Dramatic Performance: Horrible Bosses

Our previous post shared scenes from the first of two end-of-semester dramatic performances by students in the Advanced Listening/Speaking class of the Loyola Intensive English Program, taught by LIEP instructor Jess Haley. The first play was Complicated Love. This post will share scenes from the second of the two plays, Horrible Bosses.


BEST ACTRESS AND BEST ACTOR


The titles of Best Actress and Best Actor were awarded to Horrible Bosses performers Sister Kim Dung Bui of Vietnam and to Andy Li of China. Look for Sister Kim Dung and for Andy in the scenes below!


HORRIBLE BOSSES


In Horrible Bosses, three unreasonable bosses create problems for their employees -- until the employees become fed up and plot revenge!


Below, the first horrible boss rages at his employee for being just two minutes late for work.

Alicia Lucidi of France as employee and Andy Li  of China as boss

The second horrible boss makes unreasonable demands of his employee.

Inajara Da Costa Nunes of Brazil as employee and Alex Ajavi as boss 

The third horrible boss is furious at his employee for rearranging the office furniture. He has forgotten that he moved the furniture himself!

Fahad Almutairi of Kuwait as boss and Sister Kim Dung Bui of Vietnam as employee 

Finally, the three employees meet to discuss their horrible bosses. They decide to invite their bosses to a party where they will serve food that will make their bosses sick, thus getting their revenge!

Sister Kim Dung Bui of Vietnam, Inajara Da Costa Nunes of Brazil, and Alicia Lucidi of France as the employees meeting to plot revenge on their horrible bosses

A big thank-you to the students of the Advanced Listening/Speaking class and to LIEP instructor Jess Haley for presenting two exciting plays: Complicated Love and Horrible Bosses!


Our congratulations to Best Actress Sister Kim Dung Bui of Vietnam and to Best Actor Andy Li of China!

Dramatc Performance: Complicated Love

On Monday, April 30, the students in the Advanced Listening/Speaking class of the Loyola Intensive English Program, taught by LIEP instructor Jess Haley, completed their semester with two dramatic performances: Complicated Love and Horrible Bosses.

This post will share with you some scenes from Complicated Love. Our next post will share scenes from Horrible Bosses.

COMPLICATED LOVE

Complicated Love follows the love-life of a young man named Vincent who professes love for three women in his search for one true love.

First, Vincent declares his love for Vita.

James Zhang of China as Vincent and Helena Posada of Nicaragua as Vita

But then Vincent notices Clare, whom he has for years believed to be his sister. Clare surprises Vincent with the news that she is not related to him after all.

James Zhang of China as Vincent and Ying Liao of China as Clare

Vincent's third love interest is Karen, Vita's boss.

James Zhang of China as Vincent and Nicole Rios of Nicaragua as Karen

Vincent decides to marry Vita, but Karen storms into the wedding and attacks Vincent! She knocks him out, and he ends up in the hospital in a coma!

James Zhang of China as Vincent, Jinhee Lee of Korea as the priest, Helena Posada of Nicaragua as Vita, Nicole Rios of Nicaragua as Karen, and Marietta Rivero of Mexico as the Narrator

The doctor announces that it is not known if Vincent will ever wake up. Vita is not willing to spend her life caring for Vincent. She says goodbye and leaves him.

Jinhee Lee of Korea as the doctor, James Zhang as Vincent, and Helena Posada as Vita

Ten years later, Vincent wakes up from his coma to find that Clare has cared for him all this time. The two profess undying love!

Ying Liao of China as Clare and James Zhang of China as Vincent

Our thanks to the cast of Complicated Love and to LIEP Instructor Jess Haley for a very enjoyable performance!

Our next post will share scenes from the second play, Horrible Bosses.