Monday, Feb 24

•colin-diction
•make sure to freeze on time
•colin- make sure you look surprised when eli walks up to you
•colin- when you say my love and me gesture at alli then yourself
•eli- make sure to hit the consonants in demetrius
•h&h look more out at the audience & lower pitch
 •kate- dont day her in a texas accent
•kaytlyn you’re very profile for a lot of the first mechanicals scene 
•ramzi-don’t get quiet on the ‘let him roar again line’
•hit diction faeries
•eli slow your lines down during the faerie scene
•on the are not you he line y’all are adding a ch sound in between not & he and it sounds messy. you need to hit the t more
•colin when you’re doing the cross thing with titania before faeries away you should be a little bit higher so that we can see you
•tre when kate falls on you and you’re letting her drop look away and not at her
•kate on hermia still loves you don’t make your voice so small
•kaytlyn when doing the first ninus part at the very end make sure you are seen before leaving
•eliana speak up- i think you might be sick tho so it’s okay

February 25

Everyone Town	All Voices louder at the beginning Lower static Laugh at ALamar React to artillery – gunshots People noises – war turns three ARMS- President Alvarez WE HAVE TO SEE FACES WITH EARS – TOO MANY HAVE HANDS ON EARS THE SAME WAY Hands up and separate in the church – weird hands. Hands up exhausting line
Moises	Let’s work on either having you freeze or out of the way with the gunshot. Where is scalpel Missed lines- we’ll get him together. Watch pitch when Belen comes to life and the punish me lines Trick – lower register Daughter – too fast
Kate	You are about the only one with hands up during the whole show!  PINCH people if they do not do it
Monica	Wonderful performance, but I don’t feel your pain.  I want snot crying
Eugenio	Vary lines – starting to sound the same. You are best friends with Moises at the beginning.T shirt friend Fall heavier Enter faster after ghost scene Sit down when you say smells sweet Missed line – don’t do it for me. Brace invisible children on table. The boy is healed – over the top excited You can’t deny what you just saw – convince him Moises heals hundreds of chidren – astonished Shrivel shrink and fizzle – amazed Sargento – scared Stand closer to operating table – does Moises see what I see BUT needs to be loud
Belen	Stay in the light- not in the mood Drag out the monologue – must ocme from the heart.  Dance longer in the light FACE TO THE AUDIENCE WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING AT RAMZI FROM THE HOUSE
Luis	Hold their foreheads in the palms of our hands and dash the back of their heads against the rock- hands shaking – palm to audience shaking Look at Moises when you beg. Wash hands feverishly as Monica comes back in the last time.
Breck	LOUDER – we try to praise the greatness of the man Water – say a prayer - bigger
Kaytlyn Stephen	Louder at the beginning
RAMZI	YELL WHEN MOISES PICKS YOU UP.  IT HURTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GUITAR	Music while Moises and Belen go into the clinic.
To buy	9 volt battery, veil,
	Thanks to Kaytlyn for getting the camera

for actors and understudies

Uta Hagen’s “Nine Questions” Uta Hagen: “Respect for Acting”

1. Who am I? (character-search for character’s life prior to play’s/scene’s beginning)

2. Where am I? (environment: location, conditions)

3. What surrounds me? (persons, objects, color and texture)

4. What time is it? (hour, minute, date, year, century, era)

5. What are the given circumstances? (those events, facts, and conditions occurring before or during the play/scene that affect the character and /or action)

6. What is my relationship? (to all of the above and to other characters-solid or shifting?)

7. What do I want? (Objectives or Intention –includes the overall character objectives as well as more immediate beatto-beat intentions).

8. What’s in my way? (Obstacle)

9. What do I do to get what I want? (ACTION – VERBS; physical, verbal, psychological)

for actors and understudies

Role Analysis

Whenever possible, all answers or comments are to be based on information about your character in the play.  When this is not possible, you may create answers provided they are logically related to the information in the play.  This is an opportunity for fresh, original actor creativity, provided in an organic framework for directing and acting which permits and encourages artistic individuality as well as artistic collaboration.

1.       Name of actor/actress ____________________________________________________

2.       Name of character – first and last _______________________________________

3.       Age of character ___________Precise birthdate of character _________________

4.       Astrological sign__________________  What significance if any to this sign.

5.       How Physically active is your character?  Explain.

6.       Name an animal – not a bird – which in appearance, movement, or manner seems analogous to your role.

7.       What is it about this animal that most specifically relates to your role?

8.       Can you name a person close to you who seems to be a good deal like your character?  If so, name him/her.

9.       Can you name a famous person who seems to be a good deal like your character?  Name him/ her.

10.   Vocally, is your character quiet and demure or loud and flamboyant? If neither, describe your character’s vocal nature?

11.   How would you describe the way your character likes to dress?

12.   How would you describe the way your character likes to wear or comb his/her hair?

13.   Select 3 or 4 major emotions your character encounters most?

14.   Give an example from the play in which each of the examples you listed are revealed – from #13.

15.   What is the MF (Motivational Force (spine) of your character? State the MF of your character by beginning with the name of your character and the word – wants… The spine or want should relate to another character or characters in the play.

