March 25 - Sunday's performance

Sunday’s Performance – March 25, 2012

Music	On the 3rd song, fade in and be sure that we can hear Rose.
Lee	Believed you aged through the show. Tilt hat back. Move more seductively when you ask if you can sleep in her bed.
Rose	Great stage presence at the beginning. Great reaction to Cornell or Brown. Great monologues throughout play.
EVERYONE	Energy was great at the beginning. Stay in the light unless you are the accessory in the scenes. The lights need to come on when Grandpa says, “Man don’t even know………..” We need to have a little time to absorb the bank scene.  Half of the people need to enter left stage and half right -  We need to build, then gradually go down when Lee rushes through. We need to see him see the bank. We need levels at the bank scene. Great job in welfare scene – Fanny and child move by the trunk.  Child can sit on the floor. Overall, Sunday’s performance was great.  It is the little things that will kill us. Several in the audience could not understand actors.  The dialect was not consistent.
Sidney and Fanny	Great relationship.
Moe and Lee	Wonderful heartfelt moment – empathy for Moe and affection for Lee.
Doris	Cut year of
Irene	Great job with first monologue – heartfelt. Slow down on speech with pots and pans.
Toland	Great job at welfare scene – characters are truly different.
Moe and Molly	We need to establish your relationship in the first scene.
Moe	Thanks for working with the hat so we could see your face. He don’t believe in anything – more finality in tone – drive it home. We need you louder in first line in bar scene (deeper) and in the welfare scene, especially $22. Line. Command the stage in your first family scene.
Lights & Everyone	Do we want more light on Lee during the Mississippi scene? The lights need to come on when Grandpa says, “Man don’t even know………..” We need to have a little time to absorb the bank scene.  Half of the people need to enter left stage and half right -  We need to build, then gradually go down when Lee rushes through. We need to see him see the bank. We need levels at the bank scene. After Sidney says, “Gee, you’re really terrific at that, Doris.” Bring lights up in Calcutta. Robertson, we need to see you walk among the people.   We need more purple wash on the dancers. If you have read this, tell me how you think more humor or heart needs to be injected in scenes.
Robertson & Clarence	What is your relationship?  How often do you see each other? How often are your shoes shined?  How many shoe shine jobs have you had that day? Were the tips good? Figure this out so it shows onstage.
Fanny	Change the phone out in the Baum house. Move the phone and stand behind the couch but still seen.
Quinn and Robertson	Slow down.
Fowler	Slow down
Boy and Doris	Great job.  Make sure you are in the light and come in early enough.
Women’s scene	This really didn’t work Sunday. It was too fast. There was not much sentiment.  We need for Fanny and Lucille to get up. Lucille, your lines about window open and ask his mother are said upstage. We have to hear and understand the lines.  Leave water glasses and pitcher on cabinet and go to it to bring glasses, etc to the table. Someone needs to check on grandpa.  He is too infirmed to move around much. Lucille, when you go to cool off your underarm pits, you could feel grandpa’s forehead because he is wearing a sweater.  Fanny, we have to see you care about Rose. This scene needs the most work.
Fanny	Watch screeching at Sidney.  Control your voice.