Thursday’s Performance – December 2, 2010

Thursday’s Performance – December 2, 2010
Everybody 1. Overall, your best performance.
2. Don’t play with capes. Do not let the audience see you put on a cape. Stand behind a pylon. Ask Johnathan. The only one I saw was Reagan.
3. When Brigid drops the Bard’s Rod, everyone should regard it as a mystical, valuable object – not to be broken
4. Vocal responses were much better today.
5. We need more expression on faces all the time. Some of you are good at times, but not looking consistently.
6. Look UP at the giant, everyone.
7. If you mess up on a line, don’t let anyone know by making a face.
8. At 11 minutes, we should be at “supreme Kelpie.”
9. Reacting vocally in the Kelpie scene was great.
10. “Dunking” during the Kelpie scene should be scary – Kelpie could drown Brigid.
11. Need vocal reactions BETWEEN dialogue; great job, but be careful you are not speaking louder than the dialogue.
12. In order to be UNDER 40 MINUTES, you HAVE to STEP on lines.
13. When Macy says the giant is gone, be excited!
14. React to the weather in the bog. It is a scary place to be. When the lightning or thunder cracks, jump a little.
15. After the serpent is “tamed,” CELEBRATE
16. We need to fill in with noise when Macy leaves her house. Brooke remember to say your line earlier. People point and vocally make noise so that we do not have a pregnant pause.
17. At the end with the blackout, freeze for 5 seconds, then step back so you are behind the curtain.
18. If you will notice, the critique list is not as long. Whoo Hoo!
19. We will go through it maybe at Cooper and time it. If it is slow, we will do a speed through Saturday morning before getting to Cooper.
Music 1. Music needs to be louder when no one is talking
2. It also needs to swell at the end before it fades out.
3. Gift of a Thistle was late.
4. FOCUS – we cannot have different music/sound effects playing during different times. It throws the actors off.
5. Music was late with “I will…” somewhere close to the end.
Lights 1. The sun was up – was late.
2. Glad you remembered to put a light on Meredith.
Laurel 1. Speak louder with all your sentences. 2.
Sea Mither 1. Good job, but turn more to the audience when speaking – ¾ profile
2. “follow it..” to the audience - look out as if you can see the well.
Jake and Abby 1. Great job interacting with each other.
Jake 1. Smile and laugh during the dance.
2. Jake, when you are in the scene with Abby, turn toward the audience. )
3. When you fall, grunt!!!!!
Reagan 1. Smile and laugh during the dance.
2. Great job during “hapless Kelpie.” You were looking intently. Need to do this throughout.
Paige 1. Lines about the wishes needs to be slower. – this is right after the dance.
Paige and Meredith 1. Leave her…..forget her…. Look at Brigid.
Tucker 1. Louder with “sea shore”
2. We CANNOT HEAR you as the giant.
3. You need to laugh.
Tatum 1. Excellent job, but you said “…almighty mean I yam.”
Macy and Tatum 1. Turn to each other and do the Really brave
2. You both did some things I had never seen before and LOVED. When Tatum is an obstacle in front of you. There were several times I was pleasantly surprised by new things you were doing.
3. “Did it” Macy step on Tatum’s lines.
Macy 1. When Abby says stop – no, almost interrupt her. Step on lines.
2. He’s gone – look at where the giant was and be extremely EXCITED.
3. What… you… Have your head up.
4. Remember to see the “new” Brigid in the water.
Nathan 1. Eat you whole step up toward Macy so she is squashed between you and Paige.
2. Eyes wide - more to the audience
3. Mud – some on feet and last part back on the ground rolling around.