Critiques for Sunday, September 21

Everyone	DICTION!!!!!!!!!!!! Circle all the consonants in your scripts. Open up toward the audience Don’t stand in straight lines Use levels. Stay in character Always be focused on the speakers DO NOT TALK BACKSTAGE DO NOT WALK BEHIND THE SCRIM Work on people noises Everyone -Speak slowly Be bigger Step on lines Be ready and pay attention Work on eye contact Act and REACT TO ANYTHING SAID while you are on stage unless you are not in the scene. Learn all lines by Tuesday – no scripts on stage! Be on stage at 5 on Tuesday. Friday we play here so we will have rehearsal from 3:30-4:30/4:45
Jack & Mother	Eat cake while peddler watches
Jack	Walk out sleepy Beg more for the egg
Mother	Look more frustrated with Jack
Giant’s wife	Louder.  Use a deeper voice Be frantic Practice looking up at giant
Chicken	Look at You Tube videos of chickens Be more menacing toward chicken and harp
Plum and Pomegranate	Look more like friends
Youngsters	Be more surprised – like you have seen a ghost when you see jack Giggle and more people noises
Peddler -	Act more surprised when you see Jack’s mother Listen to jingling in pocket
Music	Make 9 longer Toaster noise Change 13 16 longer 17 longer
We need	Garden spade Stool Snot Paint ladders Foam toast slice Paint eggs One more costume for P & P An ax Stick Sticks for Ned Sign for peddler Lamp for Jack’s house 1 more egg Trough for chicken egg megaphone