Assignment & Notes

1.Comment on how you can make a difference in this One Act Play journey.

2. Critiques

Everyone	Look in each others’ eyes when speaking. Consonants and verbs Men need more energy when singing.  I want all crew to sing as well. First bombing scene – Music and lights should be together on bombs.  All should panic with first sound of bombing. Remember this is the first time that you hear about the evacuation of kids.
Tom	My dad is/was strong.  More emotion Whistle slower Fear bombs Tiptoe on gray Watch dead girl when you have doll Soldiers leave - louder
The dead	More emotion – like bus driver or student.  Can use hands.
Angie Mira	Mira, wear a sweater and sailor hat. Color thread I can blow --- mixed up. Don’t say cool - wow
Briggs foreman	He’s fine love PAUSE Consonants and verbs.
Allister	Not believable Louder
Dead girl	Accent and weirder Play with I can’t find him – different each time
Frakker Frank	Do you love your country – diction – hit consonants and verbs Diction in goodbye scene. My dear Ju…. Look at lines Audience can see you during soldier 2 and Angie scene. SCARED during Tipperary scene. Head up and gestures above hips.
Sheila	BEAT but I do
Judith	Hit all verbs and consonants I’m leaving – sounded rehearsed. Farewell scene – put on a game face. Frakker needs more bombs – hit line Before we have to say goodbye louder
Tom and Frank	Need expressions on faces during bomb
All factory	Everything is for the FIRST TIME. I’ll take all of you or none – everyone wasn’t surprised by this.
Joan	Talking about watch slow down. Watch line
Stage lights	After Tipperary – lights flicker
War machine	Out as soon as bombings start
Aussie/German	I’ll look after … you are indeed not have
Smokers	Watch catching things on fire
Viv	Watch back so we can hear – what’s your name.
Foreman and worker (RAMZI)	Breathe heavily and look like the bomb is heavy – especially lifting it on table. Thumbs up – no fist bumping
Rules	Don’t touch curtains. No horizontal exits or crosses At end of play, freeze, then when contest mgr. tells you to go, go to the designated area – DO NOT PICK UP PROPS At the beginning, take places in front of curtain if necessary in blue light.
To do	Paint inside bombs More cans Dry ice – 25 pounds each time. Blood packets Pic of Brian’s dad Cooper’s gold shoes –paint Hem Ashlynn’s black pants. Someone cover door inside my room.

Clinic on Saturday

I need a light/sound person to help me with it.  Also, I need someone to help with the schools.

February 10 – Lou Lindsey

School 1 Muleshoe

9:00 -   9:30  

9:30 -  10:15   Performance

10:15 -  11:00 Critique

School 2 Crosbyton Terri Davis

 10:30 -  11:00 Tech Time

11:00  - 11:45  Performance

11:45 - 12:30  Critique

School 3 Coronado Melody

12:00 -12:30 Tech Time

12:30 -1:15 Performance

1:15 -2:00  Critique 

School 4 Springlake isn’t coming but are sending a check.

1:30 -2:00 Tech Time

2:00 -2:45 Performance

2:45 -3:30 Critique

School 5 Jamison brownfield 

3:00- 3:30 Tech Time

3:30 4:15 Performance

4:15 -5:00 Critique

School 6 Stephanie Tankersley Springlake earth

4:30 - 5:00 Tech Time

5:00- 5:45 Performance

5:45 6:30 Critique

School 7 Sarah Baker Roosevelt

6:00-6:30 Tech

6:30-7:15 Performance

7:15-8:00 Critique

School 8 – Shallowater

7:15 tech

Performance begins at 8.

