Sunday, February 15

Remember to come by my room, check posts, or check with others about rehearsal Monday night.
Remember to write a letter for Alina. Speak of the contributions she has made for our school.

Thank Ms. Elston for her work today - also Jaxson for transferring tape to DVD.

We go to Tulia Wednesday. I want you to be at the best level possible
From Kara and Alli
1. Josh, First line sounded rehearsed.
2. Step on lines in the first scene.
3. Roth, vary tones more. Watch giving lines to the cyc.
4. Anya, raise arm during first meeting
Evryone, watch "yer" for your.
5. Anya, good job wiping head. Everyone needs to follow.
6. Roger and Zack, good job being mean to girls.
7. Everyone of the thugs should be as mean.
8. Study your lines even if you think you know them.
9. Joe, use a lower voice.
10. Pat attention to the weather.
11. ANya, good job warming hands.
12. Roth, freeze.
13. People are sounding Texan
14. Good job, Judge.
15. Don't add words to the script.
16. Chavez - Jew
17. Stolle, be a pig in the hearing scene.
18. Julie needs a hanky as Rosie
19. Good job, Roth
20. Zack, remember to take Rosie off.
21. Good job banging bowls.
Keri
1. Zack, left stage few words about giving money to strikers.
2. Judge, some lines seemed rehearsed.
3. Ladies, remember that you need to sit up straight - Bridget and Ruth
4. Shelbi, sneeze sounded good even if it was an accident, maybe you can fake a sneeze.
5. During th epot banging, if you are going to bang that loudly, be louder on lines.
6. Clara's death scene - Great job Anya
7. Kalyn, when Joe is talking to Anya, while they are talking in the tombs, you need to be doing something.
8. Josh, during the strike scene, you were not believable.
Mine
1. Light people, good job with Justin and Brent missing.
2. Be sure light and music start simultaneously with opening of curtain.
3. 4 women at the beginning, keep moving after you have spoken, so the audience doesn't think you are supposed to be frozen and are moving.
4. STEP ON LINES
5. Roth, "you girls:" directed at Bridget. Don't bend. It weakens your character. You and Roger improve visibly each rehearsal.
6. Justin, talk to people in the scenes.
7. Bridget and Anya, good job.
8.Chavez, be meaner to Shebi when she takes the sign. Everyone should react when she says she would rather pick up a strike sign, especially those right stage.
9. Roger, in the fight dance, keep upstage foot forward.
10. Thugs, when exiting, go out different exits, and talk to each other leaving.
11. EVERYONE, DO NOT hit curtain.
12. Take your hands off me, turn left.
13. Joe and ANya, - Anya, move more downstage so that Joe is not speaking upstage.
14. It is raining before and during Cohen's meeting.
15. Cohen, think what you are saying as you are saying it. The lines are powerful. Vary feelings and tone.
16. Teresa, look at Clara. Everyone in the three meeting scenes, turn in and speak to the person behind you - this is Justin, Teresa, Bridget, etc.
17. Women, warm your hands in the Cohen scene.
18. Josh and Justin switch places.
19. Roger, great job as union member.
20. Cohen, react to the ignorant man line
21. MURMURING MUST BE LOUD
22. Don't hit curtain, Alina and Shelbi
23. People with lines, enter at different times before the society women come out. You are watching the scene. Come in as early as possible.
24. Step on lines, during society girls scene.
25. Going to trial, murmur. Murmur in hearing.
26. Judge great job
27. ROth, use upstage hand to gestrue.
28. Bridget, turn dif way when speaking to Julie.
29. Murmur after society girls disrupt hearing.
30. Murmur after two months.
31. Tombs move brown bench on end and out o fthe way. We do not use it after Cohen meeting.
32. Roth's monologue - good job - very natural
33. Josh, work on crazy dance. Let Alina show you.

34. Lines in the tomb. Think about the things you hate. We need to see that in your faces.
35. Girls need to be different.
36. Sound of Singin - to GOD not upstage.
37. Joe, move out more so we can see you see Clara.
38. Chavez, hold girls back if Zack is removing Clara.
39. Josh, newsboy, move right stage.
40. Stage business, Emily turn more to the audience. Move the bench if it is not working.
41. Judge, Stolle talking to each other at the beginning and at the end.
42. EVERYONE, Hit your verbs. Those are the most im portant words in each line of dialogue. If you have read this far, tell me for an A.
42. I will get Roth a cane.
43. Roth, don't back up during last speeches.
44. Lannon, get out sooner, when Joe comes out.
45. Keep light on the people at the end.
At the next rehearsal, we will do a speed through. It was 47:47.
Love you guys. Great job today!

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