Notes 10/17

Hey guys, great run again. We had a little bump with some crew stuff but hopefully tomorrow we can start even earlier than 7. Like Sunday, get into costume when you're done eating and when everyone's ready we'll go. Anyways, on to tonight's run.

Notes:

All actors: even though there will be people backstage, do not rely on them to quiet you.

Opening:

- Actors on down stage left: make sure to face the audience on your side

Midas:

- Dov: remember to pick up gold fabric and put it in the basket.

- Alex: make “the people live forever” more clear.

- Savita: you need to enter immediately because we can see you gradually making your way onstage.

- Kris: after you turn your daughter into gold, make sure to tense up and be afraid. You look too relaxed.

Alcyone and Ceyx:

• All actors: do not say sorry if you run into someone onstage.
• Michael: Make sure to pull up your pants so we don’t see the leotard.
• Everyone: make bird movements more natural.

Erysichthon:

• Bilal: There should be a big penny in your bag to give to Erysichthon.
• Savita: as Pandora, Hold the box more steadily.

Orpheus and Eurydice:

• Ryan: you should have the veil on.
• Ryan: I don’t think people would smile if they were bitten by a snake.
• Artesia: Grab black fabric for fates to use.
• Denizens of the Underworld: More moaning! Bigger!
• People surrounding Ryan on final Farewell: make sure to surround Ryan on final farewell.
• Dov, Conner, and Ryan: Try to time the movement so that Ryan and Conner end up on the first platform of the bridge and Dov ends at the top.
• Dov: You can say your last line as you exit.

Pomona and Vertumnus:

• Prop note: We need to have a fishing rod for Bowen.

Myrrah:

• Bowen: Put hand over chest and groin when you say “I’m embarrassed”.

Phaeton:

• Bilal: Please enter a bit sooner.
• Crew note: stage must be swept/mopped enough to get off small pieces and dust.
• Michael: please project on song lines as well as song.
• Bilal: when you threw your tantrum, we could not understand a word of what you were saying.
• Michael: Make your facial expression that of an Italian Arts Singer, not someone who is constantly concerned.
• Charlotte: better pen drop this time.

Eros and Psyche:

• Bowen: Where are you with the fabric?
• Tucker: good job of covering
• Katherine: Articulate “How did they meet?”.
• Tucker: Look more surprised when you see Psyche.

Baucis and Philemon:

• All actors: where is the rest of the fabric?
• Ben and Connor: Make sure you have blankets before coming onstage. If you can’t find them, talk to Mr. Peerenboom.
• Ryan: put pieces of fabric down where Ben and Connor are sitting when the narrator says so.
• Ryan and Dov: When you are discussing what to wish for, it looks like Ryan is doing the talking. Share the dialogue.
• Annabella: Leave a beat before saying “walking down the street at night”.
• Rory and correll: make sure to face your corners.
• Kris: Don’t rely on crew to cue you. Or if you do, make sure they are competent crew.
• It’s ok to say because I wrote this one
• All actors: good job of making curtain faster.
  
  
  Anyone notice Noah has inconsistent bullet pointing?  Or that he said please for the phaeton notes but not the other scenes? Fun little things like these are the kind of things you get to notice when you read all the way to the bottom! Congratulations to Jared and Bowen. They're the best at that.