It's Over.

Nice job, kids.

Several more notes for the good of mankind

The Importance of Being Earnest Show Notes

5.5.2011

Cecily- We now have a new cake that isn't like a brick. However, you'll have to cut it yourself during the show.

ACT ONE

Lane- only look in the direction Algernon is, not both directions

Algy 1.5- sounded like gut rather than cut

Algy, enunciate in general- don't mush your words together

Algy- don't talk with your mouth full!

Jack - you sound rather monotone while you are asking who is coming to tea

Algy- "essence of romance is all over" ?

Algy 3.8- you cut Jack off. Look over the lines again to see where his lines end and yours begin.

Everyone- lines, lines, LINES.

Jack- careful of how you are sitting around "rather mean of you Earnest", your knees should be together

Algy 4.6 said line wrong

Jack 4.13- we're not sure, but you may have been cut off by Algy

Algy 5.1 ENUNCIATE. We couldn't understand a single word.

Algy 5.5- you left out "who lives in Tunbridge wells"

Jack 5.8 you left out bunburyist

Jack 5.12- you left out "my dear fellow"

Jack 6.8- the line is "what on earth do you mean?"

Jack -don't eat off of the bare surface of the table- if you grab a piece of bread and butter, hold it in your hand until you are done

General note- cues are really slow tonight

Algy 6.13 missed the end of the line

Algy 7.2 you just messed up the line- good try on covering for it

Jack 7.5 you added absurd

Better reactions tonight over the cucumber sandwiches

LB, Don't throw away the line of "gold for grief"!!!

Jack - the small hand gestures like walking are ok- don't just offer your hand out for her to take.

LB, 9.6 left out a few sentences here and there

Jack -use good posture~ Sit up straight, not hunchbacked

Jack- it's a little awkward when you touch Gwen's shoulder during the "since I met you" line.

Jack- watch your physicalization when sitting- you sit with knees apart, hunched over, every once in a while.

Gwen- act more surprised when he actually proposes

LB "fruit", not "flower" 12.17

Jack- 13.5- you said "believe" early

Jack 13.9- you switched the order of your sentences

Jack - how do you feel about having been found? how has it affected you? how do suppose she is going to take the news?

Jack 14.10- missed the last sentence- may have been a cut off by LB

LB-15.1 "one parent of either sex"- you also mixed up a fw of the phrases

Jack-play up the realization that you've just bad-mouthed his family and you're very contrite now

Algy 16.2 "civilized" not modern.

Jack 16.3- you added "in paris" to the last sentence

Jack - be careful not to abuse the pocket watch. It's a loan to the department, and makes the most dreadful noise when you bang your hand against it.

Jack -we need to see more of the fact tha your dreams have just been crushed by Lady Bracknell.

Algy 18.15- did you forget your line? You need to be saying you lines while he pours the sherry!!!

ACT TWO

Lights- lights need to be all the way of when the act opens

Bati- project! your voice is getting lost in the theater- and Prism, being louder, begins to seem much more important

Ceci, 22.14 we didn't hear 'park'

Cues- pick up the cues, everyone!

Algy- the line is "if you don't mind, you could make that your mission" (or something rather close to that… sorry, didn't have the script at the moment I wrote this)

Prism- good touch with "fruits?"

Dc- we liked "any occasion"

Costume- Chasuble's tie?

DC- you said own instead of outlying

Algy, an audience member remarked "I couldn't understand a word Algernon said." to Mr. Pereenboom.

Algy 29.7- you missed the phrase "I expected a more enthusiastic welcome."

Merriman- slow down, articulate, 29.21. MERRIMAN WEAR BLACK SOCKS NOT WHITE.

Jack- careful of physicalization- your body says "stay as long as you want", but your lines say "Get the &%^ out of my Garden."

Ceci, 31.1 Mixed up the sentences

Merriman- you should enter a little sooner so that you are in place when you say the dogcart is at the door.

Algy, you are definitely enjoying the character more, having more fun, and that's reading! Hoorah!

