Wednesday, March 12, 2014

I wrote stage directions for scene, then repeated them with dialogue


Party scene

 
SCENE 8
 
 
Sandra and Candy drink and giggle as they try to get in. They laugh about the rain, squeal with the thunder.  The giggling should begin as they step on stage and continue into the scene.
 
Staging
Martini & Cheswick cross behind the station and enters USL.  Warren enters first followed by Scanlon.  Scanlon frightens Warren. He jumps. Warren and Mac exchange money.  Warren starts to drink his whiskey and when the girls come in, he shakes his head and panics. Martini and Cheswick cross to right stage waiting for the girls.  Scanlon takes the sack from Candy & goes to the cabinet to get more drugs out.  Cheswick follows Scanlon. Candy flirts with everyone and walks to “be the center of attention.” She crosses to Billy. All eyes are on her.  Sandra comes in – after Mac swings her around.  She (squeals) and heads to Harding – line.    She knows Harding is not comfortable and runs to (Squeals) Cheswick. She drags Cheswick onto DCS. Candy is dancing.   All the guys are watching them and making people noises. Candy is dancing and drinking –cough syrup.  Ruckly –whack em all – Cheswick chases Candy while Ruckly dances by himself. 
CRAZY – Sandra starts slow dancing with Harding and he freezes, so she goes to Cheswick and Martini and dances with both DS between C and R. Scanlon is drinking left of nurses’ station. Chief is sitting DSL smiling at his friends. Billy and Candy enter.  Ratched enters USR. Scanlon gets up to give Mac a drink, sees Ratched and runs up to record player trying to stop it.  Scanlon climbs down from top of nurses’ station & stays on top step of nurses station – gradually squatting and clutching box. Cheswick and Sandra cross SR. Martini crosses CSL-between the aides and Chief. Chief moves down to floor by the chair he was sitting in.  
Submaster ___
Cheyanne  flashes window light.
Scanlon
Candy showed up yet?
Scanlon frightens Warren. He jumps.
Warren
– I don’t know nothing about no Candy
Warren puts keys in Mac’s hands – Mac throws them to Harding. Warren and Mac exchange money.  Warren (by nurse’s station) starts to drink his whiskey and when the girls come in, he shakes his head and panics & exits- visibly upset.
Mac
– Open the window, huh?
 
HARDING
She walks in beauty like the ….
Cue 20 immediately after ..like the
Brooke flashes window light
CANDY
McMurphy!!!!!! I ruined my nylons climbin in.  We…. I forgot Sandra’s out there!
Martini and Cheswick cross to right stage waiting for the girls.  Scanlon takes the sack from Candy & goes to the cabinet to get more drugs out.  Cheswick follows Scanlon.
MCMURPHY, leaning out
Sandra, baby!
.  Sandra comes in – after Mac swings her around. 
SANDRA
Hiya Mac!
Sandra (squeals) and heads to Harding –
CANDY
Here, Mac. 
 
 
CANDY with warmth
Hello, Billy!
Candy flirts with everyone and walks to “be the center of attention.”
BILLY, bashfully
Hello, C..C..C..
All eyes are on her. She crosses to Billy. Candy is dancing to music in her head.  
CANDY
Nevermind.
 
SANDRA
Is this for real?  I mean, are we in an asylum?  To Harding. Tell the truth, are you really nuts?
 
HARDING
Absolutely, Madam.  We are psychoceramics, the cracked pots of humanity
Sandra knows Harding is not comfortable and runs to (Squeals) Cheswick. She drags Cheswick onto by his scarf DCS. All the guys are watching the girls and making people noises.
 
Next three lines must happen almost simultaneously – step on lines.
 
CHESWICK
Cocktail shaker.
McMurphy puts on rock and roll music, then on the microphone:   
MCMURPHY
Medication!
Cue 21 Medication Mac
 
SCANLON
Bar’s open!
 
HARDING
Delicious!
Candy is dancing and drinking –cough syrup.  Ruckly –whack em all – Cheswick chases Candy while Ruckly dances by himself. 
CANDY, takes a sip & coughts
Tastes like cough medicine. 
 
RUCKLY
WHACK EM ALL!
Ruckly –whack em all – Cheswick chases Candy while Ruckly dances by himself.  Sandra screams again.
CUT CUE 22 Thunder
Brooke flashes window
SANDRA
This place is dangerous!
 
Candy
Come on, Billy.
She takes him back to the room.
Mac
Hey, what’s happening to the party?
Scanlon puts a record on.
Cue 22 This place is dangerous CRAZY – Sandra starts slow dancing with Harding and he freezes, so she goes to Cheswick and Martini and dances with both men DS between C and R. Scanlon is drinking left of nurses’ station. Chief is sitting DSL smiling at his friends. Billy and Candy enter.  Ratched enters USR. Scanlon gets up to give Mac a drink, sees
 
Ratched and runs up to record player trying to stop it.  Scanlon climbs down from top of nurses’ station & stays on top step of nurses station – gradually moving to a sitting position. Cheswick and Sandra cross SR. Martini crosses CSL-between the aides and Chief. Chief moves down to floor by the chair he was sitting in.  
 

 

10 comments:

  1. I feel as if the girls would be alot more ditsy.

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  2. When the girls enter the party scene and we are drinking we need to set up the drinks in a convineit place where it's not awkward to walk over and get a drink!

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  3. When Rached finds us, this could be the end. This is our open act of defiance, and that she found us is terrifying. We are not conveying that.

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  4. Please look at Ty's comment. We have been missing this.

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  5. The party scene could use some work it seems kind of dull. Remember that you all are somewhere that you guys don't have party's! You all have to get excited. Also more excited when you see the girls also remember that nurse Ratched is the only girls you see ALL the time and candy and Sandra are far from what nurse ratched is like.

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  6. I think that the aides are making strides as far as being mean and portraying Ratched's thoughts through our actions.

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  7. I agree with Ty, we need to have facial expressions that we could all be getting a surgical procedure. We could be in huge trouble, show this be very scared. Harding could be so scared he was crying, different things like this to show your emotions.

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  8. We all need to focus on being your character each practice the whole time. Not acting as your character, but actually being your character out on the stage. This will show to the audience that we are not just high school kids playing crazy people, we are actually these individual people.

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  9. Y'all just need to have fun and act like crazy people!!!

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  10. we are doing great you guys keeep it up

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