October 15 Rehearsal

Excellent Job!!!! I admit I was worried Sunday.

Thanks to the alternates.  I appreciate how much you have worked – painting the set, working on props, and writing critiques.  You have been invaluable.

Everyone	·         We need to start storing props in the back with the gray set.  We are at the end of our $, and we still have over a month using the props.  We need to be careful with them.  The same goes for costumes, so be sure that all your props and all your costumes are put up. ·         EVERYONE needs to be bigger and wackier except for Grandpa and Charlie.  Be over the top!  So much that I have to tell you to tone it down. ·         Jonah & Reese moved at the beginning’s freeze. ·         DO NOT WALK BEHIND THE CYCLORAMA ·         If you make a mistake in a line…just keep going. ·         Quicker on the first walk. You must be back by the time the music stops.	·
Oompa Loompas	·         Be more in sync with Augustus’s song ·         Each Oompa Loompa needs his/her own personality.  If you are another character – it needs to be different from that one.  Have these ready on Sunday. – like the seven dwarfs. ·         Be careful that you are not seen at the beginning. ·         Smile crazily during the songs and all the time.   ·         I want you CRAZY!!!	·
Reagan & Alex	Remember to switch with the signs for the boat.
Grandpa	Get a newspaper.  We need to find you reading glasses that you can wear around your neck.
Music	Elevator music needs to be longer. I will take care of this and get Spencer another script – Spencer – we are killing dozens of trees L We will try a gong after a child disappears. Louder on the boat music until someone talks. Different music at the end.
Drew	Ruder – not violent with WW. Stay with your daughter.
Reagan	Cheat out to the audience more when Augustus disappears. We will fix your dress.
Elevator people	Look forward and a little up when punching buttons.
Riley	Louder on “I’m hungry. I want to eat!” Sneeze and cough more at different times. We need to work on your costume.  It is all one color.  We will figure something out. Fall more toward left stage at the beginning so you are not blocked by the Teevees. We will figure out something with the tube.  It needs to be faster,but that was impossible with the fat suit and hoola hoops.
Ashlyn	Slow down on the It’s impossible speech. Scream all the way down the chute. Look at script during the squirrel scene.
WW	Slow down on that means you’ve won.
Charlie & Grandpa	Make sure that you are not blocking one another. When reading the ticket, let Grandpa help with big words.
Charlie	Be vocal when you find the Golden Ticket. Look at your lines in the boat.
Lights	More light on the OOmpa Loompas More light on Augustus at the river.  Do the best you can.
Squirrels & cabbage	Out earlier. One Oompa loompa needs to pretend to sweep the cabbage out. Let’s put the cabbage in a bushel basket. So, we need two OOmpa loompas doing the job. Squirrels don’t worry about sliding down the slide.
Riley and Maky	Stay in character on the ladders.
Reese	In the television, I want you to strike several poses before you disappear. If you don’t remember to say See you later alligator, Lights and Sound will miss their cues. They depend on you.
NEW ENDING	Charlie, Grandpa and Willy are the only ones left besides Oompa Loompas.
WW	Which room shall it be next:  Hurry up!  We must be going!  And how many children are left now?Wonka looks around.  Hmmmmmm!
Grandpa	I guess there’s only Charlie left now.
WW	You are the only one left?
Charlie	Why, yes.
WW explodes with excitement	But my dear boy, that means you’ve won! WW shakes Charlie’s hands vigorously.  Oh, I do congratulate you!   I really do!  I’m absolutely delighted!  How wonderful this is! I had a hunch, you know……right from the beginning….that it was going to be you!  Well done, Charlie…well done! WW looks around and motions to the OLs. But we mustn’t dilly. OLs nod and begin working…. Carrying bushel baskets here and there. And we mustn’t dally!  We have an enormous number of things to do before the day is out!  Just think of the arrangements that have to be made!	One carries a huge bowl as another OL stirs.  Another places candy on a baking pan.
Charlie	Wait, Mr. Wonka….I’m afraid I don’t understand all of this!  What are you talking about?
WW	Oh…. Do forgive me!  I get carried away at times.  I forgot that you didn’t know….
Grandpa	Know what?
WW	I love my chocolate factory….. tell me, Charlie…Do you love my chocolate factory?  Think carefully because it’s very important.
Charlie	Well, I’ve never spent a more fantastic day anywhere …. In my whole life.  Do I love this factory?  Yes…. Yes, I think I do!  It means a great deal to me!
Grandpa	Why do you ask?
WW	Well, of course Charlie and all of the others will receive all of the candy I promised, but I want Charlie to receive much more!  You see, this whole day has been a contest.  It’s been a contest to find out who would be the best person for the job.
Charlie	What job!
WW	I would like for you and Grandpa Joe to move here and live here permanently.  I would like to have someone who will take over…. After I’ve gone.  This would be after I’ve trained you and taught you everything I know, of course!  I’ve watched you all day, and you are the type of person that will appreciate this factory and care for it as I have, all these years.  Will you accept my offer?  If you do, everything that I have is yours!	Oompa Loompas bring aprons over to Charlie and Grandpa and put a chef’s hat on Charlie
Charlie	Will I? Wow!  This is more than I could have ever imagined!  Will I? Of course I will, Willy Wonka!  Thank you!   Thank you! Just think of it, Grandpa Joe!  It’s going to be our chocolate factory!  Just think of all that chocolate!  Oh, just you wait and see!