Photos from the last performance

Hi guys!  It's Ms. Mason again.  I put my photos from the last performance in my Beauty and the Beast flickr set after trimming and cropping them. Below are some of my very favorites. (PS My husband's camera rocks! These were all taken from the last row with no flash. Color me impressed.)

Your darling directors (missing Mr. Walters!)

Notes for Monday's Dress

 Notes – Monday Dress

Act 1

Who	What
Prologue
Kate	Nice little-girl excitement
Paul	Nice acting in the dark!
Alex	Makeup! (go fashion-queen beauty)
Alex	No prep for the spell – practice getting it ready secretly and run your props in front of a mirror
Paul	Hold up the mirror on cue
Belle
Maya	Louder!
Baker	Nice volume
Trio	Good volume
ALL	Call attention to yourself when you solo
Belle Soloists	Couldn’t hear you “Bonjour/Good Day, How is your family” sequence
Ellie	Miked?  Louder!
ALL	More sass in arms – whole body communicates your attitude
ALL	Pose with levels, not just standing – sitting on the platforms, leaning over, etc.
Tina	Practice duck throw 2nd period
Gaston	Better eyebrows! Now you need sideburns, too. J
ALL	Can’t hear you during the quick part at end of song
ALL	Good “Oh, Good morning!”
ALL	Nice vol. at end of song!
Cody	Nice pose when you stepped out instead of just standing there
Post-Belle Scene/No Matter What
LeFou/Gaston	Good grooming bits
ALL	Bike Pump?!?!?!?  Someone bring one tomorrow, please!
LeFou	Hair looks better in front!
Maurice	Maybe add a snorting laugh as you say, “My daughter (snort, snort) odd?”
Maurice	Gestures for “Except for one uncle who, well, maybe, let that pass” to break up what you’re saying
Maurice/Belle	Get the “t”s on the end of your words in the song!
BLUES	Make sure they’re closed all the way!!
Maurice	Good timing for the nose bit
Wolf Chase 1/Maurice in the castle
Maurice	Call through the curtains instead of banging on the wall
Kailey and Jessica	Missed the blacks curtain moves
Chris	Mic wire over back or in clothes (not in front where it gets jiggled!)
JJ & Horgan	Chair platform?
SPIKE SET!!!!
Chip	Nice teeth! (or lack thereof) and good gag to the audience
ALL	Pause for laughs!
ALL	Watch for being upstaged (Bab by Cogs) and adjust
ALL	No talking!  Mics still on
Me
SGs	Handkerchiefs!! (from fabric closet – maybe matching?)
Gaston	Portrait?!  (bringa  stack of photos of yourself!)
ALL	Don’t open the blues if you’re not ready (but be ready!)
Belle/Gaston	See me for Me opening blocking
Gaston	After you check out her butt, give a “oh, yeah!” nod to the aud.
Belle	Bigger “Dang it!” gestures when you get caught
ALL Girls	Watch that your corsets overlap your skirt/shirt intersections (including in the back)
Blues	Good timing on when you shut them post-reprise
LeFou	Review joke thinking in class
Sconce
Belle in the Castle
Lumiere	“Look at us, look at you” line – you keep going Irish on it
Cogsworth	Play more to the audience during jokes
Lum/Cogs	See me for the “It’s a girl!” freeze and exit and “Stop that”s!
Potts/Chip	Much better earlier entrance!
Babs	Earlier entrance (come in before Potts is done speaking)
Angelina	As caryatid, be across the front, paralleling Jacob
Belle	Let go of cape (don’t get hands huddled in it)
Maurice	Nice protesting!  Scary!
Lumiere	Nice squeak on “comfortable room”
Paul	Wave Lumiere away so he has a reason to exit
Paul	Nice “It’s forbidden!”
Paul	Take the downstage exit to your hovel?
Is This Home?
Belle	Better filling the time with looking during song intro!
ALL	If we’re in a low-light scene, avoid crossing!
Belle	Nice gestures for solo
Belle	Try not to back up too much when you’re still singing – it’s okay to stay DS until the end.
Kelle	Hold entrance just a little longer – maybe until Belle backs up?
Kelle	Hat? Decorate the front of your box?
Kelle	See me for bloomers move and line directions
Kelle	The pink dress works fine!
ALL	Better job on set changes later – now work on doing them quietly!
Gaston
Hogan	Nice attempt at improv
Gaston	If the curtain’s not open, hold the lines!
Sterling	Black socks? (vs. hairy legs)
ALL	Love the moustaches! (put them away)
Gaston	Don’t hitch up your chest pre-reveal
GASTON HAIR BRA
Gaston	Nice prep for poses
Chris, Jacob, Kelle	More vocal challenges and disappointment in arm wrestle
SGs	Practice the fanning so you don’t forget
ALL	You can add vocal punctuation to dancing - HAVE FUN! (moustache seriousness)
Gaston	Give the audience some “Oh, yeah!” eyes during the floor part of the dance
LeFou/ALL	Good call LF laughing early when the music wasn’t done yet instead of the long awkward pause!
Maurice	Mic?
LeFou	Mic is clipped too low/too far to the side
LF/Gaston	Nice “marriage” bit!
Pre-Dinner Scenes
Kelsey	Blues? (and not all the way open)
Chris	Handle?
Potts/Lum	If he doesn’t have one, what are you going to do?
Chris	Maybe make the “I’m frightened Lumiere” line funny?
Lumiere	Make the “Poof!” your candles lighting
Paul	Purr for the “gentle” part instead of saying “ah” twice in a row
Chris	Take even longer (and more exaggerated) your entrance to announce the bad news
Chris	Enter from Belle’s room! (UL)
Lumiere	Nice sneeze!
Babette	Nice job on the sobbing bit
