"A theater teacher at an all-boys Catholic school in Los Angeles who survived a three-year coma."
The panel of high school theater teachers begins with an intense, rhythmic breathing exercise and a spontaneous recitation of Romeo and Juliet to 'unleash' their artistic spirits.
"Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona, where we lay our scene."
"Oh, something was unleashed!"
"Hold for five and think of gratitude."
The teachers introduce themselves, revealing their specific niches, from all-boys Catholic school Shakespeare to a 'New York actor' who ended up in Duncanville, Texas.
"I am Nancy Russo, and I am a theater teacher."
"My kids call me Miss Cheetah because there is not a day where my outfit doesn't have a little bit of cheetah print."
"Cody, in your eyes, I see the eyes of a real New York actor."
Holly McDougal reveals she is technically a geometry teacher who treats her math students like thespians, while Nancy Russo recounts a three-year coma that led to her teaching boys.
"They gave me geometry slash intro to theater."
"I got into a car crash and lost three years to a coma."
"Nothing makes somebody a stronger thespian than being thrown into the middle of confusion."
The panel debates the 'commitment of the world' regarding gender in theater, leading to Ms. Ribbon's reveal that she was a race car driver for 25 years.
"Half of the commitment of the world is boys."
"I was a race car driver for 25 years."
"Half of Mother Gaia's resources are devoted to boys."
The panel introduces themselves, featuring a teacher at an all-boys Catholic school, a 33-year veteran of Eagle Rock High, a failed New York actor, and a teacher who wears exclusively cheetah print.
"I am Nancy Russo, and I am a theater teacher."
"My kids call me Miss Cheetah because there is not a day where my outfit doesn't have a little bit of cheetah print."
"Cody, in your eyes, I see the eyes of a real New York actor."
The theater teachers lead a collective breathing exercise that quickly devolves into rhythmic chanting and dramatic Shakespearean recitation to 'unleash' their artistic energy.
"Hold for five and think of gratitude."
"Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona, where we lay our scene."
"Something was unleashed!"
The panelists introduce themselves, revealing their specific niches: an all-boys Catholic school teacher, a 33-year veteran, a failed New York actor, and a cheetah-print enthusiast.
"I am Nancy Russo, and I am a theater teacher."
"My kids call me Miss Cheetah because there is not a day where my outfit doesn't have a little bit of cheetah print."
"Cody, in your eyes, I see the eyes of a real New York actor."
Nancy Russo challenges the group to turn away and return with a specific emotion, resulting in a display of 'perplexed' confusion and 'hungry' intensity.
"Quick, quick, everyone, turn away and then give me an emotion when you turn back."
"My emotion: hungry."
"It reads like a book."
Mrs. Ribbon reveals her 25-year career as a NASCAR driver sponsored by 'Toys: The Concept' and pitches her one-woman show, 'Vroom Diggy Vroom Vroom, Mama's Home.'
"I was a race car driver for 25 years."
"It's called Vroom Diggy Vroom Vroom, Mama's Home."
Cody describes his Duncanville High School production of 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' where the characters use vape pens instead of alcohol, leading to a massive district arts fund offer.
"Instead of drinking alcohol, they use vape pens."
"I have this pull over people that's a little too much sometimes."
Nancy Russo explains her mission to turn boys into men through Shakespeare and the Great American Novel, emphasizing the importance of teaching empathy and the art of the single tear.
"These are boys forced to become men."
"I'm trying to teach them how to hold a tear in their eye and not be afraid to let it drop all the way down their cheek."
The teachers confront the 'Scottish Play' superstition with varying degrees of intensity, leading to a high-stakes emotional breakdown where they scream the name Macbeth to face their fears.
"Don't rely on humor. Face the fear. Fight the fear. Use it."
"I'll curse the name Macbeth!"
Ms. Ribbon shocks the panel by revealing her 25-year career as a NASCAR driver sponsored by 'Toys' before transitioning to theater education to write a one-woman show inspired by La La Land.
"I was a race car driver for 25 years."
"I saw La La Land and I saw Emma Stone do that one-woman play at the end and I was inspired."
Nancy explains that after losing three years to a coma, the only thing she could remember was Hamlet's soliloquy, which she interpreted as a divine mandate to teach at an all-boys Catholic school.
"I got into a car crash and lost three years to a coma."