Readings

To help set the mood for the production, and find inspiration for the set and costuming, students gathered a variety of resources.

Kilgannon, Cory. "The Endless Night: Hanging Out in Cars with Boys, and Girls." New York Times, August 21, 2005.

LeDuff, Charlie. "Young In The Burbs; The Life of the Party." New York Times, April 9, 2000.

Eve Ensler reading her poem "Leaving My Father's House," from Insecure At Last (2006).

Finley, Karen. "Limelight NYC." YouTube, LLC.

Rollins, Henry. "Liar." YouTube, LLC.

The Offspring. "The Kids Aren't Alright." YouTube, LLC.

Idiot Pilot. "A Day in the Life of a Poolshark," "The Violent Tango," and "To Buy a Gun." From Strange We Should Meet Here. Bellingham, WA: ClickPop Records, 2004.

The following photos are courtesy Erika Bakse, and used with permission.

 
A parking lot with a circular coffee shop, a truck at the drive-thru window A cafe on an urban street at nighttime, people congregating on the street. Groups of people standing on a dark street in front of a city cafe Traffic lights on a dark, cloudy, day in the winter. A view of restaurant booths from the entrance. An facade of an urban convenience store called The Super Store. On the sign, Lucky and Olympia, with a few letters that do not form words, followed by $12.99 A close up of the front of an urban convenience store. Signs for beer, an ATM, coffee, and lottery cover the windows and door.