Algy- "wildly, passionately, devotedly, hopelessly"- we lost the last two words

Merriman- Enter, then say your lines

Ceci- you forgot "of course it was" over the broke off engagement

Algy 33.15- "my dear child" not "my own darling"

Girls, synchronize the sigh- but other than that, the timing on the silence was wonderful!

Merriman- the plate state should be placed at the BACK of the table, not the front. The tea set must be closer to the girls so that it can be easily accessed by Bati. Also, Natalie needs the table space to put her plate down.

Gwendolen- you wouldn't put your arm around his shoulder- you would, however, put it around his waist

Gentleman- careful not to look too smug and happy during this- you haven't the foggiest whether these gores will ever forgive you for your deception.

Jack 40.2- got a bit muddled at the end

Jack- don't wipe your nose on your shirt sleeve. Also, you looked comfortable- you are highly agitated. Work on the physicalization for Saturday.

Algy 41.2 "thoroughly EXPERIENCED" not "educated"

Algy- don't fix the plate stand during the act unless you can talk at the same time. Kudos for noticing it was titling.

Merriman- the plate stand needs to be positioned in such a way that it won't fall over.

Jack- you've got o go for the muffins, or Algy's line doesn't make sense.

Both of you, REVIEW YOUR LINES

DO NOT MOVE ONCE THE LIGHTS BEGIN TO GO OUT

ACT THREE

Natlaie, watt until you are past the border to begin saying your line. We lost the first few words of the first line

Algy and Jack- synchronize the whistle, if possible

Ceci, 40.14 you said "there one question I would like to put to you" the line is "Would you kindly answer me the following question

Jack- careful of upstaging Algy! Do not step forward past him.

Bati- pause for laughs

Comic three- work on it for Saturday

Lady Bracknell- don't smile.

Algy 47.8- we could understand nothing between Cecily and possibilities

Clarence- BE more EXCITED! at her allowing you to marry

DC- "pew owner" should be "pew opener"

Good job on having the bag open!!!

LB- that glare at Jack when he says "I hate to seem inquisitive" was perfect!

Jack 53.7- it's irrevocable, not unalterable

LB we really want to se you cringe when he says Aunt Augusta- Jack, you've got to call her Aunt very purposefully.

Jack- your physiclization should show us that you are very anxious about finding out your names rather than being casual

LB- you could probably look them in interest while they look for the name, then look away in disdain when he says it.

Jack 54.10- my own one vs. Darling

Laetitia needs to come sooner, DC. Full tilt to the end!

Note

he Importance of Being Earnest Run Through

5.4.2011

IF there is no note about whether you should keep something, talk to jim

Act One

Ross keep your arm steady during silhouette

Ross we need more of a reason for you hiding the sandwiches

Clarence, don't pause in the middle of your line

Clarence 3.4, you left out, "the very essence of life is uncertainty.

Corey, you need to get to the sandwiches faster

Clarence enunciate

Corey 4.3, left out, "I was nearly … reward

Clarence, pick up your cues

Clarence and Corey, you seem really tired, we need more energy

Corey 5.8, you left out bunburyist

Clarence LOUDER, we are losing the end of your words

Clarenece 6.13, left out "the amount of women who flirt with their own husbands

Corey, 7.3, got married and love mixed up

Clarence, DICTION

Clarence be bigger with no cucumber sandwiches

Corey, keep the walking with fingers while you are flirting with Gwendolen

Corey, good look when Gwendolen is about to leave, go even bigger

Natalie, good job with your bold choices

Natalie look more shocked when jack proposes

Corey hold Gwendolens hand more gently

Colleen 13.4, you said exacted instead of expected

Coleen play with the pun about"keeping it up"

Corey, more of a realization when you realize you insulted Algy's family

corey faster realization that Gwendolen might be her mother in 150 years

clarence ring the bell upside-down

clarence don't drink from the bottle

clarence don't move after pause

Act Two

Truett, enunciate- "cannot be quite well" got a little muddled

Andi, you are expressing yourself in a way that can't be understood- find a way to enunciate without having to tone down your acting too much

Andi, nice reaction when Truett mentions doctor chasuble

Andi 22.12- you didn't say the second half of the line

Miles, good job with the twirling bees- but it's a little too expressive. Just tone down the movement.

