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I wanted to post here to let you all know about the amazing experience my students and I had producing/performing "110 Stories" by Sarah Tuft.  If you haven't read the script, you really should!  It's based on interviews Sarah had with witnesses, survivors, and volunteers from 9/11.  It is powerful, sobering, funny at times, and brings these stories right to the audience in the most intimate of ways.  

My students weren't even born in 2001, yet they treated this script with such respect.  They learned SO much!  And quite honestly, our audiences learned so much as well.

I cast this show at the end of last school year and rehearsed over the summer via Zoom.  It is the perfect show to rehearse over Zoom!  When school started, we put the show on the set and performed it the weekend of September 11th.  

I continue to get correspondences from people who saw the production.  It had such a powerful effect on so many.

I strongly recommend the play!  If you have any questions or would like to see pics, email me and I'll be sure to respond asap.

Thanks,
Michael W. Rozell
Belle Vernon Area High School
Belle Vernon, PA 15012

michael.rozell@bvasd.net

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Michael Rozell
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This sounds really cool.  I will check out the script.  Thanks for posting.

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K Lang
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-21-2021 13:37
From: Michael Rozell
Subject: 110 Stories by Sarah Tuft

I wanted to post here to let you all know about the amazing experience my students and I had producing/performing "110 Stories" by Sarah Tuft.  If you haven't read the script, you really should!  It's based on interviews Sarah had with witnesses, survivors, and volunteers from 9/11.  It is powerful, sobering, funny at times, and brings these stories right to the audience in the most intimate of ways.

My students weren't even born in 2001, yet they treated this script with such respect.  They learned SO much!  And quite honestly, our audiences learned so much as well.

I cast this show at the end of last school year and rehearsed over the summer via Zoom.  It is the perfect show to rehearse over Zoom!  When school started, we put the show on the set and performed it the weekend of September 11th.

I continue to get correspondences from people who saw the production.  It had such a powerful effect on so many.

I strongly recommend the play!  If you have any questions or would like to see pics, email me and I'll be sure to respond asap.

Thanks,
Michael W. Rozell
Belle Vernon Area High School
Belle Vernon, PA 15012

michael.rozell@bvasd.net

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Michael Rozell
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You're very welcome.  I have to say that in my 30 years, this is the most powerful show I've directed.  Of course, performing it the weekend of 9/11 certainly made it that much more impactful.  

If you have any questions feel free to reach out!

Have a good day.
Michael Rozell

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Michael Rozell
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-22-2021 16:25
From: K Lang
Subject: 110 Stories by Sarah Tuft

This sounds really cool.  I will check out the script.  Thanks for posting.

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K Lang

Original Message:
Sent: 09-21-2021 13:37
From: Michael Rozell
Subject: 110 Stories by Sarah Tuft

I wanted to post here to let you all know about the amazing experience my students and I had producing/performing "110 Stories" by Sarah Tuft.  If you haven't read the script, you really should!  It's based on interviews Sarah had with witnesses, survivors, and volunteers from 9/11.  It is powerful, sobering, funny at times, and brings these stories right to the audience in the most intimate of ways.

My students weren't even born in 2001, yet they treated this script with such respect.  They learned SO much!  And quite honestly, our audiences learned so much as well.

I cast this show at the end of last school year and rehearsed over the summer via Zoom.  It is the perfect show to rehearse over Zoom!  When school started, we put the show on the set and performed it the weekend of September 11th.

I continue to get correspondences from people who saw the production.  It had such a powerful effect on so many.

I strongly recommend the play!  If you have any questions or would like to see pics, email me and I'll be sure to respond asap.

Thanks,
Michael W. Rozell
Belle Vernon Area High School
Belle Vernon, PA 15012

michael.rozell@bvasd.net

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Michael Rozell
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I LOVE this script. I haven't produced it because of the language issues and my unwillingness to change anything about it. Did you keep all of the language in? If not, did the piece "work" with the reduced intensity of the language?

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Shira Schwartz
Basha High School
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-21-2021 13:37
From: Michael Rozell
Subject: 110 Stories by Sarah Tuft

I wanted to post here to let you all know about the amazing experience my students and I had producing/performing "110 Stories" by Sarah Tuft.  If you haven't read the script, you really should!  It's based on interviews Sarah had with witnesses, survivors, and volunteers from 9/11.  It is powerful, sobering, funny at times, and brings these stories right to the audience in the most intimate of ways.

My students weren't even born in 2001, yet they treated this script with such respect.  They learned SO much!  And quite honestly, our audiences learned so much as well.

I cast this show at the end of last school year and rehearsed over the summer via Zoom.  It is the perfect show to rehearse over Zoom!  When school started, we put the show on the set and performed it the weekend of September 11th.

I continue to get correspondences from people who saw the production.  It had such a powerful effect on so many.

I strongly recommend the play!  If you have any questions or would like to see pics, email me and I'll be sure to respond asap.

