Critique January 23 Rehearsal

We have 7 rehearsals until we perform the play in front of several schools and a judge. Memorize and think about your part.

I will not be `here Thursday and Sunday because I will be at a theatre workshop in Houston. Cindy Elston has been kind enough to volunteer to help. Be serious when you walk on stage and make the most of the two rehearsals. For a clinic, we have NEVER been on book, and you will not be on February 10 and 11.

If you have been absent or tardy and it has not been a school function, I need notes from parents.

1. Graham,pay attention to what is going on. This goes for everyone. The audience knows when you are not fully engaged in the action.
2. Molly, don't turn your back from the audience - ask Blake.
3. Bassanio - on by your leave - we need to see your face.
4. Jared - more enthusiasm.
5. Molly more physical and more eye contact with Bassanio
6. Antonio - acknowledge Shylock.
7. Antonio - hold your accent. If it is easier for the Italians to have a New York accent, that is okay.
8. Nerissa, turn your body more toward the audience.
9. Molly and Baily, remember to fall in and out of your manly persona.
10. EVERYONE - excluding Molly & Chris - NEEDS to get SERIOUS.
11. Everyone - a period or a colon means a pause. If there is not a mark, continue with the line. If there is a series of commas, it means to gain momentum toward the end of the sentence.
12. Character sketches are due Monday. The next assignment is to underline in color your lines according to moods - Red for angry; blue for sad; green for happy; orange for serious. This is due February 6.
13. WORK ON ACCENTS and being understood. HIT CONSONANTS regardless of what accent you are using. Bassanio is using a great accent, but sometimes we cannot understand him. Hit the consonants. Chris's accent is great, but needs to be slower. Say your lines and see if your family can understand you.
14. NO NOISE BACKSTAGE. Whispers can be heard because of the good accoustics.
15. Randall is Balthasar in Scene 15
16. Court scwene is like To SEE the STARS court scene.
17. PEOPLE NOISES. Reread the script and see what your character would say in those situations.
18. Scene 16 - Good facial expressions - Hayden and Zack
19. Zack, cut some of your speech on page 42.
20. Jared, you need a letter on page 44
21. Figure out how to make the ending like the beginning.
22. Tomorrow, we will begin with Molly's speech in the court scene page 28 - where we left off today - go to the end.
23. We will attempt to go through it without scripts. Isaac and Connor will be busy.
24. Court people need to reread script and be more audible.

Good rehearsal. It will get worse before it gets better. We do have a time frame. Memorized by Feb 10. this means have your character set - know a history about him/her.

TO DO:
1. Paint undersides of tables and give all black pieces and tables another coat of paint.
2. Lawrence needs something to write on.
3. Hannah needs receipts.
4. Check UIL for knife info.
5. Ending song - Resurrection needs to be louder and I need to make it longer.