Blocking
P7
Narr.1, 2 enter SR; 4, 3 enter SL. All X to join at CS.
P9
Narrators exit SR
Prologue enters DSL, X to DSR to stand in front of proscenium
Capitulates enter SR; Monotones enter SL
Families huddle around mothers, R & J “pop” out
After children die, families disperse to appropriate places
Lord M & C “hike” offstage at L
Samson/Abram X from SL to SR; Gregory/Blathasar X from SR to SL
Lady M & C play games from SR to SL
Saya and Brandon X on bikes
P11
Prologue X to DSC to finish speech
Prologues exits SL
Narrator 2 enters SR “Just a reminder”
Narr 2 exits DSL
Narr 1 enters USL
Samson and Gregory enter SR
Abram and Balth. Enter SL
P12?
Capitulates enter SR, Monotones enter SL for “Bring me my longsword…”
Narrator 1 enters DSR “Enter the prince”
Prince enters SL X to CS
“”trying to sleep” he exits SL
P13
Narrator 1 X to SL to say “Upon hearing the prince…”
All exit at side closest to them, curtsey at Lords, Ladies
Romeo enters SR “Show me a mistress”, as he speaks he X to DSR proscenium. At
“Even the fair will pass rarely but barely.” He stops and leans head against the
proscenium (false ending), then he suddently continues.
Lord, Lady exit USL
Romeo turns upstage to exit SR
Narrator 3 enters DSL stands at DSL for sneezle fruit commercial; Narrator 2 runs
on from DSR to say “And its nothing…” Narrator 2 pulls Narrator 3 offstage at L.
Narrator 1 enter SR, X to DSR for “Meanwhile at the”
Capitulate enters SL, followed by Paris and Servant
Narrator 1 exits SR.
Capitulate and Paris exit SR, leaving Servant at SR
P14
Romeo and Benvolio enter SL
As Romeo reads he XDSL in front of Servant and Benvolio
As he finishes, Benvolio X DS to join him in looking at the list
After line, servant exits SR
Romeo and Benv exit SR
P15
Narrator 4 enters DSR for “Meanwhile back at the Capitulate place”
Juliet enters SL, trips, falls
Nurse, Lady C enter SR; Lady crosses to DSR to stand at proscenium; Juliet comes
down to speak to her
Nurse says “want to eat him” and exits SL, Lady C and Nurse chatting excitedly; Juliet
follows
Narrators enter SR, speak, bounce off SR
P17
Romeo, Benvolio enter SL for party
Capitulate at SR
Party as previously blocked
P19
Narrator 4, 3 enter DSR and talk at DSR
Romeo enters SL, hides USL
Benvo and mercu enter SL
They exit SL
Juliet enters SR w/ ladder
P21
R exits SL, J exits SR
Narrator 2 enters DSR
Monk enters SR X to CS
Romeo enters SL, X to talk to Monk
They exit SR
P22
Merc & Benv enter SL
Romeo enters SR, he X to DSC, MErc and Benv join him at DSC
Nurse enters DSL
Nurse exits SF
Mercutio follows her
Benvolio and Romeo exit SL
P24
Narrator 1 enters SR
Romeo and Monk enter SL
After Monk Larry says “I’ll go check” he exits SR
Juliet and Nurse enter SL
Nurse says “back in a jiffy, never despair” and exits SL.
Monk Larry enters SR.
After he pronounces them married, Monk exits SR
P25
Narrator enters SR and XDSR
Romeo and Juliet say “hurray” and exit SL
Mercutio and Tybalt enter as previously blocked.
NEED TO CHOREOGRAPH FIGHT
Romeo enters SL
P27
After dead, Romeo exits SL
Prince, and Capitulate enter SR,, monotones enter SL.
Monotones are on stage reacting to all this.
After “slice of bologna” everyone exits at closest exit.
Narrator 1, 3 enter SL
Narrator 2, 4 enter SR
After Ro-sham-bo, narrators 1 & 2 carry bodies off
Narrators 3, 4 move to SL as Juiet pushes bed on SR and sits
Lady and Lord C enter SR to talk to Juliet
Lord and Lady exit SR
P28
Monk Larry “magically” enters DSL
Juliet X DS to talk with him
He exits SR
Romeo enters DSL with computer, exits after lines
Narrators enter DSR
P29
After Romeo exits, Narrators move to CS in a line
After “later that night, Juliet ate the nuts” narrators part to reveal her at bed,
Narrator 1, 4 at SR and Narrator 2, 3 at SL
After “she wouldn’t wake up’, narrators exit respective sides.
Nurse enters SL, screams, parents rush in SL, nurse exits SL
They scream, they roll her bed out SR.
P31
Narrator 1, 2 enters SL w/ Romeo, he sits down to “sun”
Benvolio enters SR
During his long speech, Romeo moves to DSL
Benvolio exits SR
Romeo exits SL
P32
Juliet’s body rolled on to CS from SR
Mourners enter SR and surround her
Narrator 3 enters SL
Narrator 4 “snacks!” from SR, all rush offstage at SR
Romeo enters SL
P33
After Romeo doesnn’t die, Narrators enter both sides to stand in front of proscenium
at either side.
Mercutio and Tybalt X and hi-5 each other
Mercutio gets machine from SR
On “Feud Fixing Chappie” Monk enters SL, winks at audience, goes USL to watch the
following proceedings.
Ending as previously blocked, may make some changes when set pieces arrive.
Narrators move to CS for final lines.
Cast comes in again at “they’ve had the right schoolin”, lined up and ready for
curtain call.
Will work Optional Ending if the rest of the play is done. If we do it, it will be a very
speedy version of the same blocking as the original show.