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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Ayat

On the Ropes!!

Every year Grade Five puts on a huge production, a play  that my drama teacher writes, and this year it was my turn!!!

Photo: Two girls in angel costumesMy friend Sukayna and I were the lead along with two boys.

Photo: Girl and two boysSukayna and I were the two angels: Goodness and  Evil, who come down from the heavens to Earth and meet two crazy people, and they all go looking for the reason of evil spreading everywhere. And guess what? I was the evil angel! And Sukayna was the good angel.
It was very exciting and the most exciting part of all was when Sukayna and I got trained by the Jordanian  Army  71st  Anti Terrorist Special Unit to come down from the top of the theater wall!!! (Since we were angels coming down to Earth.) It was great working with them.

Photo: Girl standing on a chair
Two officers were our trainers. They first taught us the basics about safety, and then we had training sessions teaching us "abseiling" (or rappelling) down walls. Then they took us to the theater. It was hard work and I was really scared at first, but they helped me get rid of my fears easily. This is how they made us go down: Sukayna and I were both wearing harnesses and we were attached to a rope. There are of course bars at the top above the stage where we were standing, and the trainers had tied the ropes in a specific way, and we stood on the bars let go and slowly, slowly, they let us down.
Watch the video of me going down!


The play was a great success, my whole grade worked so hard rehearsing for about 6 weeks, it was tiring but we really enjoyed it. Watch a video of the play. It's all in Arabic!




Photo: Kids in a theater production
I got a great surprise at the end the last night, when our trainers presented Sukayna and I with official certificates from the head of the 71st (Anti Terrorist ) Unit to certify that we had completed the abseiling course given in the Jordanian Armed Forces!!

Photo: Ayat receives a certifcation from the Jordanian military





118 Comments

thats is pretty cool that you and your friends were in a play. Were you nervous? Was the play rehearsed to look like your friend was the bad angel and you were the good angel? What was the play called? Were all of your friends in it? I would love to hear more about your play.


Your Friend,
Twilightadict22

I think that you trying to make your own play was pretty cool. I bet you I couldn't even try to begin making an acting scene into a play in my classroom! You are really cool. Are you going to become a director?Do you like your drama class?

I liked the story a lot! It must have been a great surprise to get that award! I would have been scared too about coming down from ropes on top of the wall!

that is so cool i've been in plays before but nothing that big and i was really nervous i can't even think about how nervous you must have been great job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jordyn

great job

You are a star Ayat!!! That was awesome!!

you're a great actor and you look a ton like my cousin
-sochgr

we did a play just like that and it was called dragons of the worlocks i was the red dragon

I just noticed something you got your braces off of the play .......... I got to get mine off when I was doing the dragons of the worlocks play... Lol
chelly

I've always wanted to be in a play but we don't have them at my school :(
I think it would be fun to write plays.
When do you get out of school there? I got out on May 21. YAY!! :)

Congrats, Ayat!

That is so cool you must love putin on plays! wat grade r u goin in to

Hey, My friend lives in Jordan and here name is Batool, do you know her, there is a girl in one of the pictures that lookes like her.

Hi Ayat
I am a teacher in Shanghai, China.
I am going to tell my 5th grade class all about your blog and get them to read it.
Thanks for so many interesting things you are telling the world.
Bye for now and keep up the great blogging.
Mrs Power

Ayat,you are so cute and active. Congratulations
I am an English teacher in Brazil and I am using your blog to teach different subjects for my students. They are poor students and your blog is helping me and them a lot.
I hope God keeps you being so happy and you demonstrate you love living. And nothing switch your light off.
I admire the way you are.

hi ayat .itseems that you are a good sport.if i had been told to do that rope task i would have never been able to do that.but your and your friend's performance was mindblowing. alas, if only i knew arabic .

hi thats so cool that you won that award and i hope some time to see one of your plays

That must of been fun!

sounds cool
do you go to school in S.C.?

how do you right a post, any one know?

HI everybody!! i am ayat!!!and i am extreamly touched by what you have written and i am sooooo happy you all enjoyed my play i am soo amazed about what you all wrote!
I want to thank you all very much,and thanks to all the teachers that are using my blog for the education of others.
I will anwser some questions!!!
Anwsering Twilightadict22:Yes i was nervous at first bu once you get onto the stage you end up having a great time.
tt master girl:maybe beeing a director would be pretty cool!
Thank you kpower and soraiaaly for your touching words.


I LOVE DRAMA AND THINK THINK THE PLAY WAS GREAT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE ANOTHER ONE

wow ayat!!! that is soooo exciting and it looks so fun! congratulations!! u r so pretty. keep on acting! i love ur posts. keep doing what ur doing and soon u'll be a star!!!!

cool

I love your blog! Keep on writing! :)

Has to be best recital I've seen in my Life!

We're doing the Odyssey for our school play. I'm Penelope!

Hey! Your play was cool. I think you tried real hard. You were fantastic.

That's cool. my school does a thing called poetry cafe.

oh my gosh! I would probably be extremely nervous. I hate dancing anyway! Especially with boys! Sorry just had to yell that out. I'm a weird person.

oh that was hot you did a very good job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sup

OMG...ur so pretty...all the boys in my class would die over you...and im in 4th grade.

i wish we could be friends but we live so far away...hummph!

