Notes from Monday

Remember pictures after school today!!!

NOTES 2-4-13

BIGGEST PROBLEM OF THE NIGHT

THE RHYTHM IS GONE!!! WHERE IS YOUR IAMBIC PENTAMETER??????? USE IT TO DRIVE YOUR LINES!!

Remember the new cuts for scene 1.

Jeremy—your costume looks amazing!

Landon, when you say “enrolled there” point to the scroll

Boys-cut off some black socks and where them like you were told!!!!!

Taylor—you can’t cut in front of people who are talking

NO MORE PILLOWS!--this can't be a scene about pillows

Boys—be interested in what is being read from the letter—not the food!

Peter, lay sideways while sleeping

Nathan & Matt—no hip thrusts

Matt—do a little cupid jump when you say “I am in love too”

Nate—have a gag in your bag to put on Alex

Jacob—clap and organize your soldiers

Becca J—stand on other side of trunk instead of behind it

Becka F & Landon—your 1^st exchange must be much faster

Logan & Katrina—open a bit more to audience

Katie M—you would not sit in the presence of the King

LOGAN LOUDER!

Becka F—When you are sitting on Landon—the pronunciation is  aye (I) not “A”

Guys—when you are inquiring about your ladies—the whole thing needs to move faster.

Nate and Matt—you lost your blocking for a while—what’s up?

Matt—don’t come all the way down for the aside to the audience

Landon—don’t paraphrase—“sign, sue, love, and groan”

Girls and boys—DO NOT play with your bows—just hold them—DO NOT even pretend to shoot them—and DO NOT lay them on the ground.

THIS IS NOT A SCENE ABOUT PLAYING WITH BOWS.

Katrina—you need a payment for Caderick—have your attendant carry something to use for that

When the letter is passed from Callie to Rylan—that is awkward—how can you fix that

Taylor—don’t jump on OLE—with your bow

Girls—everything got way too silly—please tone it down

Alex—more anger

Peter and Scott—don’t touch too much

Jeremy—bigger AHA moment!

Riddle—no pauses between—keep the rhythm flowing from one person to another—each thinks about it while the other repeats it—don’t leave pauses for thinking—SAVVY?

Peter—don’t sleep or sit other than the first scene

Alex and Kelsee—grab hands and hurry off

Logan—LOUDER! Be on other side of bridge with letter

BOYS ARE BEING VERY REAL—GOOD FOR YOU—EXCELLENT!!

Jackson—hide behind tree

Randon—“Dumain” don’t start too loud—leave room for it to get bigger

Landon—climb off the tower while Logan gives his speech—not while you are speaking— also “Give it me” not “Give it back”

Kelsee—be on other side of Alex when you are stroking his face

Landon—don’t loose the word “beauty” then keep your IP—“the books, the arts, the academics”

GIRLS—wear nylons from now on—no socks

Logan-LOUDER!

Sydnee—very good today—just don’t let too many pauses interrupt your IP

Girls—when guys leave—you can’t say “Thank you for being here”—instead—try “farewell” or some such thing!

Logan-- you have to give Becka F something during the chase since it is referred to later

Girls—you were lined up too close behind Matt—remember your space

Peter—say HUZZAH—not whatever greek word you were using!

Carry on my amazing young friends!!!!!

notes from Saturday

NOTES from Sat Feb 2

NO BOOK FROM NOW ON!!

 DON'T FORGET ALL COSTUMES FROM NOW ON

Opening scene—

Logan—hit your t’s—court

Randon—hit your t’s—Banquet

          Be mortified when you say “mortified!”

Landon—NOT to see ladies……

          Then I swore in jest

          Hid and barred from common….

          Diction!!! Break—let’s hear the end of your words!

          Watch your arm action

Scott—you need to say ITEM

Landon—sign your name

All boys—watch your spacing—the picture is not nice—why is there a line on stage right?

ALL BOYS WHO HOLD THE SCROLL—lower the scroll—do not hold it in front of your face.

Jeremy and Scott—have more reaction to what is happening

Nick—stand behind Rylan on the platform instead of crouching in front of him

Logan—will NOT serve…….

ALL OF YOU—HAVE MORE FUN IN THIS OPENING SCENE—KEEP THE AUDIENCE ENGAGED OR YOU’LL LOOSE THEM!!!

Matt & Nathan—LOUDER on bridge entrance

Matt—louder when climbing stairs—we can’t hear you

          DICTION—let’s hear the ends of your words

          Shoes need polishing

GIRLS

No nail polish/no earrings or jewelry –only if Mrs Day approves it

Katrina—DICTION—let’s hear the end of your words

          Point toward the court/more emotion

          DO NOT CROSS YOUR LEGS!

When each girl opens their trunk, there will be a few notes of music—wait for it—

Becca—move up behind your trunk when you open it—we can’t see it

Landon—The line is “Wit is too HOT”

Sydney—enchanted with gaaayyyzes—draw out the word

Matt—you need to come up with some gesture for after everything Nathan teaches you.

Nathan— the word ENJOY—make it loud

Matt—let the word SLOW  be very slow

We need to help the audience with the Deer story.   Can you all use your hands to form large antlers and small ones as you talk about the two different deers

Jeremy—DICTION—such as find and accent

      

Jeremy and Scott—when Spanish music plays, look around    

          In confusion—you don’t know where it’s coming from.

GIRLS—delivery scene—DICTION!!!

Russians—be loud on the bridge

          GUYS—make up your dance—it has to be choreographed!

CHASE SCENE

Everyone talk and ad-lib—giggle—have more fun!

KING’S ENTRANCE

Caderick—be the first one out with your Dragon banner

Katrina—House Guest, not Guest house!

Landon—Don’t say “hold me back”just do the actings

Landon, Randon, Jackson—the holding back must be quiet—you are too noisy

Logan—watch your posture—be more KINGLY

                   The word is ‘Twill

AFTER THE DEATH IS ANNOUNCED

There will be sad music playing softly—BE LOUD ENOUGH TO BE HEARD OVER IT!

GUARDS

As soon as the sad music stops and they start talking about changing the ending since Shakespeare is dead—walk back down the stairs so you can enter from Stage Right for your dance. Crashing down to make it in time it too noisy and obnoxious!