Drugs+and+sex

The risk- The risks involved in group sex, drinking excessive amounts of alcohol and the use of illegal drugs. Story based on the Matthew Johns group sex scandal
 * Members of the group ** - Jack, Zac, Conal, Lyra, Nicola
 * Stimulus Material ** - We will be using newspaper, current affair programs and news items from TV as our stimulus material
 * Rationale ** - We chose the Matthew Johns story as our main stimulus material and the basis of our performance mainly because the story is recent, and therefore there is a lot of information about the story. Also we find the story interesting and would like to find out more about the background information of the story and the risks that both Matthew Johns and the girl in the story took.
 * Performance ** - For our CLP we are doing a performance that shows the risks taken, poor decision making and consequences of the Matthew Johns group sex scandal. We are doing this because we wanted to learn more about the different factors involved in the story and how each of the characters felt about the incident and the aftermath of the incident.
 * Music ** - To involve music in our performance we are going to play various songs on an ipod that we think represent what is happening in the performance at that particular time.
 * ICT ** - For our CLP we are going to do a wiki. We will all contribute to the wiki and have most of the work we have done on it.
 * Costumes- ** We will be wearing all black for our performance because most of us have more than one character to play. To differentiate the different characters played by each person in the group, we will use small props such as glasses or a hat.
 * Relation to Risk Taking- ** The Matthew Johns story is related to risk taking, decision making and consequences in many ways. Matthew Johns drinking an excessive amount of alcohol was a risk and this also the way that he thought the night he was involved in the group sex incident. Since the media has uncovered the event, Matthew Johns has had to face many consequences including being fired from his role as co-host of the Footy Show and his position as assistant coach of the Melbourne Storm.

For our stimulus material we mainly used this article from ABC: [|http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/07/2563957.htm]

We also used many other articles including.... [|http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/19/2575316.htm] http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25472778-421,00.html http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,25473470-5001021,00.html http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/newshome/5565164/sorry-johns-says-woman-willing/ http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25476814-7582,00.html http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/14/2570832.htm

Matthew Johns has also done 2 interviews since the incident was uncovered. Here are the transcripts from both the interviews http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/content/2009/s2567972.html []

Here is a video of Matthew Johns apologising on A Current Affair media type="youtube" key="Vo2YXv9TyeE" height="340" width="560"

We have all worked on different parts of the project to complete our CLP Lyra and Conal wrote the script Zac chose and prepared the music for our performance Nicola and Jack wrote the synopsis and did the wiki We all researched together at the start of the project

__Cast__
Matthew Johns- Zac The girl- Jack and Lyra Teammates- Conal, Lyra, Nicola Andrew Johns- Conal Reporter- Nicola Trish Johns- Lyra Kids- Conal and Nicola

Script
__Scene 1__
 * Zac playing with rugby ball in backyard. Sees Conal doing drugs. Zac is shocked*

__Scene 2__ Z- “Shooting up with rugby mates, Oh Yeah” C- Yeah dude” L- “Wooow, Ice is good stuff!” J- “Yeah bro, I know ay” N- “Wooow”

FLASHBACK (flash back noise) Z- “That was such a good game, my life is great” L- “It was amazing, everyone is going to be so impressed by your performance” Z- “Yeah, I’m gonna celebrate with the mates later in Christchurch”
 * Zac playing in backyard with wife and kids*

FLASHFOWARD (flash forward noise) __Scene 3__ Z- “Hey baby!” J- “Hey darling!” Z- “Wanna come back to our hotel” J- *Nods, cheesy smile*
 * At bar, dancing, drinking*

__Scene 4__ L- “Oh my god I can’t believe what just happened, I’m so dumb… I’m and idiot why did I let it get this far, I shouldn’t have been drinking alone, this never would have happened” J- “I’m so amazed that I’m here right now. I’m going to tell all my friends and post pictures on facebook”
 * All footy players standing around on stage (girl isn’t in the dark but rest of the players are*
 * Two sides L on one J on the other*
 * Footy players in the middle each facing one or the other*
 * Stage goes quiet*

