Rehearsal Notes 4-22-11

4/22/2011

Monday Tuesday 4:45 start

Act One

Sound Algy's piano music should be coming from the speaker off of down right

Props Need more bread- props, remember to check you've got enough of of ahead of time

Props Start using really tea not water

Matt Why are the cucumber sandwiches and bread and butter on the ground

Matt need to be louder and articulate more, exit up right

Kevin 2.12

Props

More cucumber sandwiches

Adam 2.21

Kevin after picking up one piece of bread and tasting it, take two or three more then Algernon will say him line

Pronounce all of the continents in your words

Adam 5.1

Don't go past the fainting couch

Kevin 5.12, 6.2, 6.4

Kevin and Adam you skipped a page 6.10-7.7

When improving don't say things like "Gosh, read a dictionary,"

When you have to improv don't lose your posture, and stay loud and bold

Adam good job on reaction to no cucumber sandwiches

Alex Project

Nick light cue when lady bracknell comes in

Alex act more superior, everything you say is important

Nick during proposal scene what happened with the sound cues

Nick all algae's piano cues should come off down stage right

Kevin 11.2

Nick Wedding march is not during proposal scene, keep all cues on track

Nick practice sound and light cues before rehearsal

Alex 12.7 sound more insistent, like you are saying "don't defy me"

Alex 13.4, 13.16

Kevin 14.4

Alex 14.9- 14.9 skipped

Kevin 15.2

Kevin good wedding march reaction

Kevin accent, articulate, "you are sure a severe chill isn't hurbetatery" thats what it sounded like

Pick up cues

Costume Adam doesn't have a hat in act 1

Amanda, soften your Rs

Amanda, physically you look bored

Adam 18.17

Nick light and sound cues were very late at end of act 1

Act 2

Print some more 'Do NOT Sit Here' signs

Cast and Crew ALWAYS quiet backstage even during intermission

Andi, start moving from silhouette as soon as the lights are full on stage

Props we need a PINK rose for Cecily

Truett, "mundi" not "moody"

Costume, aging on Lady Bracknell and Prism doesn't look natural, cheeks and jaw looks to young, Chasuble looks good

Truett, 23.17

Adam missed entrance

Sara and Gabi are MISSING

Truett, 24.16

Adam, your As are very nasally,

Truett slow down and annunciate

Truett and Adam, 25.13-25.23

Costume, Jack's hat is to big

Miles, louder, I can't hear you and I'm next to the stage. good condolence, can be bigger

Costume, jack has a pin on his jacket, no pin needed

Miles, 27.12-27.15

Kevin, 29.18

Ross 29.19

Adam, don't be to close to the silhouette

Kevin and Adam, practice with the pocket watch more, your having issues

Adam, Cross down center before Cecily comes in

Truett, slower and articulate

Adam 31.18, 32.4

Truett 32.14, 33.1

Adam, 33.19

Truett 34.7, 34.17

Props, Where is the lorgnette

Amanda, be aware of your pitch patterns, they are making you lose the ends of your words,

Amanda, you look bored, be bolder

Matt, don't look like the tray is so heavy

Truett, serve the tea to Gwendolen on a saucer

Amanda, good run towards Jack, play it up more, run like you have bound feet

Amanda, when you tell Cecily that Algernon is not Earnest don't look at Cecily but more towards the audience

Kevin, don't cut off people's line

props, there should be tea in the tea pot

Kevin, 42.3

Adam, go for the muffin

Freeze sooner.

Act 3

Kevin, missed your entrance

People have to cover better

Amanda 44.8

Ross, great reaction when you enter

Alex, be bolder, you look board

no complaining about costumes, be all about "how can I help you" and "how can I make your job easier"

Alex, you smiled when algernon told you that Bunbury was dead, don't smile

Kevin 46.8

Alex, use glasses, louder

Alex 48.8

Kevin Interrupt lady bracknell

Kevin, still impronoucing the name of the wine

Kevin, you are acting to casual, act more like you are beating Algernon

Miles, don't look at audience when you hear laughs

Alex and Miles, LOUDER

Andi, Articulate, louder

Amanda, more consonant less vowels

Kevins, stop making sounds backstage sooner

Props, bag should be easier to open

Alex , turn away from group,

Kevin, UNFORTUNATE

Kevin, irEvicable, see jim about how to pronunce

Truett, don't look upset when you find out Jacks's name is earnest

Adam, have smoother movement when you pick up cecily

Clean up curtain call

Cecily- Make sure that you head over stage right for your diary. We had it ready for you.

Do NOT eat the cake! It has to last the entire week, and as it is the audience will probably be able to see the damage from the front row.\