Andi, tone down your acting a bit- we like it though!

Andi, we like your subtext on "too sensational"

Truett- make sure you are reading it- don't show us that there is nothing on either side

Truett- play with "wicked" "hypocrisy" "enjoyable at the time"- but don't start away from him as if you were afraid

Miles - pronounce everything!!!

Miles 26.21- you missed "indeed"

Miles- "drafts", not drouts"

Miles 27.3- you mixed up some of the words

Miles 27.5- you mixed up the words

Miles, we like how you take yourself so seriously- it's very funny

Kevin, 27.11- missed "no, the fact is…"

Kevin 28.3- "if that would suit you", not "if that would do"

Cecily- take a pause between "who do you think" and "your brother"

Kevin, good reaction when you see Algy

Kevin- when you said "Merriman" we heard "Merlin"

Kevin 30.20- you mixed up a few words.

Also, you skipped 30.18 (Kevin) and 30.19(Adam)

Truett, enunciate!

Adam, 31.18- you said the words in the wrong order and added wholesomely

Ross, look more annoyed that you have to go back and unpack the dogcart

Truett 33. 12- you said but instead of besides

Adam, 33.19- you just mixed up some of the words

Adam, nice exit. You hastened.

Truett, seem more surprised at Gwendolen's appearance- you expect her to be a much older woman

Truett, make a visible "thank goodness" when the awkward silence ends

Amanda, don't laugh with the audience if you mess up and drop your parasol

Truett- you said "reproach it with him"

Merriman- take any things off of the table- don't just lay the tablecloth and tea things over them.

Cecily- it would be ok to start with one, two, and them just shovel some in for the sugar

Amanda, it will be okay for you to have disdain in your voice when you say "cake"

Amanda, don't allow him to put his arm around your waist until you say "you may"

Adam, remember not to look at Amanda until she is pointed out to you by Truett

Everyone, warm up your mouths and voices before you get on stage.

Adam and Kevin- keep straight who goes where. Country vs. Town

Keep on top of your cues, everyone!

Kevin, we liked the defensive posturing at "no business of yours"

Adam- not so much coughing.

Lights- why did the lights go out in the middle of the scene?

Put the remaining muffin in your mouth, Adam

Guys, don't move until lights are entirely out.

Props- we need to have real english muffins for tomorrow

Make the awkward pause even longer- unison sigh of awkwardness would be acceptable

Matt- make sure the tea set is perfect\

Bati, look the tea "thank goodness its here"

Bati- don't laugh at Natalie's outrageous and hilarious conduct

Act Three

Clarence, pronounce all the consonants!!!!

Clarence- try not to be almost bent double when you run to Cecily

Clarence, make sure you don't start cutting others lines off

LB, better intensity, but give us MORE

Clarence- if Bracknell gives the parasol to the wrong man, don't make it obvious she was supposed to hand it to you instead

LB- good job keeping the number of Markby's consistent! He said four, you said four!

Nice touch with the hand clutching the parasol in annoyance, Corey

Cues- don't leave long gaps between lines, especially ones where the previous speaker has just spoken your name.

Jack 48.11 "I suspect him of being untruthful", not "I think he's untruthful"

Jack- "Perrier Jouet"

Everyone, play up the little thank you party excluding Jack, so he can play up how he feels about his being left out and ignored.

DC- "heretical" enunciate

LB- we want to see that you've had it with the engagements and now christenings

Bati- don't laugh on stage

LB- you've been looking for Prism for twenty years- we need to see your pent up anger, frustration, and indignance.

Jack, careful off looking very depressed versus highly excited.

DC- we liked the way you and prism looked at the bag- we want a bigger reaction from you over the news that he was the baby in the bag, and Jack's assumption that Prism must be his mum.

Jack 53.4- you stubbled over "you will have to treat me with more respect"

Jack- we need a sense that you are going crazy with the news- right now we can see you going 1,2,3, now I talk to Algy

Corey, more energy! You've just gotten a brother, relatives, and know who you are. You're going through the roof with contained energy

Jack- take a little bit for the book searching for the page rather than having it be the first one.

