March 18

March 18, 2012

Opening	This needs to be polished.  Everyone come out quickly on Lee’s  American – I want it to be like popcorn with energy.
Robertson	Words: overflowing, two sides of opportunity; campfires flickering; eyebrows SLOW DOWN Get the crap table line right
Lee	Sing louder – commit to it and have fun. French revolution – Let us see the wonder and excitement in your body and face & visibly droop as individuals. Watch letting your sentences’ ends die Last line with deceitful – deceitful needs to be heard. Overall, your best performance.
Lee & Rose	Work on unison lines
Doris	City college Watch the Clarence/ Robertson scene.
Rose, Moe and Cody	Sssh! KNOCKING Oh, Dear God, please give our new President the strength, and the wisdom…. KNOCKING God in heaven The bell rings again Fade out clock(clock segues into buzzer.… make him go away! “Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries..” Cherries ONE The bell, clock and cherries are all on one track
EVERYONE	·         38:05 was our time!!!!! ·         Laughs at the beginning sound fake.  Some might applaud.  Go to You Tube – Bob Hope and Bing Crosby Vaudeville by nicoley133. Listen to the audience reaction. ·         People noises coming into the welfare scene – setting it up. (Lane, you might dim the lights – use more blue as they come in) ·         Women moving the Baum’s house – Love on each other.  The Baums moved.  Be in character. ·         More reaction to Irene. ·         People noises at the beginning when Robertson is speaking to Clarence. ·         Tip your hats, men to women anytime  you see them, especially in welfare scene. ·         People noises with Irene – You either like her or you don’t.  This is CRITICAL. ·         Be QUIET striking welfare scene – moving benches back. ·         In the final scene when everyone walks in, Quinn was great; Irene and her group were good; Fanny & Lucille – loving ·         In the last scene, we need to see that America will not die that everyone is optimistic and we love everyone. If you have read this, tell me how you need to add to your character; if you are a crew, how can you do your job better or give a suggestion. Text or comment for a MAJOR GRADE
Time	9:30 Lee “The banks have been closed down by the government. There’s a mob of people outside.” 18:27 Moe “I’ll walk with you a way.” 28:00 Irene “ The city marshall came and leave me sitin on an old orange crate.” 36:55 Moe “A country can’t just die.” 38:05
Lucille	Don’t adjust the baby.
Needs	Cut cloth on bar Fix fans Pennies for Irene Pads on women’s shoes 4 women’s handkerchiefs Light colored yarn Paint furniture. Glue mason jars to board Bow tie for Fowler Record Change second time I can’t give you anything but love. Baby clothes Lucille – dress. pillows
Moe	Gold bars Hat off in the house Trafalgar line needs to step on Fanny’s last line. Be more assertive, a charmer (you already are this – let the audience see it) Loved you dancing off in first Baum scene. Your reactions are so much better in every scene and that comes from listening.  I loved your reaction to the cab driver in welfare scene. Nervousness is unnecessary – marked and stressed.
Lights & STAGE lights	During bar scene – no lights right stage. In speakeasy scene – purple light on Ty – left stage. On the Calcutta – we need lights On the clock ticking chaos scene – red stage lights were late.
Rose	Sanders’ card Walk quieter during Lee’s monologue about Mark Twain
Grandpa	Watch shadow on your face. Great job reacting to Moe in final scene.
Abbey & Allison	SHOES?
Fowler	Slow down – Bigger reaction to Quinn retiring. Be more engaged in welfare scene.  Use your secretary’s book and write in it or fill out a form. Find something to do on the ladder – wave a flag  - a sign, etc.
Fanny	Watch covering your face.
Clarence	Hide at the beginning. Tony – diction in bar scene. As Kapush – after your lines sit USL.
Music	Change of Fortune(first time) needs to cut off Blake’s line prior to that. Step on Rose’s last word – money – with Detroit Moan. Loved the barely heard ticking noise following chaos circle scene.
Joey and Lee	When Robertson’s line – 30,000 – go ahead and move.
Sydney	Wait until Quinn talks to fix the house. Remove the glasses during the Detroit Moan speakeasy scene – clink glasses. …meet a girl… diction and more to audience Sydney’s clothes?
Quinn, Joey, Ryan	Great job today.
Women	In welfare scene – amazing The women – all women – were wonderful today.