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Get some sleep, you awesome and good-looking people! We'll see you Monday!
Prologue
Rebecca - Much better mic position! Thanks!
- Watch your volume as
music builds towards end
Finland
All -
This is amazing! You look great!
- Yay feet schlapping and
faces up (except Ryan)
Sarah T. – great singing
Fish Dancers – Make sure the fish are
dangling by the tails in your hands like this:
–
the timing of the slaps was off, and it was emphasized by the addition of the
slap sound effect. Listen to the music
for where it goes.
Ryan –
great expression while on box waving arms
All -
Nice groaning and de-hat-ing at the “England!”
Not Dead
Monk #3 Board too low
Monks Better that this morning, still need
to run it together
Bodies Quicker
entrance
Much
better poses! Love the leg, Chris
Ezra
& Zach Louder on dialogue, tighter
Sage Throw
Jackie's tunic on under your shirt
Ezra Over
the top reaction to dead coming to life
Chorus Fix
heads behind crenellation
Kylen Hair
looks better!
Horgan Watch
out for the awkward sword protrusion from under your cape. Perhaps leave the
sword
to the side? Hook cape behind it?
All “Bra” is thrown away – REMEMBER THE
DISCUSSED CHANGE TO THE BLOCKING WE MADE TO FIX THIS!
Lady of Lake
All Stand in non-curtained places (if
possible) to sing “Excaliber”
Jonah Pray
upwards
Lakers Black
legs are good! Nice silliness!
Christina Use your arms as you enter – again, perhaps copying Glinda?
Jacob Drop
shovel before “blimey” to catch attention
Lakers Better,
but you can go even bigger with tiredness.
Alena, nice face
Jonah Pull
out whistle during “…welcome your son into my army!”
Patsy Nice
touchdown dance
Boys Don't
look bored while clapping
All Cheer
went much better, but watch timing – listen to the drum beat
Lakers/Cheyenne Work on letter bit (perhaps with me Monday?)
Song Goes
Christina Use arms as you move
Jacob Good
“E” singing
All Good
boredom, now exaggerate and deliberate
Lakers Change
up backup singer movements? I
can give you a few other moves.
Horgan Shake
the chandelier at the end high note, maybe do a sleepy drop and catch?
All for One
K6 Great
poses and expressions 2nd time we ran it
Rebecca You can watch K6 enter as you speak if you want
Ez & Za Great
blocking shift for solo line
K6
Don't fidget during Art's mono
(be your ultimate knightly selves)
Camelot
K6 Shields?
Passing them to the women folk?
Rebecca – Can you
come up with a simple move (perhaps a quick ball change) to fill the
musical/movement gaps in Arthur’s dance solo?
Something for you and the other 3 to do to fill it. We can talk if you like.
Chism Much better shove through the guys, check end
note pitch
All Partnering
looks better
Better whooos
Christina Maybe cross to Sage and stroke his chin during the first
part of your solo? Chism Awesome faces
in the pas de deux
Ang Awesome
pas de deux. You’re so pretty!
TECHIES Christina's mic issues?
Christina Maybe watch some live Mariah Carey performances for arm
work
Chorus Great reactions to Christina
CAM Shields Much better! Make sure
shields are against your body to hide the backs
All enunciate
“gory” and find your volume.
CAM Shields Make sure you
match the arm movement below you
Grail
All Mics are always live off stage!
Steven Nice enunciation as God. Hold for laugh after “Jesus!” and hold for
holy music as indicated in script.
All Spam
box under bridge (watch for such things and fix them!)
Chism Be
resolved by their song (since there’s a lot of weeping)
K6 Diagonal
during solos – spread to lines
K6 Hold
off on sobbing until the song moves you.
Maybe after the 1st verse?
K6 Center
hand clasp? (We’ll talk)
Ryan Good
signs
Chorus
except Ryan – Step it up on the sign animation
TECHIES LIGHTS FOR GRAIL (Cati – let’s discuss)
Shaely Louder
on seasons (especially “Water!) – Face the audience if that helps
French
Frenchies Watch sight lines in balcony
Cheyenne “Allo” (French don’t
pronounce “H” at front of words)
K6 Um... check the script for
lines. That was a mess.
Frenchies Make rude gestures before Ez predicts the future
Kasey “C'est un lapin (PAUSE) Un grand
lapin de bois”
Chris Louder on “It is Art?”
French People Better pauses – let's tighten the gap on the Can-cans
Cheyenne No belt - I think the
tunics are too short for them J
Cheyenne and Kasey The black bottoms look good!
French People Take easier exit with rabbit to clear sooner
Jonah Quicker on “What?” with Bed.’s “Leap
out of rabbit”
Frenchies Disappear after “Fetchez la vache!”
Song is weak (Do you need mics?)
All Slower on chasing scenes (that's why
it’s off)
Frenchies Better taunting from bridge, I like it
Cow Boys Straight up in air for toss
Act II
Ni
The holders were totally visible
Chantel Hair needs to be tucked away from helmet
Bight Side
Katie Better, but even happier at start of
song. Use your arms more
All Could
only hear Rebecca for first 5 words of song
Band speed
up this song
Dancers Head to cane on floor during airplane around
Really
stomp feet on the dance off (Can you add something hard to make a noise?)
