United Nations of Space/Time
Taught by Catherine Calabro & Burke Hilsabeck
Ages 11-14, 12 students
Mondays, July 19 & 26, 2010: 6-7:30pm (two sessions)
"This is bad. And I room with mummies." —Cleopatra
"The most wretched smell since the eight-day scurvy." —Ferdinand Magellan
"Worse than a Northumberland coal mine in the sun under a rotten pile of cured meat." —Charles Dickens
A time of peace followed the 2134 Zombie Invasion. Goodwill reigned throughout space and time. Human beings of all
historical eras and their zombie counterparts danced in the streets and went on picnics. Until now. People, we have a problem
on our hands. Zombies. Smell. Really. Bad. The United Nations of Space/Time has called a meeting of the brightest minds in
history and the future to find a solution.
In the first session of the workshop, students will choose a place and time in history, and create a character from that
place in time. The second session of the workshop will be the international space/time summit during which students—in
character and costume—will deliver speeches addressing the problem. Our hope is that, together, we will come to a kind of
solution because time travel allows for cool cooperation and many new solutions. In both sessions, we'll practice basic
research and the composition and delivery of dramatic monologues. We'll also practice how to problem solve in the face of
ZombieStink.
Burke and Catherine are writers and friends. One of them is a zombie.
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United Nations of Space/Time
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Please note that filling out this form does not guarantee you a spot in the workshop. We’ll contact you to confirm your registration either way. If you have any questions, call us at (734) 761-3463.
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