Middle School
Everyone
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We are friends in this company, and it is very rude to be hateful to
people in our group. We should have
each other’s back. That is one thing I
will not tolerate, and it will not work when I am casting next year. Apologies need to be given before Friday
morning. If you have been nice to people – and most of our group has been extremely welcoming to people in our group – then do not worry about this.
6th and 7th graders need to be in Mrs. Couch's room by 8:45 Friday morning.
All one act play
students need to be at rehearsal Friday evening at 6. We will rehearse
until 7, and then we will go to the mall. We will leave the mall at 9. I need medical release forms from anyone who
is going. If you are not going, let Mrs. Couch know.
Saturday - be in Mrs.
Couch's room by 9AM. Wear your T shirt and bring nice dress clothes for
the awards assembly. Parents, the plays begin at 11AM, and they run back to
back. Shallowater performs third, which
will be around 1, but may be much sooner if the plays do not run 40
minutes. Please be there early so that
you may watch your child’s work.
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Critiques
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The ladders have to fall down.
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The energy was lost today, but I think you
were too nervous performing in front of your peers. Sarah H said it well – we perform great
every other performance, so hopefully, Saturday will be good for us.
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Stay frozen if you are supposed to be. The judge will kill us on that.
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DO NOT PLAY WiTH COSTUMES.
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Do not hit the curtain.
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We could see people backstage. Especially hands grabbing for the
handkerchief.
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If you interrupt someone, don’t say oops –
just go with it.
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PROFILES – WATCH THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Louder at the beginning –everyone
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Sailors cannot be understood.
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Don’t rush arm movements.
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DO NOT SToMP WHEN RUNNING>
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Vine people and music
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Does the music need to be longer here to keep them dancing offstage?
People need to be magical.
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Sailors
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Be afraid of the hand in your bodies!
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Chicken and wife
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Don’t anticipate feather pulling.
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Rusty & Reese
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Sword fight needs to be more natural.
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Georgia
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Don’t anticipate Reagan stealing the plum back.
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Cooper
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A little more emotion when milky white and crown are gone.
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Waves
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You need to be in place when the curtain opens, then SCOOT out to
where you need to be. (You did well considering we have never rehearsed that)
Huh’s and shhhs need to be consistent.
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P & P
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Louder at the beginning.
Don’t anticipate the fainting.
Sarah, scream for Adelaid or Ned.
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Jack & Mother
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Slow down at the beginning – when you are in your house for the first
time. Let’s put in the line – And now
how about some sugar cake?
Look longer at the jacket and sword.
Be more excited each time about seeing each other.
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Lights
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You always do such a good job!
Doing lights is the hardest position in the play – along with sound.
We need more lights on the giant’s hand in the key episode.
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Blake
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The peddler laugh needs to fade out, not stop abruptly.
Good job with the cow.
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Spencer
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Do we need more music before the peddler wakes up?
Fade music out when people begin speaking.
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Nate
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Work on the cow more – We need more moos and animated faces.
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Reese
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We need to work on the prayer more.
When ever you hear “Englishman” you need to cringe and make a people
noise.
Think through each line.
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Giant’s wife,
Jack
Chicken
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We need people noises during the footsteps.
React vocally to the money bag being thrown. Where are the pizza pans that are coins?
React more to first sneeze
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Giant’s wife
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Compose yourself. –ask Nathan
Be more upset that the husband is trying to kill you with a bag of
silver.
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Youngsters
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We need people noises as Adelaide jumps on Nate.
When you are around the peddler, you need levels and do not stand in
a semi circle.
Youngsters need to freeze together. When you unfreeze, don’t distract
from P & P.
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Adelaide
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Ugh! After you jump on Nate then start telling about your mother.
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Kristin
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Look at Jack climbing down the beanstalk – use the upstage hand.
What are friends for? _ More
enthusiastically
Lower VOICE ON OPERA
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Chicken
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Slow down and voice is a little screechy. Your lines are so important because they
are funny.
Too intense for my line of work – don’t move, slow down and be
louder.
CLUCK MORE
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Harp Lady
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More of your lines need to be toward the audience.
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Harp
Chicken
Jack
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We need people noises getting the key and when the giant shakes. THAT IS SCARY.
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Carter
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Good snort.
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