__Scene 5__ L- “See ya, last night was good!” Z- “Yeah mate, I’m going back to my wife!”
 * Next day players go home*

__Scene 6__ N- “In the latest current affairs, Matthew Johns, older brother of Andrew Johns, was involved in a group sex incident 7 years ago while on a pre-season tour of Christchurch” “Tracy Grimshaw reporting, tune in at 6:30 for the full interview with Matthew Johns and his wife in A Current Affair”
 * Presenter (TV)*

__Scene 7__ N- “Matthew and Trish Johns, thank you for coming” “So, Matthew do you feel that you did anything wrong” Z- “I feel deep regret and I have brought shame on my wife and kids”

=Synopsis= 1. For our CLP we decided to use the Matthew Johns group sex story and the consequences following the event for our stimulus material. In our performance we will show the risks involved and the consequences that follow in the story. 2. We decided to choose this story because the media recently uncovered it, and thus a lot of information is available. Also all of our group members are interested in the story. Finally there are many risks involved in undertaking group sex especially if you are in the public eye so we thought that this would be a good story to use as our main stimulus material. 3. Matthew Johns he was the instigator of the whole incident. If he had not been drinking, the whole incident probably wouldn’t have happened. The girl in the story was also drinking so this factor would have definitely affected her decision making. The girl is also the person who revealed the story to the media. If this didn’t happen Matthew Johns most likely wouldn’t have lost his jobs and wouldn’t have been publicly embarrassed. Matthew Johns’ teammates may have encouraged him to participate in the group sex. If this is so, he is a victim of peer pressure. The media have made Matthew and Trish’s lives much worse because of the fact that they have revealed to everyone what happened seven years ago in Christchurch. 4. Matthew Johns – Mathew has lost his position as a NRL commentator for the Nine Network, and the role of co-host on the T.V. program ‘NRL footy show’, his job Assistant Coach of the Melbourne Storm Football Club. Also Matt has been internationally shamed and embarrassed, and his marriage has taken a serious hit. “The Girl Involved” – She has been subjected to enormous mental and emotional trauma. But also there are rumours that she bragged about the group sex to a former colleague after the incident occurred. Trish Johns – Trish has been engulfed in public embarrassment. The Kids – The Children of Trish and Matt are confused about the incident and may not be spending much time with their parents at the moment. The Cronulla Sharks have been embarrassed and have been under a lot of pressure in the last month. The Melbourne Storm – have lost an Assistant coach. 5. We used different costumes to represent the different characters in the performance. The footy players are wearing shorts and jumpers. The girl is wearing a dress, Trish Johns is also wearing a dress. The reporter is wearing glasses. For the music section of the project we are using a tape noise to represent a flash back and a flash forward. We are also using various songs that capture the mood of the play at the particular point that they are played in. There are background pictures that we will use to show where each scene is happening. 6. In 2002, at the time of the incident the Matthew Johns and the Cronulla Sharks were on a pre-season tour of New Zealand. Johns was out at a bar and drinking excessive amounts of alcohol which would have changed his ability to judge different circumstances as clear as he should normally. If Johns had not drunk so much alcohol, he probably would have never been involved in this incident. During the tour Matthew Johns was most likely feeling invincible. He was representing his Country and his State in NRL. Johns was also a highly appreciated footballer. He thought he was on top of the world and that nothing could hurt him. 7. From the project we have learnt many things. We have learnt more about Matthew Johns and what he is going through at the moment. We also learnt about the consequences of group sex and how drinking too much alcohol can affect your decision making. From our performance we want the audience to also learn this. Do you think Matthew Johns deserves everything that he got? Do you think that the girl is actually traumatised? Do you think that Matthew Johns brother should be to blame for his use of illegal drugs? Do you think that Matthew Johns’ teammates should have been more of a part of the consequences of the incident?