Communication with Special Groups/ GANGS

Gang 3-Act Play in Bullet Points

ACT I

1 . A gang drive-by shooting . They riddle another car with bullets as a young man in his late teens gets out . He falls , motionless . The gang speeds off

2 . Later that year . 15-year-old Mark is failing his classes . His teacher , Mrs . Dowers , catches him cheating , threatens to flunk him Mark promises to shape up

3 . Mark walks home alone . 18-year-old Brad spots him . Asks him how he 's doing . He knew Mark 's brother . Brad says to call him if he needs

anything , gives Mark his number

4 . Mark is at home . His mother asks him how his day was , but he does not answer . He goes to his room and locks the door . He studies a picture of his older brother

5 . In gym class , another student fouls Mark down while they play basketball . The ref does not see it , and the student makes a crack about Mark being used to getting knocked down by his older brother Mark snaps and attacks him

ACT II

1 . Mark 's mother forces him to do chores around the house . He has been suspended for three days , saved from expulsion only because of Mrs Dowers . He sneaks down when his mom goes over to her sister 's for dinner

2 . Hanging out by the bleachers , other students mock Mark as they pass Brad is among them and tells them to shut up . They leave and Brad approaches Mark . Brad says Mark 's brother used to get treated the same way until they met . Brad brought him into a group , gave him a place and made him feel important . Brad gives Mark a baseball cap . It used to belong to Mark 's brother . It is used to identify those in the gang

3 . Mark 's suspension is over and he 's back in school . One of his teachers asks him to take his feet off the desk and he refuses . He goes to detention

4 . While in detention , Mark sees Brad wave at him from the window . Mark sneaks out with Brad 's help , and they speed off in Brad 's car with other older students in the gang

5 . They go to a park where Mark helps them vandalize a building , spray it with graffiti , overturn garbage cans and break windows . A bystander notices and Brad pulls a gun on him . Mark yells for Brad to stop , but Brad will not listen . The police come and the group scatters . All are arrested except Mark , who manages to get away

6 . Mark arrives home that night , goes to his room . He cannot believe what he just did . His mom arrives moments later , knocks on his door Mark acts like he is asleep

ACT III

1 . Mrs . Dowers visits Mark in detention . She talks to him about his brother , asks him about his life , assures him he can always come to her Mark breaks down and admits what he did the previous night , telling her everything...