All “Always
look on the bright side” not
“at”
Sage, Alex, Horgan, Stephen – Dangle/kick
your legs like kids on bridge
Horgan and Michael You're still just giving me chin height on
your arms – better Steven
Patsy/Art Add handshake
(Waterhouse can explain)
Minstrel
Ez Good
gradual facial change
Cheyenne Leggings for minstrel too (just like French)
Ryan Cheat
out more when you’re not masking something
Art Just
walk out (no horse)
Jacob Don't
show your skirt under Ni outfit
Chantel All the way to.. BAILEY! (That’s the 1st time
we’re hearing the reference)
Braden and Sara Bigger and more noise as side-knights
Showbiz
Sage Enunciate
“Sharon!” You can stop walking for that
moment.
Pat & Art Cross upstage R instead of DL for opening of song? (We can discuss)
Sara T. Mic on? And can
you wear some awful lipstick as Susan B.?
Chris Michael
Flatly Pose (I’ll show you via Ms. Mason)
Ryan Cross
your arms as Simon, shirt should be tight (I can fix)
Robert Don't
hide face as monk this time
Jonah Miley
Cyrus instead of Anothny Weiner?
Concorde/Diva
Scenes
Lance Yeah,
you do need other shoes or fake boot covers (see me for fabric if you choose
that option)
Jessica Clap shells for
landing after the big jump
Maybe bigger arrow?
It was hard to see on stage.
TECHIES Check Lance's mic.
Lots of in/out static
Jessica Maybe Bobby pin
hood to keep in place?
Christina Change from Posh lyrics Bway version
Practice “Not
Yours!” moment
TECHIES Lights for “Not yours!” moment
Lancelot
Chris Mic?
All Fix
curtain gap if need to
Robert Straps hanging out of sleeves
Chris/Robert Run/Fix “Aaah” part
Guards Need
matching helmet style
Lance Keep
your belt –a guard can take it off during song prologue (“move aside your
scabbard”)
Robert See
Lance (an armed man!) in your son’s room!
Be startled!
Chris I
like the bare feet
Chris Toss
rope out of the window
Chris Better
fall! watch curtain.
Robert Maybe
some pants?
Robert React
to your own guards holding you (offended)
Lance Can
play off shortness of tunic when it’s exposed if you like.
Horgan Leg
cross in front balance (Ms. Mason can
clarify)
Middle row – Steven, Jacob, Chism Come further DS
Chris Entrance
pose?
TECHIES Spot the night life spots
(We can talk about this scene’s lights)
Boys Count
out disco dance
Girls Yay
on the La volumes!
Chris/Za Higher snaps
TECHIES run J's quick change with me if you need tips on doing it
All Alone
Jonah “This
is a total disaster” - make a joke out of the repetition
Jonah/Katie Nice “heavy load” gag with sword/pack
Nice “But I'm alone”
simplicity
Both of you need to be
louder (orch quieter?)
Chorus Can use the dressing room entrance
Um... where's everyone else?
TECHIES Low lights for this song w/ spot on Art and Pat
Close Blues
Christina Nice eyelashes, btw
Patsy Cheat
out
Coconanigans
K6 We
need to see smiling teeth from all of you!
(Ez you started to smile better towards end)
Jacob Turns
and formation (per Ms. Mason)
Tim
TECHIES Don’t open blacks until after thunder
and such
TECHIES Spike hill placement
Tim Good
timing of name
Ensemble Great reaction to Tim
Tim Don't
laugh at reaction
Leads Run
lines for this scene
Bors Watch
your blood spilling out your back
You
can slow down your death to get the rabbit toss right
Steven Did
you forget how to skip?
Chorus Thanks
for moving on the hill!
All How
do you sound so good on “Get your hand” and so quiet on “Life”?
All React
to Kasey running away
Kasey Keep
Rabbit on hand
Arthur Add
“Idea!” sound pre-kneeing to pray for help with cue
Award
Pat, Art, and Bors
– Have a pow-wow at every intermission to discuss/decide which front row person
will be the grail winner.
TECHIES – We need to rig stairs for
the audience member
Patsy – Yay! Ms.
Mason asked me afterwards where the grail came from! She had no idea you pulled it from your
sleeve!
Finale
TECHIES Glow tape on stairs and other needed places
Ez Better
job on confidence w/orch!
Jonah & Katie Claim a water oasis for yourselves on both
sides backstage and hydrate any time you’re off!
Christina Wedding bouquet?
Yay Zach, McKenna, and Laely, Jackie
for hands at end
Chris Give
a “My hero” facial expression reaction to Zack hitting Robert
TECHIES The hearts come on a little earlier. Very cute!
You all rock! I hope
you got some compliments today. I didn’t
get many requests for compliments today,
so I hope you ask me for one on Monday!
I have a lot to give. J
