Notes from Tuesday Night

Notes for all:
Hold for laughs and applause
Go back to script to clarify
If you walk in a circle, walk in a circle with purpose, justify all your blocking
Hold focus and do not move after freezing
Must listen to band and follow (when in doubt follow Mr. Barnes and Chris)
Minimize backstage movement
Couples lean in to each other on little things before kiss
NO talking backstage
Stagger!
Choir should be on "ooooo" and quieter
RAISE THE STAKES and COMMIT
Everyone be clear about holding imaginary plate (flat hands)
Energy should be present on faces in Side By Side (think about communicating to Bobby how awesome marriage is, even if it might be a lie you are telling it very convincingly)
Fake anything you are uncertain about and SELL IT


Men: think about the words in Have I Got a Girl
Women: look at Bobby as entering for Someone is Waiting
              -solidify your poses so that they are statuesque and pretty Barbie poses rather than weird

Lynn - run across down stage to catch taxi
Shumani - stop playing with dress
Sam - storytelling tone should be different than arguing tone
        -don't drink bourbon out of glass you poured for Bobby the first time
Andi - chew brownie after you snatch it
        -wanting to do karate is working
Chris - laugh more with Miles
Miles - stay in scene and continue to listen, pay attention to light
Miles - don't dump out bag, you would reach in and pinch some
Truett & Miles - you can't see the women at all
Lynn - you are present and good stylistically in Drive a Person Crazy
Hailey - look interested and excited rather than scared on entrance
Chris - "what party?" didn't read last night
Nickey - fix bowtie before coming on stage
Fiona - line should be "AND I EVEN blew the toast"
Chris & Fiona - Helen is married now and has become FAT (not reading now)
Fiona - change of heart at the end when you realize you are going to go get married

Sophia - don't block the bobby machine by looking down it
Miles - clarify box steps or at least sell it if you can't get it
Zofia - amp up flight attendant gestures more
          -must open mouth to talk before Chris cuts you off
          -have shoes in your hand so he can tell you to put your things down
Andi & Truett - grossed out by Zofia more in Poor Baby
Katie - Ignore Ryan while dancing, Clarence shouldn't be the one getting him out
Ryan & Katie - real reactions in bar please, no burying face
Sophia - make sure i can hear ends of phrases in your song ("wishing it would pass")
          -great job giving song somewhere to go
          -thanks for active listening
Clarence - use your line, "I wish you could see..." to make a point to Joanne


I'm going to really taper off my note giving after this so please really try to incorporate all of this things. Commit to everything fully with energy and really listen to each other.

Go is at 4:00pm today. Please stay afterwards to check in.