Hi I am Aria10 how. Do you put all the photos and videos on. Becuse I am going to a zoo and I want to put some photos on. (videos as well) Thank you.

that was a great little play.but i coudnt understand what u were saying.

llluuuccckkkyyy!!!!!! :)

good job!!!

hey ur pics and videos really cool i have 2 friends on here they go to my school there names r LOVE LOVER & BREEZY sooo ya u are really good


ur friend lover.123

i really didnt understand it and im smart

Wow thats amazing! Your a great actor!!

Sincerely,
Babyjay

ARE THOSE OR BROS I LIKE OR outfit it is cute what are u hahahahahahahahh soo how old are u im 11 but im going to be 12 in july cant want lol when is or b-day


this looks really fun. I think it was a good play!!~~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I do that at my school.I'm in first grade.Sometimes pepole get picked.

i would feeel really like throwing up but it would be cool 4 sum 1 who likes to b on the stage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What is this all about is it a dance or something. please tell me some one OK.

LOVE IT!!! YOU DON'T KNOW ME , BUT LOVED THE PICTURES!! I'M A GIRL AND I LIVE IN THE TN. CHAT YOU LATER.

Wow! That's pretty cool. I love acting too!

that was cute and funny.why was it in a rabic?

I am in 8 grade so ya. I do acting myself. Happy forth of july if you even celebrate that!!

Do You Like acting? I LUV it, L-O-V-E, LOVE IT!

Do you like acting? I love it! I've been in ALL the school plays, and I've performed on KingsBerry Stage! Its considered BIG in UTAH. :)

was it fun ? what is it about

Wow that play was pretty cool.
And you looked kind of nice in the costume!

your performance was great you looked great!!!!!!!!!!!:)

you are mad wack

wow! i loved this costume..! Where'd you buy that :)

That would be awesome! GREAT JOB GIRL! I know you worked hard!

Looks great! I wish I could've seen it.

I did a play. It was wind in the willows by kenneth Grahame. I was ratty. It was a great experience.

That sounds so cool!!! :)

i want to go to 5th grade...i am going to 3ed grade!!!!

o.m.g

that is ausome
great job

Wow! you did a great job on that! Probably better than I'll ever be! Keep it up.

very nice the two wings. Congratulations on the certificate!

I watched a little bit of your 2nd video and it was really cool. It was also cool watching you come down from the ceiling. I love watching plays. Your picture of you getting the certificate was really neat. I hope you type another blog!

i know i already posted a comment but your play was so cool!!!!! Your costume was awesome. I hope you get put in another play your a great actor!

sounds very interesting to me

your 2nd video was the bomb you should mack onther

Thats great that you did that play. It must have been really fun to learn how to come down like that from ropes. I would have really scared if I di that. I think you did a really good job.
WELL DONE!!!!!


From KoolKid0011

this is really cool where in the world are you

that was so cool?

that must me so cool to do

Best Play it was the best


wow! even though i cant understand u , ur face expressions were really good!we do plays every year , and i love acting!

I love acting! I'm part of a Theater and it is so fun!

What was it called? I was in a Christmas production recently. I'm going to be in a Spring play too.
Love, Elrock13

cool! acting is really fun!

The play souds really cool.

like the outfit. cool that u got that certificate. great job

That seemed like a really good play! I liked the videos! And the acting! Good job!

wow cool, were doing Aladdin for our show. I'm a gruard and get to sing a song along with three other people. I cant wait for the show on thursday and friday. Its cost us fivethousand pounds to make so were all anciouse about making a mistake.

that seems like a really fun play!

this is reallly cool. i wish my school did stuff like that, i think i'd be the evil angel.


-deana. (:

that looks like and awesome play !!!!!!!!!!! :) lol

That looks really cool and your outfitt looks great i wud wanna be evil too!lolz:)

Your Friend,TwilghtSaga1998;)

awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:)<3

No ofence but your coustums were a bit bad. The play's base line souds really interesting.Bye
=D

Must have been cool to get an award from the Jordanian Armed fources

that seems like it was fun. Great Job. keep acting.
:)

That sounds like an awesome play!

It looks like u had so much fun!
i do drama and acting and singing at my school.

Hey, great job on the production! I am currently in my school's production of Willy Wonka Jr. And of course, I am taking thr roll of Mrs.Gloop.

cool

i love this blog!!! please, write more!!!

WHOA!!!!!!

cool

I loved the costumes hat you and your friend wheird.

i love being in plays... bet you enjoyed it!;)

O MY STARS!!!! That is SO cool! It sounds like a lot of fun! I wish that I could come down from a wall on ropes! That is awsome!

wow That is talented you are amazing you look really nice that was really cool

cool! do more!!!

awesome.do more!!!

thats sooooooooooooooooooo AWSOME i would never do somethin like that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hi

I LOVED UR COSTUME GREAT

that was a great story Avat you could of described your story a bit better,but your costume was really amazing,and your lucky to get a award from them keep up the good work

what was it like when you did it because it would be fun so what was it like

Really cool!

Cool and where is Jordan I forgot?

I think that's cool. Your costume are beautiful. :)

WOW!I wish I was in a play!My name is Adi,but I like being called Adimae because my middle name is Mae.But write me back!And did you know Justin Bieber responded?Well By :]

I wish I was in a play!Oh,I almost forgot!My name is Adi,but I like being called Adimae because my middle name is Mae.Can you write and send photos of your family,please?And did you know Justin Bieber commetid? Oh and I am 9 years old,Well By:]

What were you saying in that 2nd video? -Adimae

my cousin lived in jordan.

wow!! what a lovely play!

i loved it so much!! it was so funny!! was it in another language?

that is so cuutttttttteeeeeeee!! love it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!i want to meet them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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