Assignment Factory Scene and VIV and Soldier 1

Perry Crafton- Factory Scene

https://youtu.be/8G876AURaP8

Perry Crafton- Payton and Reese

https://youtu.be/74ap6WEARgY

February 1 - Perry Crafton

Everyone	·         There is a lot going on.  The first song must be done with purpose as though you are trying to CONVINCE the audience that there will always be an England. ·         In chaos, look around and out to audience. Nice coming out of the rubble. ·         Overall assessment he wants to see characters find connection to story and each other. Examples, reactions, eye contact ·         You must have no idea what is happening in the next scene ·         You must enunciate!!! He could not understand the beginning. ·         Pronounce t’s better. Hit consonants!!! ·         Why are they singing that song??? Purpose, pride, strength ·         All actions and words need purpose! ·         Sometimes Joan, Brigg’s, tactics are too harsh on other person. Ashlynn back off the anger. More disappointed, sad and pleading. Find a moment to plead with him with softer tactics and need him more. ·         Slow mo song is almost there, but you are not following through on actions. ·         Likes the dead people except Kate is swaying. ·         The goodbye was too emotional up front. ·         All change has to be discovered in each scene… Not tragic ·         Make this a story and experience that unfolds in front of the audience ·         Find moments for deep connection, eye contact, pause, song etc… ·         Connect to a deeper thought process, wants to see you think, struggle, small struggles!!! ·         Don’t force struggle down his throat. ·         He wants to see the emotions more realistic ·         What is the expectation??!?!! ·         When expectations are not met, we should see DISCOVERY, then reaction. We are going straight to reaction. ·         PROCESS of DISCOVERY in this play… It’s not happening with our characters. ·         Slow down the process, so that we can see the DISCOVERY. ·         Women in the farewell goodbye need to connect to sending all men off to war. ·         Staging issues in factory. ·         We need more subtle meaning! ·         EVERYONE – TENSION THOUGHT STRUGGLE – RELEASE IN THE EXPRESSION. ·         Great levels of energy. ·         In freezes – freeze in motion and finish the motion.
Judith	·         Make discoveries with the first letter. ·         is still foreshadowing the ending. Needs a process of change. The letter about children cannot be as serious as it is. Your character must build, arch on the way to the change. ·         Wants more change from Judith as the play goes on. ·         Kadyn you should be different when you are alone falling apart. When you are with the kids, you must put it back together. Be strong with kids. ·         The children letter needs more information than emotion. But, Kadyn can play this as new information and begin to change her character. ·         Kadyn could almost go quiet when she says “not taking my children.” ·         Staging issues in factory. ·         We need more subtle meaning! ·         Step on Ashlyn’s last line – “the Last one” ·
Joan	·         Ashlynn you must build to end as well. ·         Ashlynn he doesn’t believe you are smoking. Put the cigarette out at some point. ·         The end of the play must show a drastic change in Joan. You must be a different person in that moment. Don’t react to shooting him until the second time you say, “shot a man.” ·         Hair up – ask Sarah ·         What is the significance of the watch? Don’t be too harsh with Brian. ·         Remember – what is important – the cig or Brian.  The cig or Judith? ·         Process on the second – I shot a man – it has to HIT you.
Judith and Joan	Play the reality – almost there  what is important ?
Women	·         In farewell – need more connections to boys and each other. ·         Women workers very nice good use of business, but sing with purpose going in and exiting the scene.
Aussie 1 Spender	·         In the bar, Reese’s freezes are fake and not in the moment.
Angie	You don’t look differently when the soldier dies.
Frank and Judith	·         Last Frank and Ju dance is a little staged. Pull her closer. She doesn’t want a dance, she wants security and love. ·         More emotional Last dance must be more emotional – pull her close
Girl in dead scene	Watch swaying.
Music	Farewell scene Cut siren after frank’s letter
Angie and Judith	Freeze when scene is in bar
Aussie 2	Charge
Frank Frakker	Throw the rocks with purpose.  Watch yelling.
Briggs	Don’t be so harsh with ALister missing the leg. Make a discovery.
JC Smuts	good
Frakker crew -	Good
To do	Letters on war machine Sweaters

Assignment - remark on either Thursday's or Sunday's rehearsal

January 28, 2018

Everyone	Start with Tom and Mira Monday night at My dad’s dead on page 35. In class tomorrow start on page 24 Keep accent More vocals during bombs Not everyone needs to cough following bombing. At the beginning of show, don’t freeze – react to what is happening on the beach. Learn your lines People noises – can only hear Maky. More expression during Chamberlain’s speech.  SOME COUGH after bombings. Scene needs more energy when soldiers leave – farewell scene. React BIGGER to each other. All gunshots need to be louder Move in side leg curtains so slo mo people can get off stage easier.
sound	First machine needs to be louder at the beginning Fade siren in the photography scene. Music between picture scene and Judith and Frank’s scene needs to fade out more. Dance music needs to be lower when people are singing. What happened when music when Frank and Australian died.
Singing	Start together and commit.
Freezes	Pub vs. Judith’s home Viv and Australian talking When freezing your entire body must be frozen, then come out of it with a sound you started when you froze.
Couples	More flirty, charming, so the audience feels your loss because they love you.
Smuts	Hat is covering your face.  We will work on that.  Know it is too big.
Tom	Spitfire – not like It’s easy. You press a red button I bet she got it from little pieces Look, she’s waving at you Faster entrances When smelling body, make it more obvious. When yelling, don’t sound so manly
Sheila	Laugh bigger and more All your sentences sound the same in the monologue.  Write down what each one means to you. No talk of sex – louder.
Factory	EMOTION SINGING
Mrs. Briggs	Falling out of chair – too fake
Frank	Don’t say you know Look how they’re watching us Well, is wrong.  In addition to My dear JU….whole line is messed up Cannot understand lines at the beginning
Judith and Angie	16 line – make it happen at the same time, then laugh big.
Judith	Doesn’t have to be too passionate There’s something missing Remember what your dad I hate it Breathing when reading the letter.
Angie	And they have to do it or… They’ll look twisted That blood not her blood
Foreman Briggs	So it will require your full….. Work on meanness being more natural.
Joan	Not slappin together… I’ve made a few bombs
Bela Photographer	She’s just a bit…sorry Blocking spencer when he takes guard Louder – difficult to hear over people noises. During dead scene, just dig through moving but putting  bricks back.  Don’t stack them.
Viv	The war’s spoiled…. Let’s go…back there, Harris You moved as soon as you stopped singing – ask Emma
Soldier 1 Lionel spender	She pulled me to her. Really bad Don’t put your head down as dead person Plant your feet.  Don’t rock.
Australian 2	The city just glows I’ll look after  you You are indeed
Alister	Cheat out Make people noises with your family.
Tom & Angie	Periodically smell and wait a beat.
Dead girl	Don’t move after you die. Work on accent in monologue.
Needs	Pic of Brian’s dad in uniform or his dog tags. Hat for Frakker  & moustache Paint bucket in Judith’s house.