April 16

April 16, 2012 –Front and Back

·         Shallowater - The American Clock

·         Mineral Wells - The Beggar's Opera

·         Perryton - Crimes of the Heart

·         Seminole - Mariner

·         Hillsboro - Mother Courage and Her Children

·         Andrews - Nevermore!

Lights - Lane	·         Raise lights in the beginning until we get to the first crisis – the bar. ·         Have a light on the hop scotchers, then on Sidney’s house. ·         At the end, everyone is frozen. Robertson looks at them with a satisfied expression. HE looks at his watch, whistles, tip his hat and winks at the audience. Cody plays the last notes. ·         Can we isolate Robertson at the beginning and at the end with a light? ·         Lighting was great on He Said She Said dance. ·         Don’t turn the lights on the welfare scene until the Sidney scene is over. ·         After Moe and Rose hug, bring the lights down completely – not a cross fade, then start music and lights on the ending.
Lights - Cole	·         Calcutta lights must start simultaneously ·         Use a blue wash at the beginning and at the end.
Music	·         LOUDER ON THE FOLLOWING SONGS ·         Million Dollar Baby ·         Fidgety Feet ·         Shim Me Sha Wobble ·         The last song is divided into two parts. Do Cherries as you usually do. At the end, everyone is frozen. Robertson looks at them with a satisfied expression. HE looks at his watch, whistles, tip his hat and winks at the audience. Cody plays the last notes. ·         Shim Me Sha Wobble – the first time was late. It needs to start that scene in a hurry. ·
Lee	·         LOUDER on your first song.  Watch posture, keep head up and SMILE. You have to look comfortable. ·         More energy at the beginning. ·         It Don’t Mean a Thing – dance with Edie, make more of a  point to look through the records. Hold one up high to look at it.
Robertson	·         People freeze at the beginning. Look at them for a second. Look at watch, tip your hat and say your line. ·         At the end, everyone is frozen. Look at them with a satisfied expression. Look at your watch, whistle, tip your hat and wink at the audience. Cody plays the last notes. ·         Good job tipping your hat to Lee as he crosses to Edie’s.
Rose	·         Bracelet? Broom?
Maid Maria	·         Remove feathered flowers from the house.
Lee and Edie	·         After pawn scene, meet BEHIND the trunks – out of the light.
Grandpa	·         Amazing job yesterday! ·         Thanks for moving the chair before you danced.
Fowler	·         Louder and work on diction.
Moe	·         Good job thinking on your feet and getting the chair for your scene with Lee. ·         Watch diction on the line with rooming house in the welfare scene. ·         He don’t believe in anything. – look at Lee
Lee and Moe	·         Lee – walk past Moe. Let Moe clutch Lee’s right arm and asks for money.  Lee crosses in front of Moe when he is going to go back to the house for a dollar.
Fanny and Doris boy	·         I liked you sitting rather than standing in welfare scene.
Toland & Sidney	·         Watch diction as the cab driver.  The “used ta” line – say the line, beat, then cross.
Everyone	·         In the red circle, keep shushing. Use bigger hand gestures. ·         On Wednesday, be in my room at 5:15.  We will go to the orientation and our official rehearsal begins at 6:40.  We will rehearse for one hour, then go to Rosa’s for dinner. ·         Thursday, be in my room by 9:00AM.  We will apply makeup and put on costumes, then leave here at 11. We will eat before we reach the Civic Center. The directors’ meeting is at noon. Bring washrags, towels, etc, plus dress clothes.  Lunch and dinner will be furnished. It will be a long day, so rest. ·         IF you have read this, give me one idea for tightening the show. GRADE
Fanny Lucille	·         When you slap the fly, brush it off the table. Lucille, react to the dead fly.
Irene	·         A crescendo when you have the mattress, pots and pans line.