Monday, April 23, 2012

To the CAST: Notes from your director on Sunday night

There will not be any mics so sing out!
Sing in character and SMILE! no zombies celebrating bobbie's birthday

Chris- Enter in the beginning exhausted after a long day of work
Little Things - hunter, shumani, katie and ryan be clear about couple swappage and how you feel about it
Andi - Tease Sam when exiting after lights out (less like a little kid)
Shumani - keep your voice loud, clear, and high pitch & think it's funny you faint so much
Truett and Miles - Stay in scene with Chris (stoned people don't hallucinate)
Chris - don't drop volume with Miles and thanks for picking up extra cigarette papers

Hunter - wait until clarence is done singing to chris before breaking in, More beatnik
Truett - enter when chris first sings "Jenny" in Someone is Waiting

Chris - You did not actually forget about party (when with Kathy) you want to be there but also with her
Hailey - anticipate entrance for 100 people and ground yourself (less wandering)
Lynn - relationship was more clear last night between Bobby and Kathy, play up how hard it is to tell him
Truett - Look at Getting Married lyrics
Fiona - pace inside the window gobo when you can, Jewish monologue should be facing upstage
Nickey - don't mime writing note, just place it
Fiona - don't spill the drink right after he gives it to you, look through window at rain
         -grab shoes when exiting
ALL - be ready to sing right after "I'm the next bride"

COUPLES - interact with counterpart in Side By Side while sitting, enjoy yourselves
Katie - Your pose with Bobby at the end is unclear, pick a good one
Zofia - louder on your monologue
Chris - don't swallow your words on your monologue
         -don't go behind the couch during monologue, stay in light and wander less
Zofia and Chris - slower moving to bedroom during Poor Baby
Andi and Truett - nice work with sheet
Zofia - take your shoes off to go to bed, chris can you do this too?
         -gesture a bit earlier for Bobby to come back to bed and Chris look at her a bit earlier
Hailey - look at Bobby confused and annoyed when they get your name wrong lots
Sophia - i like the martini glass, just don't tip it too much
           -good job ending at the perfect place on stage
Clarence - remember to adjust to the table in order to not block the audience
Chris - Don't go too far towards couples at the edge of the stage at the beginning of Being Alive



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