Timeline of Action in RiT

Running in Traffic Timeline of Events (3/12/2012)

1982
                -JD is born

1987
                -Lisa is born

1992

                -Bolt is born.  (September, during NFL season).
      
1993
                -Bill Clinton takes office January 11th.

1994

                -Bolt/Lisa/JD's father died (assumed; not in script)

1995          Scene 12

                - Doctor’s Office scene (pg 14A) occurs in this year.

                  

2001          Scene 5

                 -George W Bush takes office January 20th.
                 -Bolt’s 8^th Birthday

                -Mother is living at the house, still Bolt’s guardian.

Cultural references mentioned: Steeler’s Game is on TV, Target

 2003         Scene 27
                -JD (age 20) gets custody of Bolt (age 10)
                -Mother is kicked out of her home, lives in Jeep.
                -Mother missed Bolt's 11th Birthday

2004

                -Bolt’s 12^th Birthday, Mother missed it (pg 58)

2005         Scene 34

                -Lucky 13^th Birthday at Mother’s/JD House.

                -Mother present, but not living there; living in Jeep.

                -Bolt lives with JD.

                -Dana’s first visit

Cultural references mentioned: Steeler’s Hoodie, slang “jagoff”, Polamalu, Pittsburgh BBQ, Xanax

2007
                -Mack, Lisa's son is born.
2009 
               -Barack Obama takes office January 20th.
2010
              - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) enacted March, 23rd

2012        Scenes 1-4, 6-11, 13-24, 26, 28-33, 35-42

                -The Mack/Lisa incident (Bolt hit her) happened before his birthday, in this year.
                - Bolt's encounter with the Male Patron occurs in this year.
                -September Bolt's 19th birthday; Scene 21
                -Employer; Scene 37occurs between Sept/Nov on the same day as the Caseworker Scene 33.

                -November All events in “Present” occur in this month.

                -Mother is still living out of her car.

Cultural references mentioned: Target, Polamalu, Blue Chevy, Tub’s Subs, Billy’s Bar

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 WHERE DOES SCENE 25 TAKE PLACE IN TIME?
***All facts taken from Draft 5***