Finnegans

Finnegansa revels-style show based on
the work of Moliere

Davinci Arts Middle School

Max Schofer Makes WorldWide Acting debut.

According to Play Director Mr. Beckett, Max improvised a few lines on The Friday night show which came across seamless. It is either the art form of an experienced actor, a case of first time jitters or as his play wife said. "He didn't have all his lines memorized.

Max delivered some difficult lines with a well placed French accent. He will be grounded for brandishing a gun on stage where he induced

a man in love to settle it by a dual by firearm. He nailed the sing songy voice of a Frenchman trying to speak English. And in a moment that is sure to got a Tony nod he recovered well when his hat unexpectedly rolled off the stage.

It was great to see him so happy after the play. He was happy to see his family and skate church buddies after the play. Special thanks to John, galfrind, Jeff and Josiah for making it out today. You skate church people are a big influence on him. 

Davinci does such a great job putting on plays. The play held the attention of the audience throughout and had some moments of hilarity. The dream scene at the end of the first set was especially interesting and original.  Only at Davinci could they pull off a play that required French, German and Irish accents. Thumbs up to Tom Beckett for his direction in Davinci plays. They are a cut above. And special thanks to him for being a teacher that has made a difference on Max.

Marinas Poems

After Us

Connie Wanek

I don't know if we're in the beginning
or in the final stage.
-- Tomas Tranströmer

Rain is falling through the roof.
And all that prospered under the sun,
the books that opened in the morning
and closed at night, and all day
turned their pages to the light;

the sketches of boats and strong forearms
and clever faces, and of fields
and barns, and of a bowl of eggs,
and lying across the piano
the silver stick of a flute; everything

invented and imagined,
everything whispered and sung,
all silenced by cold rain.

The sky is the color of gravestones.
The rain tastes like salt, and rises
in the streets like a ruinous tide.
We spoke of millions, of billions of years.
We talked and talked.

Then a drop of rain fell
into the sound hole of the guitar, another
onto the unmade bed. And after us,
the rain will cease or it will go on falling,
even upon itself.

Painting a Room

Katia Kapovich

Here on a March day in ‘89
I blanch the ceiling and walls with bluish lime.
Drop cloths and old newspapers hide
the hardwood floors. All my furniture has been sold,
or given away to bohemian friends.
There is nothing to eat but bread and wine.

An immigration visa in my pocket, I paint
the small apartment where I’ve lived for ten years.
Taking a break around 4 p.m.,
I sit on the last chair in the empty kitchen,
smoke a cigarette and wipe my tears
with the sleeve of my old pullover.
I am free from regrets but not from pain.

Ten years of fears, unrequited loves, odd jobs,
of night phone calls. Now they’ve disconnected the line.
I drop the ashes in the sink, pour turpentine
into a jar, stirring with a spatula. My heart throbs
in my right palm when I pick up the brush again.

For ten years the window’s turquoise square
has held my eyes in its simple frame.
Now, face to face with the darkening sky,
what more can I say to the glass but thanks
for being transparent, seamless, wide
and stretching perspective across the size
of the visible.

Then I wash the brushes and turn off the light.
This is my last night before moving abroad.
I lie down on the floor, a rolled-up coat
under my head. This is the last night.
Freedom smells of a freshly painted room,
of wooden floors swept with a willow broom,
and of stale raisin bread.

Intro to Fossils

Fossils (from Latin fossus, literally "having been dug up") are the mineralized or otherwise preserved remains or traces (such as footprints) of animals, plants, and other organisms. The totality of fossils, both discovered and undiscovered, and their placement in fossiliferous (fossil-containing) rock formations and sedimentary layers (strata) is known as the fossil record. The study of fossils across geological time, how they were formed, and the evolutionary relationships between taxa (phylogeny) are some of the most important functions of the science of paleontology.

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