Opening

Opening

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Week of Feb 6



Allison & Hannah A
Watch sitting the same way in the opening scene.
Fowler/Grace
Work on sympathetic facial expressions in the last scene. Watch posture.
Doris
Don’t rush. Work on moving hands for the Ganz girl – ask a guy.  Give a little more attitude with the robe. Not too much because you are respectful.
Lee & Moe
Figure out how to change quickly.
Moe and Rose
Exit quicker on first scene. Don’t wait to watch dancers. Maybe that will help Moe.
In the end scene – Moe says you aren’t cryin are you?  Rose needs to cry. Leaving out the bathroom scene doesn’t work.  Rose, do you want the women to freeze so that you can say that?
Alyssa
Hand Moe his clothes as he exits. Moe, walk directly across stage to bar scene.
Moe
Make sure Bush passes you before you do the Butler line.  No, I won’t let him in the house. Beat, then move. Be careful not to let the end of the sentence fade out.
Don’t rush, remember to leave some space on the phone to make it seem like someone is talking to you – “bars”
Usta – hit that so that you give Toland something to work off of.
Use the flask.
You need a double breasted coat in the later scenes.
Irene
Deeper voice   Great interaction in welfare scene.
Savannah
React to Graham getting in your way in the welfare scene. Diana, enter sooner and walk through back to the bar.
Grace/Fowler
When getting milk, go past the curtains, then return about two beats later.
React to
Edie
Watch – “party”
Fanny
Step on lines, flip through bills.
Stress tile and grand piano and do a people noise.  Be bigger with gestures.
Take his hat off.
Tongue cut out – BIGGER reaction.
Grandpa
Don’t rush.   Very – work on that word.  ENUNCIATE. This goes for everyone.
Lights
Lights on Rose and Irene while bar scene is going on.
Bring light up on Moe center stage.
Robertson & Music
Talk over the music. Fade the music in.
Miss Fowler
Stand more like an assistant. Probably be good to do a character sketch for both characters.  Reactions are good. Make them bigger.
Light & Sound
BE QUIET
Music
I made the early music for Quinn longer.  No music for Sidney before and after his singing.  Then as soon as he stops, there is a little bit of the original song – see script. 
The clock song is integrated into the
EVERYONE
Enunciate.
We need more people in UR with bank strikers and more people in the back when Lee is on the Mississippi
We need different levels in Upstage scenes. Need more people noises in Hooverville and bank scene.  We need to see marathon dancers.
We will cut Rosman/Robertson scene. I want to be at 40 minutes for Freida’s critique.   Go from Moe’s “Okay that’s good. “ to the bar scene.  Moe, put your clothes you are going to wear after the bar scene stage left.  Alyssa, have Moe’s vest ready to put on with a different hat as he rushes from R stage to L stage. ‘
Hats off in building
Transitions – people in front and people in back moving differently.
In last scene, page 32, cut from Fanny: Rose Dear Come upstairs to Grandpa’s the stores they own.
Cut some of Edie and Lee’s scenes.
Wear Hats and all accessories tonight, Sunday, and Monday.
No late entrances.
We need more bank people.
We need to set the stage for the welfare office scene.
Need people in the back during Edie’s scene.
Quinn
You are getting so much better separating Quinn and Rian.   As Quinn -Tell the story. Use your hands.  Don’t back up.
Lee
Cawlum = column
Rose
Don’t rush
Women in last scene
More people noises. Step on lines and study script
Doris
React  more to Rose’s line and say it more to the audience.  I could tell you have been working on expressions in the Sidney Doris scene.
Rose and Moe
Step on lines in your last scene. Try to pull us in and let us feel your sadness and loss.
Robertson
Watch hands in pockets. Watch happy feet.
Needs
Irene badge
Milk bottle
Abbey forms and clipboards
Ecru paper

Banks & others
Sign on bar.
Newspapers

Lindsey
Great job as Edie.


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