Um… aah…Loneliness

Answer 10

Are

Question 11

Schultz. Evil

Answer 11

Blue

Question 12

Schultz. Head

Answer 12

Green

Question 13

Schultz. Over

Answer 13

My

Question 14

Schultz. Hopefully

Answer 14

Okay. Great. (Pause) Maybe next week we’ll try to make it a little more like a real story.

Question 15

James. So she called you

Answer 15

yeah. We just —

Question 16

James. What did you talk about?

Answer 16

Nothing really.

Question 17

Theresa. The big ones are actually easier to use.

Answer 17

We’re about to start. Whenever Lauren gets back.

Question 18

Theresa. Schultz?

Schultz. Nope

Answer 18

Oop! You know what? Everyone’s back. Let’s get started

Question 19

Theresa. Good! Oh my god! That’s awesome.

Answer 19

That was amazing.

Question 20

Theresa. That was really cute.

Answer 20

Okay. Who else has a story? And don’t forget to really listen, you guys. We’re gonna have to remember these.

Question 21

Theresa. I’ll go

Answer 21

Perfect

Question 22

Theresa. I guess that’s it.

Answer 22

What made you think of that story?

Question 23

Theresa. Uh. I don’t know. I think about it when … you know. The issue of self-hate or whatever.

Answer 23

(Pause) That man may not have been Jewish.

Question 24

Theresa. Oh, um I pretty sure he was.

Answer 24

He may have fit your stereo…he may have fit your stereotype of a Jewish person, but he may not have been Jewish. (Another long silence, look at time) Okay it looks like we are out of time! Thanks you guys. I think this was a really, really great start.

Hey — Lauren? I almost forgot. Just before you — I think you still owe me a check?

Question 25

Lauren. My mom was supposed to mail it to you.

Answer 25

I don’t think I … would you be willing to remind her?