Making
Delinquent

Introduction

Photo and Video

Director's Statement

Critical Essay

Press
Rachel Howard, SF Chronicle

Rita Feliciano, Danceviewtimes.com
Interview, In Dance

Rehearsal Journal
  Intro 2009
  Mar/Jun 2008
  Aug/Sep 2008
  Oct/Nov 2008
  Postscript 2009: Theory Quotes

Proposals
  First draft
  Grant applications

Casting
  Call for performers
  Leadeship, Power, Contract
  Contract

Research
Research Sources
Stop the killing
White Priviledge
The 2008 Election
Free writes
Ugly Facts

Blog
  Meghan
  Constance
  Nestor
  Jorge

Reflections
  Constance
  Omar
  Michael Kroll
  Audience responses
  Sam Aranke Critical Response
  Keith Personal Essay

The Script
  Who we are
  Why?
  My name is Omar Turcios
  24th St. is on fire
  Krupke
  Are you a man?
  The Beat
  People die
  In the Mission after rehearsal
  Shadows

Final score

Credits

Artist Bios

 


The Script
ARE YOU A MAN?

Performed by Nestor and Trae, based on a longer poem written by Nestor Reyes. This was developed in rehearsal with input from several people, especially Meghan.
How old are you? 16
Are you a man? Yes
What is a man? Pass
Are you a bitch? No
Are you a faggot? No
Have you ever called a woman a bitch? Yes
A man? Yes
Have you ever been called a bitch? Yes
What is a man? Pass
Are you a man? Yes
Where do want to be in 2 years? College
in 5 years? College
Where do you want to be in 30 years? Working
Doing what? In five, 10, or thirty years I don’t plan to be
a prisoner who receives his education off the side of a milk carton. I want to be able to help you,
them, us. I want to be able to major in political science and not be politically trapped, personally I’d rather be stuck in a 4 hour conference call than an inmate hall. I want to be able to fall crawl and stand tall when people offend, I don’t want to turn around, be put on the ground, confound for a another guy that’s running around, pound then taken to the downtown compound
How old are you? 16
Are you scared? Are you?
Are you scared? Yes
What is a man? Pass
What is a man? Pass
What is a man? Not a bitch
Have you ever called a woman a bitch? Yo wha’s yo bra this girl last night was moved so silky you should have seen here when she got in the mood, I didn’t even know her name and she still got nude, she moved to the right then moved to the left I coulda sworn this shit felt like grand theft and while I swayed through her hair I was so unaware that there was a sign that said beware, I was walking on air she was like a bear on the run, we wore both happy like when obama won, but to me she was another bitch that needed me to have fun.
How old are you? 16
Are you a man? Yes
Are you proud? (pause) Pass
What is a man? Not a faggot
What is a man? Not a bitch
Have you ever been called a...

The last time I heard the word Bitch
Was in your average high school history class it was not chemistry for we be talking about petroleum gas and how there’s more cars than grass, and my friends be tellin me how that girl has a stunning atomic mass.

No it was history where patriarchy and masculinity are the bold letters that helped capitalism and supremacy rule America but out of the corner of my eye after reading how America lied and despised our native ties are a couple of girls sitting next to this guy who thinks because he’s sixteen all girls will bend down to his knees

So he stands there wearing his name brand top thinking that he’s fly cause’ his belly don’t flop and he thinks can make you pop, lock and drop smoother than an American cop.

Then with his virginity hanging like an umbilical cord he walks up to you
And says ‘you can fall off a building, you can fall off a tree but the best way to fall, is in love is with me”

He says your blood is precious like a fine wine, that you make him addicted like when he was thirteen he used to have his hand on his dick thinking about chick after chick just waiting for the day when he’ll find the right lady to lick his lips.

Yeah, she fell into his game became a part of a list of names hung over his bed in a gold plated frame and giving him the courage to tell his friends that he played a game with just another bitch.