It meant being quiet in an interesting way so that your audience listened carefully to whatever you said next. “Dramatic pauses” had been another recent lesson. Gremillion paused dramatically and scanned the room. “Good afternoon, boys and girls,” said Ms. The students fell silent and pulled their notebooks and pens out of their backpacks. Gremillion walked into the room just as the bell rang. “Huh? Shai, did you hear what I just said? About the third-grade musical?” Besides, it’s just a rumor, so it’s probably not even true,” Shai said with a shrug. on This Island! Wouldn’t that be amazetastic?” Emmie was saying. So, what was a professional actor doing here? “Professional” meant having jobs it meant already having serious acting skills. It was an elementary school for kindergarten through fifth grade, and Shai and the other students were just starting to learn those performance skills. The Sweet Auburn School for the Performing Arts was all about becoming a professional actor or a musician or a dancer. She was still stuck on the part about the new girl being a professional actor. Oh, and guess what else she heard?”Įmmie continued to talk, but Shai had stopped listening. Libby heard a rumor that she’s a professional actor,” replied Emmie. “Nice entrance,” Emmie said, complimenting her. “Shaianne” was pronounced “Shay-Anne,” although it often got mispronounced as “Shy-Anne.” Still, Shai loved her name, which was a mash of her parents’ names, “Shaquille” and “Annemarie.” As she set her turquoise backpack on the floor, her rhinestone initials glittered in the sunlight-SRW, for Shaianne Rosa Williams. It meant whispering kind of loudly-like the way Shai’s parents did whenever she got restless in church or slipped food to Sugar under the table. Gremillion had taught them in class last week. “Shai!” Emmie Harper, Shai’s best friend, stage-whispered. except for a girl in a green sundress who just looked confused. She believed in making an entrance.Įveryone cracked up. “Please, no photos!” she said in her best movie-star voice. Shai Williams slipped on her sunglasses and strolled into drama class. Shai & Emmie Star in Break an Egg! SCENE 1 The New Girl
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