October 27 Critiques

October 27, 2013

The middle school one act play kids will have a clinic on Tuesday, October 29 from 3:30 -5:30.  We will perform at approximately 4PM and we will keep them through our regular rehearsal, ending at 7:30PM. If you are bringing snacks on Tuesday, we may need to double up since kids will be starving after the pressure of performing for judges.  We will perform, be critiqued, then with our regular rehearsal, we will work through the changes. Parents may watch the performance and stay for critiques.  Again, I will have the kids from 2:30 PM until 7:30 PM on Tuesday, October 29^th.

 

The following day, Wednesday, October 30, I need the students at 7:30 AM and we will finish at 11:15AM.   We will perform about 8AM, and Dr. Border is allowing us to watch Brownfield’s play.

EVERYBODY	Memorize new lines Don’t move during the freezes People who were not frozen – Reese, Alex, Ashlynn, Maky,, Reagan,Riley, Ashlynn Stress verbs, not pronouns Practice the unique walks – Evan, Maky and Jonah were about the only ones  who did. Do not move while the lights are coming on. Left stage is neglected STEP ON LINES! It is a boat, touch the water. Smell the chocolate. We need more boat movement. Do not talk upstage Have all your props.  Do not depend on someone else to have them. Bounce on the elevator TV was backwards. Be sure you are in the light when you talk STEP ON LINES   STEP ON LINES   STEP ON LINES BUZZ before Wonka appears REACT   REACT   REACT   REACT BLOCKING – the people in back are responsible – move if you cannot see where the judge will be. Boat scene should be immediate.
Charlie	Enunciate – hit all consonants. Act cold when you are outside at the beginning Cap back Lines at the beginning with Grandpa – make sure they are right
Oompa Loompas	When you move props before you are seen – do it seamlessly. Hide behind the props, but hurry and move them.  All benches need to be at an angle. When you are moving props – benches, Tv, ETC later, move quietly and swiftly. Bigger and crazier For songs, step on the line before the song. Put the cabbage more downstage of the garbage Chute. Don’t move the tunnel until Drew is down it. When you hit the benches for the glass elevator, start the Veruca song.  Do not hesitate. When you finish the Veruca Salt song, start putting up the TV. Only Ashlynn and Haylee holding up the TV.  Only Bradleigh in the TV – Payton & Reagan & Alex –go to the ladders. Last song in pairs – learn it.
Alex	Sit down when holding the tunnel – ask Paige
Riley and Reagan	Cheat out more to the audience
Drew	Always stand by your daughter. Do not hit anyone. do what your parents do to you. My gosh to Willy
Evan	Do not hit anyone – do what your parents do to you.
Kadyn	As narrator, be sad about factory closing Watch swaying in first speech Crazier on augustus flavored gloop. Don’t lick the hand Delicious adventure – hit delicious Be deviously crazy Pause & you must be Charlie – tilt head show tenderness toward him
Payton	Wait until Bradleigh stops the boat.
Jonah	More heartfelt on no Wonka is not (crazy) Jonah, you and Charlie move the benches if they are not at an angle.
Sunny	Be brattier when your mom gives you the paper
Maky	Smile and be embarrassed about your child, then be stern with Sunny Put camera in your purse when not using it. Squirrel head – we need it.
Drew	Be cocky with everyone but Veruca
Jonah and Blake	Just two pauses on reading the ticket.  It was a little long with all the pauses. Sink face from Carson Don’t block the garbage shoot.  Sit with bench at an angle When discovering ticket, Blake you can say Hurray – not yes First Hurray – Jonah Second hurray – Blake It’s off to the chocolate factory – Jonah – then hug Charlie with tears toward the audience
Reese	Point at the gun at the OL’s when Veruca screams Louder and use lower register in voice Pumping full of lead – diction and louder
Reagan	More variety in speech - diction
Ashlynn	We won’t touch a thing ;- touch something We need a lace dickey for you.
Maky and Reagan	Don’t talk upstage
Blake	Do something with your hands at the end.
Bradleigh & Payton	Move when everyone is out of the boat. Like the boat is rocking.
Alex and Haylee	Move gobstoppers on – enter from left stage.
Squirrels	Stay out until the scene has shifted. Be out there earlier when the focus is on the previous scene.
To do	More music with Charley’s scene.  More music before boat scene. Bump on Elevator?
	Notecards with pictures of kids
	Handkerchief with gloop, Gob stoppers
	Gold spray, Cotton candy
	Silver dollar
	Glasses for Jonah
	Lace dickey for Ashlynn
	Check music with boat scene.