Sunday, May 8, 2011
Friday, May 6, 2011
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!
Thursday, May 5, 2011
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
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Info About Pickup Rehearsal
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!