Thanks,
Michael W. Rozell
Belle Vernon Area High School
Belle Vernon, PA 15012

michael.rozell@bvasd.net

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Michael Rozell
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Hi Shira,

You should know that Sarah Tuft offers different scripts based on your choices of language.  There's a "clean version" and a "religious version".  Here's a link that explains that: https://www.playscripts.com/play/2487#readmore

But...I chose to use the original script.  My community is pretty forgiving/understanding about language in my shows.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me.

Thanks,
Michael Rozell

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Michael Rozell
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-23-2021 10:39
From: Shira Schwartz
Subject: 110 Stories by Sarah Tuft

I LOVE this script. I haven't produced it because of the language issues and my unwillingness to change anything about it. Did you keep all of the language in? If not, did the piece "work" with the reduced intensity of the language?

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Shira Schwartz
Basha High School

Original Message:
Sent: 09-21-2021 13:37
From: Michael Rozell
Subject: 110 Stories by Sarah Tuft

I wanted to post here to let you all know about the amazing experience my students and I had producing/performing "110 Stories" by Sarah Tuft.  If you haven't read the script, you really should!  It's based on interviews Sarah had with witnesses, survivors, and volunteers from 9/11.  It is powerful, sobering, funny at times, and brings these stories right to the audience in the most intimate of ways.

My students weren't even born in 2001, yet they treated this script with such respect.  They learned SO much!  And quite honestly, our audiences learned so much as well.

I cast this show at the end of last school year and rehearsed over the summer via Zoom.  It is the perfect show to rehearse over Zoom!  When school started, we put the show on the set and performed it the weekend of September 11th.

I continue to get correspondences from people who saw the production.  It had such a powerful effect on so many.

I strongly recommend the play!  If you have any questions or would like to see pics, email me and I'll be sure to respond asap.

Thanks,
Michael W. Rozell
Belle Vernon Area High School
Belle Vernon, PA 15012

michael.rozell@bvasd.net

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Michael Rozell
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110 STORIES playwright here! Thank you, Michael Rozell, for your enthusiastic endorsement!!

Thank you also, Shira, for your kind words about the play! As Michael kindly pointed out, Playscripts keeps on file both "Clean" (no expletives) and "Religious" (no potential blasphemy) versions. I also work with those who want to mix and match from the original one, with its authentic expressive language…

The play can be cast with as many as 26 actors or as few as 8 of any gender and ethnicity - all speaking roles. 110 STORIES requires minimal set pieces and inspires maximum creativity in its staging. You can see some of the great staging ideas in the attached one-sheet (alongside some of the renowned stars of stage and screen who've performed the play.) I also just started a Facebook community where I encourage schools and theaters to post their stills. https://www.facebook.com/groups/110stories

I love that students are learning about 9/11 though 110 STORIES whose take-away is the importance of compassion and service as our response to crisis - a message even more relevant today…

For more info, check out sarahtuft.com/110-stories-play

All best, 
Sarah

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Sarah Tuft
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-23-2021 11:12
From: Michael Rozell
Subject: 110 Stories by Sarah Tuft

Hi Shira,

You should know that Sarah Tuft offers different scripts based on your choices of language.  There's a "clean version" and a "religious version".  Here's a link that explains that: https://www.playscripts.com/play/2487#readmore

But...I chose to use the original script.  My community is pretty forgiving/understanding about language in my shows.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me.

Thanks,
Michael Rozell

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Michael Rozell

Original Message:
Sent: 09-23-2021 10:39
From: Shira Schwartz
Subject: 110 Stories by Sarah Tuft

I LOVE this script. I haven't produced it because of the language issues and my unwillingness to change anything about it. Did you keep all of the language in? If not, did the piece "work" with the reduced intensity of the language?

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Shira Schwartz
Basha High School

Original Message:
Sent: 09-21-2021 13:37
From: Michael Rozell
Subject: 110 Stories by Sarah Tuft

I wanted to post here to let you all know about the amazing experience my students and I had producing/performing "110 Stories" by Sarah Tuft.  If you haven't read the script, you really should!  It's based on interviews Sarah had with witnesses, survivors, and volunteers from 9/11.  It is powerful, sobering, funny at times, and brings these stories right to the audience in the most intimate of ways.

My students weren't even born in 2001, yet they treated this script with such respect.  They learned SO much!  And quite honestly, our audiences learned so much as well.

I cast this show at the end of last school year and rehearsed over the summer via Zoom.  It is the perfect show to rehearse over Zoom!  When school started, we put the show on the set and performed it the weekend of September 11th.

I continue to get correspondences from people who saw the production.  It had such a powerful effect on so many.

I strongly recommend the play!  If you have any questions or would like to see pics, email me and I'll be sure to respond asap.

Thanks,
Michael W. Rozell
Belle Vernon Area High School
Belle Vernon, PA 15012

michael.rozell@bvasd.net

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Michael Rozell
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