LB, bigger reaction to finding out this man you don't like is related to you

P.S. We will probably get out at 7:00-7:30.

Info About Pickup Rehearsal

Hey guys! Here's how tomorrow's gonna go down.

Crew called at 3:30
BOTH casts called at 4:45 (we'll switch off casts by act)
Go at 4:00

This is a basic tech rehearsal, so we'll have no makeup or costumes, unless you need to practice something with them.

Actors: You must have your props/costumes checked and have the dressing rooms cleaned in time for go. Also, Jim says you can try out ideas at this rehearsal.

Techies: Makeup and costume people ARE NOT CALLED. Everyone else is.

Thanks guys!

more notes

The importance of Being Earnest 4.30.2011

Pick up rehearsal on wednesday

On wednesday we are going to work on Gwendolen and Cecily's first meeting. we might add a sigh to the acward silence

Pre show

If you need to start the music later that it fine

be careful of buzzing

Act 1

Ross when you silhouette need to be center

Ross create more of a reason to hide the sandwiches

Adam enunciate

Kevin 2.8 you replaced "one" with "someone"visit

Kevin play up more the idea that this is a game between you to. You know that Gwendolen is coming to tea and Algernon knows that why you came to visit.

Kevin 3.17 you added in "my dear algy"

Adam, don't go past the fainting couch, when you do we can't see you because the light doesn't go there

Adam 5.5, you missed part of the line.

Kevin, good job on the line "Bunburyist. What on earth do you mean by bunburyist." you started it by saying it like you were being accused of something, then you didn't know what it was.

Run crew, be careful of making noises backstage.

Kevin, we could hear the line 7.1, articulate

Adam, VAUGnerian not VAGnerican

Alex, louder

Adam, when Lady Bracknell and Gwendolen come in put on your jacket

Adam, great fake crying, it is funny to see you playing up the drama

Kevin 10.8, you added in a word

Kevin 11.16, you a said darling instead of my own one

Sound, the music stopped late

Alex, more energy, you seem really tired and stressed.

Alex 13.4 you said "either a pleasure or a privilege," you are supposed to say "either a profit of a pleasure"

Jack 13.7

Alex good timing as far as holding for laughs

Kevin 15.2, its "dressing room" not "cloak room"

Alex be mow uptight and less casual

sound turn the wedding march all the way off we could still faintly hear it after Jacks line

Kevin, pause for laughs

Adam, good bold choices

Kevin say "what fools" louder, its a funny line and we lose it funny-ness if we cant hear it

Kevin 16.18 you didn't say the last sentence, you might have been cut off by Algernon

Kevin 17.1, same meaning different words, didn't say the end,

Kevin review your lines for this scene

Amanda, if you say the wrong word in a your line but it has the same meaning just go with it

Kevin, don't say "whenever you are ready," that is not a line

Sound, as soon as Algernon says his last line go to music

Act 2

Truett 22.5

Andi enunciate

Miles, FORTUNATE not forunat, enunciate and keep your volume level, right now e are losing parts of your lines

Adam, pause for laughs

Adam 24.9

Adam 25.14, split up the first two sentences, right now it is smooshed together

Truett, carful of going right for the rose, wait a second

Kevin Late entrance

Lindsey, why did kevin enter late and on the wrong side?

Andi and miles, good save with the late entrance

Cues seem to be slow

everyone ENUNCIATE

Miles, slow down your lines and speak louder, we cant understand you

Nick why was someone's phone going off?!?!?!?

Kevin 29.6

Kevin, look more pissed that you have to shake algernon's hand

Kevin, we need to see a difference between you being fake with Cecily and being really openly mad with just Algernon

Kevin where is your hat?

Adam incomparable not incomperable

Truett 32.8 it sounded like few it should be three

Adam, 33.13, sound more guilty

Adam, you need to set down your hat at some point, when you are at the bench we couldn't see your face

Amanda and Truett, good acward silence

Amanda, 36.13, don't call Cecily Gwendolen,

Ross make sure the table cloth isn't crooked

Truett, you can go over to the table before you say your line

Amanda, good bold choices

Truett 39.22 sweet not wronged

kevin 40.2, you misses a sentence

Tuett and Amanda, if you are going to stop to look at each other then you need to be syncronized

Kevin don't cut algernon off

Kevin 41.15

Kevin you pronounced Chasuble incorrectly

Kevin, you need to go for the muffins sooner

Sound, music right away

Act 3

Costume, Lady Bracknell should have her hair in a Gibson. Why doesn't she have a Gibson?

