Class Notes from Tuesday, Mar. 29

Today we started at Snoopy and worked through to the end of Act 1...nice job! Now for general and then specific notes. General:

• Everyone needs to SLOW down and really enuciate lines. Remember we perform for an audience and they need to be able to understand you.


• Energy...on every # and for every scene. If you are excited the audience will be excited as well.


• Character - think about your character. What stage business could we add to make it more believable? Sally...let's go ahead and add a jumprope starting tomorrow. There is one in the props closet that I bought for you.


• Start putting down your scripts! Thursday...no scripts will be allowed on stage. :) You can do it!


• Check the order of the show. We will start at the beginning tomorrow.


• Listen to your CD...ALL OF IT!

Now for specifics (just like yesterday...these are in order of what I saw in class)

• Snoopy...let's look at lowering the beginning. Practice that tonight with the CD and we will try it tomorrow


• EE - check entrance


• la!la! birds - louder


• Lyndi - energy. Stand on the doghouse


• EE - lighter on your feet as woodstock


• BO - stand tall at the end. Your height looks nice and adds to the overall look


• CB - don't wander on "...fly to the moon"


• Lucy- SLOW down on "play a little trick"


• Little Red Haired Girl - might add Kaylee Ewing as little red haired girl


• Linus - walk to Snoopy on your stick line


• Blanket - this will be choreographed tomorrow!


• Volume on girls LOUDER...scoot a little down stage


• Lucy X to Linus on "your a hopeless case Linus"


• Linus - keep your blanket with you! ALWAYS


• Queendom - Lucy you are trapped in your dream of being queen - smile, look off


• Lucy - No Wows! :)


• The TV needs to be in the same place Linus and Lucy


• Classroom set up - has to be quick and quiet - not having scripts will help!


• Kite - sounds great...now we need to add some pantomime of the kite flying


• check timing on Dr. is In - you guys know this but you have to count!


• Foster - louder


• Lucy and CB on Dr. is In...move around a little - with purpose


• Mel shift to true C for your line and don't leave until you finish all of your line.


• Lights need to be a little quicker


• EE - don't be right behind Schroeder


• Beethoven notes on the round! LISTEN TO THE CD.


• Thomas, less matrixy on the Oooo.


• All lines...SLOW DOWN!


• Book Report...count! Listen to this about 5 times at least tonight!

Great rehearsal. Remember tomorrow is lunch rehearsal and then an after school rehearsal. Please bring something that doesn't need a microwave. We want to really capitalize on the additional rehearsal time.

Bio due before you leave for Spring Break.

If you have read this in it's entirety - sign and date a piece of paper. It is important to read all the notes!

See you tomorrow!

Costume info will be ready by Thursday.