The show is in pretty good shape! Here are my notes from Saturday for cast, ADs, and me. Crew, Sound, Lights already had theirs emailed to them. If there is something I've been missing that needs to be fixed, please comment.
CAST
DARBUS stand and deliver opening monologue
DARBUS, speak to entire class at some points
CHAD – lip buzz needed – and BIG!!! It’s a 2000 seat auditorium!!! Nice cover, Paul.
JACK – practice booth spin, work the pivot
CHORUS – CONTINUE TO POPULATE THE STAGE AFTER DARBUS HOMEROOM – throughout the scene with T + G + S. 4-5 at a time on stage. (5 time I’ve given this note)
JACK – have shirt on BEFORE get’cha HITG
ZEKE your entry to greet Sharpay and when Troy uses you as an excuse to get away needs a bit more realism. I coudn't read what was supposed to be happening. Practice it with TROY.
CHEER – need you to be sharper ball checkers – cover all loose ones!
NOE and PAUL – switch places in circle around TROY – PAUL’s too tall
PAUL – “sorry I was gone” – even when you were sick -- is exactly why I’m pulling people from songs and the production, not an excuse for a crappy show or being the only one to throw a basketball into the audience.
DARBUS – after the Ryan squirrel bit, notice TAYLOR arriving in Detention, making sure she adopts a character. She enters RC.
DETENTION dragged – all faster, act on the line, not in those massive pauses.
ACTORS – all microphones on all the time. We’re trusting the entire show to the sound crew anyway, might as well do it right.
PAUL – as soon as I get another mic, it’s yours for Cellular fusion. Until then, I chose you because you are consistently singing loudly and accurately already. Keep it up!
CHORUS – in status quo, practice your turns and points near the end of the song (stage right points at stage left, etc.)
CHORUS – needs to be louder during all numbers. Because of mic limitations, we can get individual scenes really well, but you simply need to produce more sound for the large production numbers.
ZEKE – watch Munderloh for cue to start Status Quo, we’re adding repeats to set the stage.
SHARPAY – grab ERIN and ZEKE and practice her entrance from your locker so she is on stage longer and is seen better.
CHEER – you don’t know the pre-boys rushing you off bit yet. Learn it, then be loud or it’s gone.
MARTHA – belt your line during Counting On You
Shit-zu – no “t” and the “i” sounds like the “i” in “it”
GABRIELLA – get equations figured out for Bop to the Top
TAYLOR – get ur laptop
TROY – 3rd notice – exit the b-ball game to the Stage Left wing, exit up through the scene shop, then down the hallway, reentering at back of house
GABRIELLA – Descant “We’re all in this together”
ADs
More new year’s party favors
Better, larger visuals for Counting on you
DO
Counting on you with props – weakest scene in show
CELL PHONE SFX of TROY
New b-ball game move
Thanks lights and pit in mega-mix
Run detention lines
Pre-status quo (adding repeats until we’re set, Zeke watching for cues)
Greenhouse blocking with T + G
Run locker with Erin
