Friday, April 24, 2009

White Cast Notes - Lenghty, read carefully

FOR EVERY ONE:

- PROJECT

- ENUNCIATE

- ARTICULATE

- STAY OPEN/CHEAT

- PROJECT

- PROJECT

- PROJECT

- MEMORIZE

- MEMORIZE

- MEMORIZE

- If there is a place in the play where audience reaction is likely make sure you’re prepared to pause for that.

- If some one misses a line DON’T break character find a way out

- TEENAGERS= don’t swear


ACT TWO:
-BURT: the line "a moment of tears" is a line to help fill the space because annie is not talking.
-WARBUCKS& BOYLANS: drop the page
-BRAZIL: you might have to share a microphone with TRAVIS
-JIMMY JOHNSON: sit in WARBUCKS' chair when he leaves
-GRACIE: keep the part where you are adoring BURT while he is singing
-ORPHANS: project!!!!
-ORPHANS: smile and keep your arms straight out. don't mark the dance in front of me and jim do it all the way out.
-LILLY: way to be one stage.
-ROOSTER: where were you?
-LILLY: shut the door when you come into HANIGAN'S office
-ORPHANS: there will be a back drop for the orphaniage scenes so give yourself room and pretend there is one there even if there isn't
-FDR: don't let the radio block you
- HAROLD: you were on the wrong side of the desk.
- EMILY: are you supposed to be singing when HAROLD is?
-MARINE GAURD: keep your turns clear
-CABINET: scoot the radio over when you're done so that it doesn't block FDR
-WARBUCKS: be concerned when grace falls



PROBLEM SPOTS:
-easy street reprise
-radio scene
-work on the harmony for cabinet scene
-gussie her up

END OF ACT OF TWO…..

- LILLY: the line “we don’t want no money” is supposed to be more of a question

- we need two servants to go and get champagne glasses

- ANNIE: look off stage when you say “I could’ve been his baby”

- WARBUCKS & GRACE: exit off stage with ROSEVELT and enter from the same place. Go to the office to talk with the FBI

- ORPHANS: have a bigger reaction to the mansion when you come in

- MRS. HANIGAN: cue the orphans to sing deck the halls

- WARBUCKS: be adult like when singing NEW DEAL

FROM THE TOP OF THE SHOW:

-ORPHANS: speak up please please please you all will not have microphones so speak up!!!

-MOLLY: stare at MRS. HANIGAN so that she can say her medicine line

-HARD LIFE: get the timing for the drops right

-MOLLY: project and you can not go threw the laundry bag

-ORPHANS: stay in a V shape for the “I love you miss hanigan.” Lines

- ORPHANS, MS. HANIGAN, MR. BUNDDELS: you all were way off center

- MOLLY: sit in bucket after your first solo and struggle to get out during your “yes it is” solos

- SEAN: project

- ANNIE: be in front of the curtain when you enter for hover vile

- MRS. HANIGAN: make sure you can rip off the dolls head and make sure you don’t throw it out of the “room”

- PEPPER: you wont have the doll in the beginning

- More of an uh-oh face from the orphans during LITTLE GIRLS

- MS. HANIGAN: take a drink on “humor” during LITTLE GIRLS

- ORPHANS: can’t run across

- ORPHANS: sneak around in the “hallway” when you see grace and “follow” her in the hallway. Also keep character while in the “hallway”

- GRACE: slow down during your lines and enuncitate

- MS. HANIGAN: keep ques and don’t wait for all the orphans

- MS. HANIGAN: forgot the line about “Pepper’s kid”

- LIKE IT HERE: lady servants turn entrance was off

- SERVANTS: Sing

- TAREK: when you kneel for LIKE IT HERE make sure you are behind DRAKE

- WE WERE MISSING A CHORUS PERSON FOR NYC

- People in NYC smile Smile SMILE

- SEAN: missed NYC entrance

- SANDY: doesn’t have to wait there for that long

- WARBUCKS: be childish during your “popcorn monologue”

- LILLY: close the door when you

- WARBUCKS & ANNIE: more tension for the “fine, fine, fine.”

- WARBUCKS: articulate

- ANNIE: stay open after locket scene

- GRACE: you entered threw a wall so stay more towards the middle of the stage

- SERVANTS: make a bigger change between casual and ready to work servants before ORPHAN FOR LONG

SERVANTS: SMILE !!!!!!!



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