Amanda pause for laughs

Amanda 44.4

Kevin don't upstage Adam

Adam don't let kevin upstage you

Good comic three

Alex, more forceful entrance

Adam 45.9

Adam pause for laughs

Alaex HArtfurture not HUrtforture

Alex 46.7, you missed a word

Kevin 46.12

Alex 47.3, you mixed up a few words

Alex articulate, you are smooshing your word together,

Kevin ARTICULATE

Kevin, come talk to Margot or Jim about how to pronounce Perrier-Joue Brut

Kevin actually interrupt Lady bracknell

KEvin 49.12, you mixed up your words

Alex and Amanda, don't exit

Miles, sooner entrance,

Miles, enunciate

Miles, what happened to your energy, also CUES

Andi, don't walk behind Truett and Adam, we can't see you

Andi 51.9, we lost your words

Alexx louder

Kevin, don't say your line off stage, don't drop the bag

Andi 52.13

Andi 52.17

Kevin 53.10

Alex 53.15, you mixed up the words

Alex we need more energy and emotion from you

the realization was a little out of sync

Alex be careful not to jump on Gwendolens line.

NOTES!!!!!!! :)

The Importance of Being Earnest Performance Notes

4.29.2011

Actors- the way to read the note is Actor name-page number.line number. Line number means lines down the page- not just actor lines down the page. So, Jack 5.8 refers to the line on page five, "Bunburyist? What on earth do you mean by a Bunburyist?". Jack says it, it's on page five, and it's the eighth line from the top.

Act One

Ross, good job holding the plate stand steady!

Lane- can we see more of the reason you put the plate under the table? We got a sense you were putting it under for some reason, but we didn't get that you were doing it to make sure Algy didn't eat it.

Lane, You hid the sandwiches- so why'd you sound so happy to give them to the man you know i only going to eat them and blame you for their absence?

Algy- you kept petting your shoe- was it scuffed? It drew attention and made us wonder what was wrong with them rather than listening to you.

Algernon- articulate, articulate, articulate!

Tech- the masking needs to cover the trees for act three. they are popping out from behind the curtains

Algernon- thank you for pausing for laughs

Jack-5.8

Jack, skipped from 5.13 to 6.4. LOOK OVER THIS SCENE AGAIN. BOTH OF YOU. The rest of the play is hard to make sense of if we don't know what relation Cecily is to Jack- and that happens to be what you missed.

Algernon 6.13

Jack be careful of cutting algernon's lines off- every once in awhile you would cut in before he finished and part of the line was lost.

Algernon have a bolder fake realization that there are no cucumber sandwiches

Lady Bracknell, be careful of taking to many dramatic pauses

Clarence enunciate your lines, we are losing some words

Tech, when we first start the show try to expose more of the border

Nick, be careful of the blooping sounds

Jack pause for laughs especially with gwendolen

Gwendolen Great physicalization, as always!

Lady Bracknell- good reaction to the proposal

Jack, take a quick pause before you admit you smoke so you can think about whether you should tell her or not.

Jack, you need to enunciate at all times we lost "who"

Jack have a later and bolder realization at "you don't suppose Gwen will be like her mother in about 150 years?"

Jack, be more upset about not being able to marry Gwendolen, right now it looks like your are saying "whatever, no biggy"

Jack stop reclining away from algernon, it looks like you are hiding from him

Algernon pause for laughs!

Algernon, talk slower. You are tripping over your own words, so we cannot understand some of them, and others are lost entirely.

Jack talk to us not the back of the stage, or we won't be able to hear a word you say!

Act Two

Cecily enunciate

Hair, Prism's hair look good

Chasuble don't cut prism off- make sure she gets the full line out before you begin yours.

