Notes – Tuesday Stumblethrough 3/25
Act 1
Gobo for curtain
Scrim – repair?
Tessa bring tutu
Paxton – tutu works well
Tommy and David come out in B/o during beginning melody
David work on toru landing
Tessa – face for opening – be the genuine princess
David and Pxton work exit walk
Props finish scroll
Scott hold top of scroll below your face
Need to use music – medieval jeopardy theme
Ladies cheat face out when scolding men in Opening for Princess
Girls w hand over face can’t go R and left through platforms
Scott start to do trick (change color) as Jester comes in
Jester use prop stick
Larken and Harry stay more DS on apron
Can’t see Zach’s reaction to going to have a baby – must be bigger – move away from
her?
Work out what characters are thinking in between singing/pause
End of song needs more – kiss here maybe not for reprise
Andrew, Tiffany move scene DS on apron
Tiffany – dropping r’s “fathe” – say the r
Harry – More projection - use voice to sound gallant “A perilous labor” – large voice,
commanding
Lines – Dauntless and Queen with Harry and Lauren
Need detachable ribbon for Larken sleeve
Harry/Larken Reprise – review dance
Tommy review lines – top of scene three
Good epic poses boys
Brandon and Noah get with Mr. Sullivan to go over solo pitches and rhythm
Work flip with Paxton – takes too long
Good job boys reacting to Paxton
Ending notes of Shy???
Tiffany is very funny!
Way to catch Paxton as she falls off
Harry use scroll to announce Winnifred
Zach cheat face out more – too profile to audience
Tiffany – lines not solid for scene three
Good energy Tommy for scene with Jester and King
Wait for Laugh after King mimes Sir Harry
Carolyn need to scream on goose!
Good start on trio – dance and song – keep working it!
Tiffany – lines!
Tiffany actually push cards away
We need to work moments of tricks to make them clearer
Scott Ok to add abracabra motions
Tiffany rushing
Sensitivity needs lots of work
Add scene change music for before 1-5
Chair , small table and mirror for 1-5
Fun ladies laughing behind kings reluctance to speak to Dauntless
Kathleen try Swamps dance in dress
Faces at end of Swamp?
Kathleen hold dress up to Winnifred “don’t you think so?”
Bell for every entrance into dressing room
Larken needs fabric scraps to rip as Winnifred’s dress
Zach face front more – cheat it forward
Dress Winnifred offstage after chamber scene
Cute moment Mackenzie and Brandon
Tiffany demonstrate and you describe the Spanish Panic
Position dancers for Spanish Panic #1?
Nathan and Molly – work Dance – maybe a flashier section
Larken can we have a sob or two in Tents
Work actual size of curtains and where to enter/exit
Let Kyle enter to show his frustration, then say line Leah
King take Jester stick to dub knights from Tommy – Tommy take as you say Chivalry
demands
Leah be more specific in pantomime about what Kyle is to do
King really upstages Trio in Normandy
Mabelle be sure Yes sounds like Yes not Yis
Harry – VOO LAY VOO – over do it with your bad accent
All look too serious for Spanish Panic – it’s a silly dance!
Weight needs to be set before cross – from orchestra?
Wizard shouldn’t sit on throne
End of Fred for Chorus seems anticlimactic
Overall Act 1 is getting better – fix all notes for Monday!
Act 2
Music for group entering top of Act 1 doesn’t work – maybe just some percussion?
Specific colors for sheets, pillows mattress and sheets
Only three people look like they’re sneaking to be quiet
Hate the boys roll – doesn’t work
Jester dance DS of mattresses
Still don’t see enough reason for clapping
What to do???
Zach not memorized for 1-1
Work intro with king and mattresses
Kyle face front to communicate with king
Austin and Mark help pull matteress away from Tommy and Rachel
Need reason for Queen to say “Silence” and “Shut up”
All lines terrible – Queen, Larken, Minstrel, Harry
Which lady has line about studying for test
Add Quiet Reprise for end of Scene 1
Need big fairytale looking books – Mallory has one
Live offstage bell sound for Larken’s entrance
Larken enter from escape stair L into bedchamber
Good job Paxton – great witch laugh, you have more time before it’ll never work
Good scene before Man to Man Talk
Andrew work with Mr. Sullivan on Man to Man Talk
Andrew hug father rather than him hug you at end
Work handshake, speed it up
Tommy where to put cane – hand it to Jester?
Lines for 2-4 need running
Use gesture for Cardaman the greatest!
Great moment Josie – laughter
Choreography for Very Soft Shoes – Sunday 7:30 p.m.??
Add 8 dancer/singers for end of Soft Shoes – Molly, Nathan, and 4 more?
Finish end of Yesterday I Loved you choreography
So far so good on choreography – we just need to clean it up a bit
SarahBeth sounds lovely singing
Paxton and SB work dance section for unison sections
Matt learn your line!!
Paxton - Have sheep jump from R to L for audience view
Andrew – back to OUR room
Chorus needs to react bigger to I told you to shut up!
Fix ending chorus spacing