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