Cecily don't say your horrid line till you sit down

Matt, black socks and, LOUDER LOUDER LOUDER

Ross and Matt, please practice with the curtains

Hunter, are you going to be our footman tomorrow night? Have you tried on Matt's suit?

Jack, great fake mourning. Very good acting here.

Chasuble 27.5,you forgot the words and then said other mostly nonsensical words far too quickly.

Jack say "it would be childish" louder.

Jack the bottom of your jacket looks dusty, talk to costume crew or don't put your jacket on the ground

Prism, be prepared to pause for laughs

Jack good disgusted face when you shake hands with algernon

Jack good release of the hand shake

Jack good pouty quality you are putting into your lines- we feel what you feel

Algernon, wait a few more seconds to realize that Cecily is there

Matt, enter a few seconds sooner to say the dogcart is there- they (Algy and Cecily) were left staring at each other with nothing to say for a short time.

Matt, act more annoyed that you have to re pack the luggage and annoyed you have to tell the dog cart to wait

Cecily, you missed "but I forgave you by the week was out"

Algernon you skipped a few lines on page 33 when you tried to cover for her forgotten line. Both of you need to glance over this scene once again to make sure you can cover without the awkward, dragging silence and skip down the page.

Algernon you said "couldn't you love if my name was Earnest." you should have said Algernon

Cecily, not impeStuous, it should be impetuous

Gwendolen and Cecily, play with a little awkwardness when you sit down after first meeting

Hair, Gwendolen's hair looked lopsided

Matt, make sure the table cloth is straight, it need up crooked, with more clothe on the left side than the right.

Matt, set up the table so the tea and sugar can be easily reach by Cecily, since she is the one who must serve the food. I suggest putting the plate stand in the back of the table, centered, and then arranging the tea things symmetrically in front of it so both girls have easy access to all the implements and room for a teacup.

Cecily, put one thing of sugar in Gwendolen's cup then look at her and put in more

Gwendolen separate the moment

Algernon, don't look at Gwendolen until good heavens gwendolen line- you need to pretend you haven't noticed her until that point.

Jack PROJECT!!!!!

Gwendolen and Cecily, the stop, look, and continue storming off is really funny

Jack Posture- stand tall in your own family.

Jack and Algernon, the I love her, I adore her worked well

Jack don't cut algernon off

Jack don't talk until you eat. and remember, also don't talk while you eat.

Jack and ALgernon no ghetto women head bobble things, it is leaning towards that

Jack your physicalization looks a little off- you seem scared of Algy, in your own garden. You aren't scared, your annoyed. VERY annoyed. And feeling as if it's all rather a mess and seemingly hopeless.

Act Three

Gwendolen and Cecily you are still storming off when the act begins

Jack don't block Algernon at the beginning of the act

Algernon, don't let Jack upstage you

Algernon 46.2 you forgot you line

Lady Bracknell good cover

Jakc grand daughter sounded like granduler

Lady Bracknelll don't say uh

Jack 48.13 you said yesterday instead of this afternoon

CHasuble you need to pick up cues, good entrance though

Chasuble refuted not refufed

Lady bracknell, bolder physicalization when you realize that he said prism

Lady Bracknell, you forgot to say prism the second time in " Prism, Prism where is that baby"

Lady bracknell 52.8 you missed half the line

Props THANK YOU SO MUCH for opening th eland bag

Prism push off Jack from hugging you

Jack when you are talking about women being chasised talke to everybody not prism

Jack faster more energy with Algernon being your brother

Jack, make a deliberate choice to call LB Aunt Augusta

Jack pronounce the Army lists

Jack don't move until the lights are completely out.

Notes, again

The Importance of Being Earnest Opening Night Notes

4.28.2011

Act One

Nick- someone left a black stage chair sitting in the audience- it doesn't really matter, but it is placed in what should be a handicapped seat.

Actors who have difficult hair, please remember magic time starts at seven- so you need to arrive however early it'll take for your hair to be ready by then!

Lane- make sure to be center stage for the silhouette- right behind the teacart

Lane, you are just supposed to put the plate below, not the whole stand.

