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!