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The Teen Mommalogues is an annual theater program put on by the Community Action Partnership in San Luis Obispo County. The show - written and performed by local teens - uses real-life stories of first sexual experiences, teen pregnancy and the awkwardness of 'the sex talk' with parents to bring the issues out in the open and encourage dialogue in the community. This short piece talks with the director, producer and teen actors during the 2010 season.
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Piece Description
The Teen Mommalogues is an annual theater program put on by the Community Action Partnership in San Luis Obispo County. The show - written and performed by local teens - uses real-life stories of first sexual experiences, teen pregnancy and the awkwardness of 'the sex talk' with parents to bring the issues out in the open and encourage dialogue in the community. This short piece talks with the director, producer and teen actors during the 2010 season.
Transcript
Talk Early, Talk Often: The Teen Mommalogues TRANSCRIPT 2010/07/13
(Running Time – 5 minutes)
FX: (Group noises – teen actors)
Group chant:
Whether the weather be cold, whether the weather be hot
Whether the weather, whatever the weather, whether we like it or not!
NARRATOR: This is the sound of rehearsal at a teen theater program in San Luis Obispo, California.
Whether the weather be cold, whether the weather be hot
Whether the weather, whatever the weather, whether we like it or not!
Whether the weather be cold, whether the weather be hot
Whether the weather, whatever the weather, whether we like it or not!
FX: (Group noises – cheers, whoops)
NARRATOR: And as is so often the case, they are learning about more than just how to do theater. This is director John Battalino giving a pre-rehearsal pep talk.
JOHN BATTALINO: Because all your life ever since you’ve been a little kid, peo...
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