Matt, enunciate and project

Costume- does Algy have a tie of any kind during the first scene?

Jack 2.12 - get the lines right now, it's the real deal!

Good timing Jack on eating the sandwiches

Adam and Kevin, DO NOT talk with your mouth full- a gentleman would never do that.

Lane, you should be wearing black socks, NOT WHITE.

Jack 4.9

Algy, why are you crossing to a place you were never supposed to cross to?- remember your blocking. You cannot go into the blue lighted areas. EVER. (this happened during the Cecily argument

Algy- "poof' vs. "proof. Don't soften the r's so far they disappear entirely

Jack, enunciate "dentists" we lost it.

Algy, you would never put your teacup straight down on the surface of the table- put it on the saucer!

Jack- we could't quite understand "kill my brother"

Jack 7.7

Sound- where was the doorbell????

Algy - proposing didn't sound like proposing. Tighten up your pronunciations

Nice scene between Lane and Algernon- the "thank you" is perfect

Jack, body language- crossing your legs away from Gwen is a sign that you are not attracted to her- since you are flirting, I assume you are attracted and should cross your legs towards her

LB 9.6

Jack- we still love the stutter when you first talk to Gwen after LB and Algy leave

Jack- we couldn't hear all of "happy" in "darling, you don't know how happy you've made me"- sounded more like "appy".

Gwen- don't fidget with the bag during the scene- even if it is falling off your shoulder, you'll catch it with the crook of your arm anyways.

Jack, you need to wait until LB says rise before you do.

Lady Bracknell, deepen the register- it will make you seem older and more aristocratic!

LB, add more subtext behind your lines- yours are longer, so the more feeling behind them, the more likely you'll not lose the audiences' attention.

LB, 13.4

Jack 13.5

LB and Jack- your interrogation scene is going much better tonight!

Jack 13.17

Jack 14.2- really look this one over! It's never been quite right for either cast!

Jack 14.4

LB- you wouldn't find his decryption of his origins at all amusing- you are building to storming out.

Jack 14.8

Costumes- LB should have gloves to put back on at the end of the interrogation of Jack

LB 14.13

Jack 14.14

Lady Bracknell- pause for laughs! Comedic Timing! Don't talk over laughter- you'll lose your lines

Algy, be careful of a broad A in has

Algy- good use of Jack's "things" against him

Jack 15.12

Guys, cover when you forget your lines! Algy, good cover for Jack's mistake- Jack, look over your lines!

Jack 16.1

Jack 16.9

You missed the line about Gwen turning into her mother in about 150 years- go over your scripts!

Jack 16.13

Props- there should be a white cloth on the tea cart's handle.

Jack 17.1

Jack we almost lost "weren't"- enunciate!

Reminder note JACK- You are upset, you wouldn't be smiling at Algy when you say "nothing"!

Note for Truett- Mr. P thought you were going to bring a small journal for Gwen.

MATT AND ROSS practice the curtains! and Matt, do not cross the stage- just go off the side closest to your curtain!

Act Two

Good job, guys, with tying back the curtains. Matt- DO NOT CROSS THE STAGE.

Prism- project a bit more!

Cecily 21.4

Truett- slow down your lines. We cannot keep up with your mouth- thus the meaning behind the lines is mostly if not entirely lost on the audience.

Truett- if you are going to be speedy and speak in a high note- you have to do it all the time- although that would not be the most understandable way to speak

DC- 23.7- we lost "unfortunate young man his brother"

Cecily- the W stands for West in Earnest's address.

Cecily 23.17

Cecily 24.16 You are speaking so fast your words are running over each other. SLOW down as much as you think you should- and then slow it down some more

Cecily- don't talk towards the back of the stage- we cannot hear you if you talk to the back wall

We lost "I shouldn't know what to talk to him about" ENTIRELY, Cecily.

Everyone- be aware of the laughs. Do not attempt to speak through the laughs- they will usually drown you out,a dn if you do manage to talk through, the audience will be subconsciously annoyed that they weren't allowed to laugh as much as they wanted to.

Jack, when you say 'dead' MAKE IT DRAMATIC!!!!

Jack 26.20

DC, you're A's are very american- make the british ah sound.

