Wednesday, May 27th 2009 – The Grand Great Gatsby Gala

Last Wednesday our English classroom at Lafayette was transformed into a 1920s party ground and we celebrated the end of the school year – and our final project – with a truly grand party in honor of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s modern classic: “The Great Gatsby”. To read more about the Great Gatsby click here – just this much should be said here: it is a wonderful novel and absolute must for anyone who wants to experience the essence of American literature.

As any fashionable and good 1920s party should our party offered an entire buffet of food, some of it straight adopted from the 1920s. We also had high end entertainment with several shows, plays, silent movies and of course dancing lessons.

But enough of talking, just go ahead and turn back the time yourself to see, hear and feel the “Roaring Twenties”. 

Our servers - all dressed in classic black and white...

... and our buffet, with Coca Cola and original Dirt Cake - 1920s speciality that tastes way better than the name would suggest.

The first performance of the day: a very humorous and poetical summary of the novel.

Next my group performed a reenactment of a short but dramatic scene at the climax of the book when both men, Gatsby and Tom Buchanan fight for their love Daisy. Here: The great Gatsby (Wood van Meter, left) and Tom Buchanan (Tobias Bitzer, right) in fierce opposition. Nick Carraway starred by Tyler Stahl (far left) can just watch helplessly. 

 

Tom begging his sweet Daisy not to leave. Is he going to be the tragically defeated husband? ...

... No! The end of the story: Tom victorious and Gatsby - devasted.

 

 

Our team of actors (from left to right): Bethany Kirk, Tyler Stahl, Katelyn Yohe, Tobias Bitzer (Wood van Meter is missing).

Me with my English teacher Mrs. Brown - thank you so much for a great year!