February 24 News and Critiques

February 24, 2014

Everyone	41.04 – I know you will get it Wednesday.  We will do a speed through.  Be in my room by 7AM on Wednesday.  We go on 8:15-8:30.     We are shifting some parts around.  At the beginning of the season, I never know if actors will grow to fit their parts.  It is not a reflection on students’ talent; sometimes the play takes form in a different way than I had envisioned in the beginning.   ·         We will have public performances on March 9 and March 23 at 3PM. The cost is $7 for adults and $5 for students and children. We will have IMMEDIATE family passes for one Sunday of your choice.  These performances are fundraisers, so please tell friends and relatives. ·         This Wednesday, February 26, we will perform around 8:20-8:30.  Parents are welcome to attend. Students need to be in my room about 7AM. ·         On Monday, March 3, we will travel to Snyder.  We will probably leave around 6:30 AM – I will let you know for certain later this week. Students need to provide money for their own lunch. We will probably eat at the Shack.  http://www.urbanspoon.com/cities/301-texas/restaurants/1278063-shack/menu  The menu is available on this site.  Most of the entrees are $8 including hamburgers and chicken fried steak.  Drinks are extra. I wish we could provide the meal, but we cannot. We will return by the time school is out. ·         Spring break – we will rehearse the 21, 22rd (4-6 hour rehearsals)  and have  public performance on the 23rd.  I like to rehearse early during the day, but it will depend on baseball practices. Some of the seniors want to have a lock-in, but we will discuss this further.   CRITIQUES The party scene is still not working.  We will work on it tomorrow. Step on lines Go back to the insults to Harding, then look shamefaced when MC tells the chicken story Move chairs off after second dance in character Some are not doing slomo in Jared’s/Nolan’s fight. Some are just freezing..  Freeze at the same time. Don’t stomp at the beginning. Patients are not used to McM at the beginning.   Don’t warm up to him until he acts up in the first meeting. BET CIGARETTES! Second entrance should be smoother and faster.  Don’t waste too much time visiting. Still not happy with the party scene. Don’t cross in front of Savannah and Billy when they are saying their lines.
Ratched	When the dr comes in late with Mc – give him a bad look when he is in your left side. Vary pacing of lines – SLOWER – How could I not….. Get in McM’s face at the end. Provoke Jared at end. Loved the walking around.
Savannah	Good reaction to designing tramp.
Tucker	Your first lines were better the second time. Do not look so young when you come in with McM. Be happy, but reserved. Step on Sydney’s lines. Only look in the log book when you are talking about feigning….  The observations like not warranted except – are facts you should know by heart.
Tucker and Brodie	As a chronic, don’t put your arms around Brodie. Let Brodie slip his head in your arms.
Billy	Answer Ratched’s questions faster.
Austin	Great job – don’t know where, but during first patients meeting.
Aides	Meaner to Bromden at the beginning Loved your being mean to Chief after gum scene – it foreshadowed Nolan’s fight. Talk to each other between and during scenes.  We need to get the feeling that Williams is trying to keep Warren on the straight and narrow.
Graham	Good job being the peace keeper.
Scanlon	Loved you playing with the string. When someone notices it, slam it into the box.
McM	Come in quicker in the gum scene. Whisper to Candy again in dance scene to take Billy out.
Cheswick, Brodie, Scanlon	Step on lines at the end.  I loved the way Scanlon got in McM’s face the first time.