Lumiere	See me for exit with Babette
Lumiere	Much better entrance timing for “The girl is gone!”
Chris	Tweak costume (Velcro showing)
Be Our Guest
Lumiere	Much better singing on “Be Or Guest” – your confidence is showing!
ALL	Have FUN! (or at least fake it)
Forks	Creative solution for the straps.  I like it!
SL Leg stays there to mask wing?
Napkins	Make sure the triangle covers most of your chest (camisols shouldn’t really show – repin if needed)
Curtain off?	(fix it if you’re going off!)
Babs	When you walk in, obviously see the napkins before you look mad
Babs and Lum	Look at each other as you dance! (esp. when you tango horizontally across)
Salt and Pepper	Too fast (the blowing was early)
Cody	Can you do pigtails for the rug?  Kind of like tassels?
Maya/Jacob	Run your bit before each show as part of your warm-ups (all work hardest parts)
Post-BoG
Chris	Quicker with the “Well done, well done!” – you can even cut Belle off.
Chris	Big change for tour voice!  Keep talking until you’re all the way off.
Belle	Stop talking when you walk off-stage!!!
Lumiere	Celebrate the score on figuring out she likes Libraries before you talk again
Chris	Slow down the line about cascades of books, etc.
Belle	Good “ow”
Paul	Aw!  You made me sad with the desperation in your voice as you said, “You don’t understand!”  (that’s a good thing, by the way)
Carla	Hairy chest & chin for Paul?
ALL	No lights on backstage!
	Run Time: 1:17
Act II
Wolf Chase #2
ALL	No crossing on the wolf scenes!
Wolves	Nice circling
Belle	Bigger Scream
Middle Blacks	Early – wait for Belle/Beast to exit
Something There
Potts	STAY IN CHARACTER!  Even when you forget your lines.
Belle/Beast	Acknowledge Potts’ offer of coup (don’t ignore her)
Potts	Don’t whisper directions to people while miced
Beast/Lum/Cogs	Fill gap before Paul’s solo with blocking
Lum/Cogs	COME DOWN STAGE so Paul doesn’t have to face up
Belle	Slow costume change!!!
Paul	“It’s red!” – more matter-of-fact, more of a statement
Belle/Beast/ Lumiere	Late on reveal for Kindle
Paul	More ashamed when you admit “Only a little and long ago”
CASTLE Leads	Fill the gaps with blocking!  Spy on them, give looks, etc.
Human Again
Kelle	Leave the chair – let JJ/Horgan take it off
Kelle	Keep hands on your hips instead of trying to clasp them
Sterling	Much better singing today!  The best you’ve done in a while.
Babs/War/Potts	Excellent singing!
Chris	See me to fix clock hands
ALL	Best job at Human Again in a long while! Yay you!
Becky	The “dust” should be at the bottom of your dress instead of randomly placed
ALL	Don’t forget head turns on the pinwheel
ALL	Keep up the volume on the pinwheel!
ALL	Face the audience as you parade in a circle
Maison des Lunes
D’Arque	See me in class tomorrow to get goatee
LF/D’A	Good cover for dropped coins
Gaston/D’A	D’A does first thump, Gaston does second (pre-handshakes)
Beauty and the Beast
Hairspray Mirror
Babs	Good serving
Tina	Good fade for first time!
Cogs	Be on top platform
ALL	When you carry a candle, carry a candle!
Belle/Beast	Default = looking into each other’s eyes.  All the time in this dance!
Belle	Much better looking/talking at mirror
Blues	Closed after Belle leaves (set change during Paul’s song) Why not finished? (Yay Ms. Hanford for the improvised piano solo)
A Change in Me
Belle	Watch out for swaying too much side to side in this solo.  Otherwise, great!
Flowers for Fountain
Mob Song
Gaston	Nice pose to listen.  Bigger look to crowd post-slap.
ALL	Stay riveted in this scene – don’t fidget with costumes, etc. You make the mood.
Kelsey	Nice solo line
Kelle & Laely	Be on the platform behind you (higher level)
ALL	When you step to Gaston – why do you go there?  (to PLAN!)
Ladies	Eyes on Audience or Gaston (not where you’re going)
Capes
Ladies	Shout “Save the village and our lives”
LeFou	Don’t Drop Character!
Battle Scene
ALL	If not onstage when lights start, stay off and run on during chase
Ezra	Thanks for trying to stall pre-burn
ALL	Longer chase off
Chopsticks	No hopping 1st cross.  Maybe another way to cross?
ALL	Lots of noise in chases!  (and vary the screaming!)
Fight on Tower
ALL	No crossing in fight scene!  If no curtains and wrong side, tough!
Paul	Better noises
Belle	Bigger “No!”  Paul’s about to die, dang it!  Save him!
Belle/Gaston/Beast	??? Should Gaston hurt her?  That’s why she doesn’t help?
Gaston/Beast	Fight ended too soon
Caryatids	Give it a moment before you enter
Belle	“Stay with …” and stop to sob
Fireflies	Too early (wait for Belle to XDL so you’re out of the spot)
**Run Ending** (cut music)
Bailey	Lights on ending**
Potts	Still too early at ending (it’s a musical cue)
Paul/Sterling	Big Manly Hug!
ALL	If improvising, it’s at the same volume and persuasion as normal lines
Babs	Dust Lum’s hands when you say “I like you better this way, too”
Kelle	Bodice too loose?
Kelle/Chris	Microphone?
Ezra	Much better pants.  I’ll show you how to roll them neatly
Potts	Laugh cutely at Ezra’s “sleep in cupboard”
ALL	Late entrance (take it from Ezra)
ALL	Better hugging, but be more animated/less camp-ground-ish
ALL	Review singing at end
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