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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.