Period 7 Notes

Crimes of the Heart
Sarah/Narmaine/Priscilla

• Where's the urgency? Do you really "HATE" yourself? We don't believe you yet.
• Great job listening to each other! All of you have a good "family feel" together.
• GUM!!!!
• Don't be afraid to get closer - they're sisters!
  

Crimes of the Heart
Elise/Stephanie/Alyssa

• Energy! "Let's play cards" should be exciting.
• Very clear dialogue. Nice work everyone!
• GUM!!!!
• Raise the Stakes! BIG FIGHT! You guys are close, but you have to go for it! Throw out everything and just go after each other. You're almost there - don't worry about the audience - we'll love it when it's real.

Boys & Girls
Angie/Robert

• Nice moment with the baby.
• Good, Angie - I can tell how important your goal is to you.
• Don't be afraid to move around: "I'm having more" is a perfect place to get up and go get a drink.
• Robert - nice work with the unfinished sentences. Very realistic.
• Try to start the scene sitting down and then when it gets intense, stand up. Just an idea...
• This is close to brilliance. Practice, practice, practice!
  

Money
Jeff/Joe

• Lines!
• Do they shake hands?
• Joe - try making him really nice until the chair pull and then making him the "drill sergeant."
  
• Lines, lines, lines.
• Try mixing up youe tactics, guys. This sort of feels like a "one note" scene right now.

Money
Camillo/Yoshio

• Lines! Practice, practice, practice!
• Go after your goals! You're just reading lines right now, not acting!
• Threaten him, Camillo!
• Put some energy into it, guys!
  

Period 2 - Third Runthroughs

Boys Life
Jake/Gary

• Gary - take the time to see the spaceship on the paper.
• Excellent work. Just get those lines down and you're good!
• Careful of being "too relaxed" - make sure to pursue your goals.

Hello From Bertha
Christine/Cheyenne

• Watch the hands in the pockets, Christine! ;)
• Good job, ladies!
  
• Very clear obstacles & goals. Nice.
• Christine - try getting down on her level as one of your tactics.
  

Crimes of the Heart
Yessica/Erica

• Get those lines down. Yessica, you do a thing where your eyes look up and to your left when you are "searching for the line."
• Where's the energy today? You've got to get to the point where "you feel like you're going to vomit" or we won't believe you.

Dracula
Sean/Michael

• Both- watch the hands in the pockets!
• What can you do physically to tell the story? I saw two students running lines today instead of the scientist and his servant. Have fun with these characters!

American Buffalo
Eric/Iraj

• What're these guys doing? Are they just hanging around talking? I could close my eyes and listen and get as much as I did from watching today. Movement, movement, movement!

Black Thang
Shawntanique/Dymonde

• Lose the coats!!!!
• Volume was low today - don't forget that we have to hear.
• Very natural. Nice!
• Great relationship.
• GET RID OF THE GUM!!!!!!!

Nick's mind; in 5 Acts: Sheh-jewel (that's schedule in proper English)

Nick's mind; in 5 Acts: Sheh-jewel (that's schedule in proper English)

The above article is a great example of "self-examination" as far as the directing process goes. Check it out!

7th Period Notes

These notes are for 7th Period's second runthroughs.

Tap Dancing
Alejandra/Evelin

• Start getting those lines down. You both have to get out of the book and start trying to achieve your goals!
• Blocking? We can't tell what's going on, where you are, or anything...
• Too long.
• Good vocal projection.

Crimes of the Heart
Narmaine/Priscilla/Shawneshia

• Nice, Narmaine. I saw your concern for Grandaddy.
• Priscilla - let me see a little about how you're feeling towards Meg with the way that you're sitting.
• Bring an actual photo album so that you have some pictures to look at.
• Slow down a bit and speak up a little.
• "Banana splits for breakfast." Is that funny? You guys should be having fun!!!
• Make me believe that these people care about each other.

Boys & Girls
Robert/Angela

• Where are they? How can you show this to us?
• They're standing pretty far apart for 2 people with that sort of relationship...
• Make it more important, Angela. You're working up to a huge question.
• Too long. The second half is much better (your goals are clearer, relationship is better, etc.) - maybe start from the "We want you to live with us" moment.
• Great second half!

Life Underwater
Kevin/Delvisha

• Volume! Can't hear you guys.
• Go after him D.
• Good job on lines. Keep it up.
• Nice movement - Good moment on " I don't want to talk to him" Robert.

Unknown
Elissa/Katina

• Good clear voices.
• Blocking? Have you done any rehearsing with this? It looked like this was your first time reading it.
• Go after your goals.

Crimes of the Heart
Steph/Elise/Nick

• Nick, you're an excellent cold reader! Good work.
• This scene is really coming along! Time to step it up: get some cards, borrow our phone ringer, etc.
  
• Go after her, Steph! Get in her face. You've got to end in tears, right? I know you're sharing the script today though...
• This will be excellent, just turn up the stakes = make everything life or death.

An Acting Experience
Lena/Josh

• Great moment before. Excellent characters.
  
• Josh, don't go back to the paper until/unless you know that it's safe.
• Lena you can be a touch louder if you want.
• Good work you guys. A little low energy today, but that's fine.
• Josh - make the peak higher: right before "I don't even know why I'm talking about this."

Last HS Party Ever
Shawneshia/Vanessa/Chelsea

• Good character work. They have a great relationship.
• Make sure that you're trying to DO something to the person you are talking to.
• Get those lines down.
• Practice! Practice! Practice!

2nd Period Notes

These are the notes for the 2nd runthrough of scenes for Period 2:

Boy's Life
Jake/Gary

• Very natural. Nice.
• Would there be music playing? Maybe "Late party" softer stuff? I don't know...
  
• Good work on lines. Make sure you're actually listening to each other: what would happen if your partner said something different at any given time? Would you notice?
• Cut the Nick part - we don't need it.
• Almost there, guys. Good work.

Hello, From Bertha
Christine/Cheyenne

• Very clear goals. Nice.
• Careful of your volume, Cheyenne.
• What would happen if you had a blanket?
• Christine: try some vocal variations - your upper & lower register - especially during those last couple of lines.
• Excellent work - get off book and the rest will take shape.

Black Thang
Shawntanique/Dymonde

• Dymonde - lose the jacket, it swallows you.
• Nice "You never knew that cat."
• The second half of this scene is much better than the 1st half. This means that you have to focus on your "moment before" a lot more to juice up the energy at the beginning.
• What happens if you do this on its feet? Tell the story visually.