16.   What is the major beat or action (key moment of activity and/or decision/choice) in the play for your character (The most important moment in the play for your character)?

17.   Describe in short phrases the MAJOR activities your character engaged in during the day of action of the play (from rising, up to the first entrance on stage).

18.   Describe in short phrases the MAJOR activity your character engages in during all offstage time after every exit made during the action of the play.

19.   Create a list of 5-8 MAJOR character idiosyncrasies, likes and dislikes for your character.

20.   Add any other pertinent comments about your character.

Seven Spots on the Sun Cast and Crew

Seven Spots on the Sun

These parts are not set in stone.  There were many talented people tonight. If I have left anyone out, please see me tomorrow.  All actors and crew must turn in packets by Friday at 4PM.

Cast

1.       Moises – Eli Kollman

2.       Belen – Reagan Tucker

3.       Luis – Colin Lain

4.       Monica – Cooper Mitchell

5.       Eugenio – Maverick Bryan  (Alternate – Carter Berryhill)

6.       Town 1 Alee Roberts (Alternate – Faith Ruckey)

7.       Town 2 Kaytlyn Bunting

8.       Town 3 Stephen May  (Alternate – Chase Hunter)

9.       Town 4 Ramzi (Alternate- Clayton Medley)

10.   Town 5 Kate Munson (Alternate – Luisa Glennemier)

11.   Town 6 Carter (alternate – Tre Nunez)

12.   Town 7 Hannah (Alternate – Kate Adair)

13.   Town 8 Don (Alternate – Breck Moyers)

14.   Town 9 Marinda Pincon

15.   Town 10 Spencer Jackson (Alternate Ryan Melcher)

Crew: Clay Moyers – Spanish Guitar

Lights: Matthew Haynie

Stage Lights : Taylor Everitt

Hair and Makeup – Alyssa Benthall , Sarah Tucker, Taylor Cox

Crew – Riley Emery, Emma Talley, Brady Gillson, Nathan Couto

COMMENT ON THIS. Maky and Riley did most of the critiques. Mine were intermixed.

EVERYONE	Opening of play was slow You are anticipating the freezes and especially Tipperary Everyone freeze in motion. Freezes were sloppy at the end. LISTEN TO EACH OTHER – IT’S BECOMING EVIDENT Look around after first bomb scene – You have to make it clear it is the first time this has happened. KEEP watching the soldiers as they leave until SHHH GREAT COMMENT FROM MAKY – SAY EACH OTHERS’ NAMES – THAT WILL MAKE THE LINES FRESH. Rule Britannia was great today. In the first freeze everyone was facing the same way – ask Maky.  I noticed Frank and Judith DICTION   DICTION   DICTION Everyone needs to be louder – the stage will be bigger.
Judith	Tag on dress Thanks for moving suitcase down. Do you want Alee and Kate to do it? In Judith Joan scene – we believe – hit believe You say front twice in the last monologue – hit both differently. Lower pitch in doll scene.
Bela	Don’t anticipate Sheila singing.
Sound	Could not hear some of the gunfire at the beginning. Louder on air raid sirens when no one is talking in the beginning. Sound in dead person scene needs work – see Maky
War head and soldier puppet	Don’t move them too late.  They are the entrances to the scene.  Head listed to the left at the beginning.
Viv and Soldier 1	Viv, let us see the expression on your face as Sheila does the desert fox line  then shimmy – seems too orchestrated. Aussie – have a funny face – oh gosh- react more. Also, Aussie, a beat longer before you follow Viv.  They laughed last night but would laugh more if you milked it.
Soldier 2	Start and finish in accent
Judith and Frank	Freeze in motion Frank, your diction is good, but Judith’s is REALLY good.  Match hers. Last shirt line was weird – no vocals. It just stopped.
Frank	Look out – don’t turn upstage to Judith. – I don’t know what
Military men	Work on win the war
Joan	What’s our wages? Slower diction Amazing – don’t tell me to say good bye.  I agree with Maky.  You improve with each performance. Good job raising flask – that’s right love
Aussie 1 Brian	Down under – hit the n’s and d.  Let your voice crack as Aussie 1 More Aussie than English More heartbroken, not mad when speaking to your mom.
Sheila	Monologue more heartfelt.  Think about the words Change the way you say – we haven’t killed anyone – many of your lines are starting to sound the same.Maybe laugh – like she is ridiculous – you haven’t made any bombs.
Aussie 2 & Angie	Watch your scene being too memorized.
Joan	Hope you remember how you did little woman.  It was magnificent. You changed the way you said many of your lines – wonderfully fresh.
Frakker	Cost us the war – hit t   DICTION make each word different.
Briggs family	Good on getting up quickly after the bomb. Speak to Mrs. Kuehler about her view on the scenes.
Alister	COMMIT to UGGGH LOUDER, but you were better with everything else.
Mrs. Gently -	Say Mrs. Gently in your lines about Alister when the men have gone. Good noise falling Don’t anticipate drum
Tom	Louder Fall when the bomb hits.

TEST GRADE

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