Jack, play up the mourning over the dead imaginary brother

DC, 27.5

Dc, good character work!!!!

Jack 27.6

Jack -what? We lost the line following prism's thrift line.

Costumes- can we get Jack a pair of solid colored shoes? His are highly noticeable, and do not match his costume or character

DC 28.4

Algy, you upstaged Cecily when you came in. Cecily, you need to be aware of your visibility to the audience and react to the actors around you accordingly.

Cecily, don't cut off Jack in the middle of his lines.

Guys, better on the handshake tonight

Prism, we like your quirky character choices

Jack 29.18

Merriman- nice reaction of "now I have to pack it all up again" - but can you give us MORE?

Algy 30.4

Jack 30.20

Trueett, enunciate. We cannot understand half of your lines.

Merriman- give us a reaction of "now I have to unload it AGAIN" when Algy tells you to bring the dogcart around same time next week.

Truett- don't talk over the laughs- we lost your lines when you did try to do so.

Algy- just because you got a laugh, don't keep falling! You'll hurt yourself that way!

Also, it isn't very Algernon like to go running off in a panic- he's too cool, too composed for that.

Cecily, you mixed up 35.2 and 35,4.

Sound- no messing about in the back during the show

Gwen- it's candor not candid in your line

Ceci- add more sugar- we should see a thing about adding lots of sugar- make it dramatic. We'll buy more if we run out.

Ceci- make a deal about cutting the cake with the knife, but put it on the plate angrily with your hand.

Ceci - we heard Algernon Creiff. Say his name quite clearly.

Jack 39.19

Gwen 40.1

Jack 40.17

Jack 41.9

Algy- you need to go for the muffins a bit sooner!

Algy 41.14

Jack 42.3

Algy- 42.10- good cover though, for your memory slip

Act Three

Truett, don't block Gwen when you enter- she's talking ,s o her voice needs a clear path to the audience

Merriman, good reaction to the hugging

good comic three

LB- increase the energy! You need to be more p.o.'d

Good reaction to news of Bunbury's death, Truett!

LB- ENERGY. Do not speak your lines in a monotone, if you aren't enjoying yourself, we aren't enjoying watching you.

LB 46.5

Algy and Ceci- review your blocking. We believe you should be standing a step or two stage left to where you were during the scene where Brackenll's starting her interrogation of Ceci's past

Jack 46.12

LB- check your pocket watch when you say "the time approaches for our departure"

Jack, don't hold the parasol like a weapon towards LB's face- you are still first and foremost a gentleman, and she a lady. Thus, you only threaten each other through words and innuendo, and not through physical means

LB, act more money hungry- you only like Ceci because you found out she's absolutely loaded.

What is the story behind your marriage, LB? Think of one- because right now, you seem to be spewing lines for no reason other than Oscar Wilde wrote them, and that means you've got to say them.

Jack 48.9

Jack 48.13- also, come to Margo or Pereenboom about the pronunciation of the wine

Good interruption, Jack! You definitely cut LB off.

Jack 49.4 LB, good cover for his jump forward in the script!

DC- good entrance!!!

DC- 50.5

DC 50.8- Mr. Worthing isn't the first set of words- that's really only a small mistake in subject placement, though.

DC- when LB says Prism stop IMMEDIATELY

DC- take care not to be upstaged by LB when she stands center stage.

Prism- be more offended by LB essentially calling your book bad.

Props- OPEN THE HANDBAG BEFORE IT COMES OUT! Prism has got to be able to se the lining

Jack, good job trying to open the bag.

Prism 52.13

Jack, black socks, not brown.

Jack 53.2

Leave the rose where it falls, everyone. don't dive across the stage for the flower, because it takes away from the climax

LB, we like the sharp look you gave Jack when he calls you Aunt Augusta

Jack 54.3

We like how you had to shuffle through the books and then flip it right side up, Jack- it makes it more realistic!

Jack 54.8

Girls, be careful of flashing your legs when you jump!

Good job, Grace, at getting the journal out!

Try to bow all toothier, everyone

LB- don't forget to hit the final pose- do not just walk off the stage!!!!!