Tuesday's Rehearsal, September 22, 2009

Molly's notes:
1. Rat, remember the hand gestures of the actor as well as his facial reactions when Toad drives and crashes.
2. Toad's sounds

Kayla Casali's notes:THIS IS FROM COUCH - READ THESE!
1. Mole, use your hands because you have been underground a long time. In the beginning when talking to rat, enjoy the air and nature. THIS IS IMPORTANT
2. Rat, your fingers are in a posiiton like little claws/paws. Hair is spiked. He dresses proper.
3. Mole, clumsy and covered in dirt. He is not brave.
4. Toad is always excited and happy. He uses his hands a lot. He walks by putting his toe down first and inward.
5. Badger, very cranky and extremely determined. He tries to get things across to Toad.
6. When carried away, Toad drags his feet.
7. Penelope is not very bright. She is calm and you can tell she is smart. Her teeth are atrocious .
8. Weasels are crazy, scared of loud noises and try to scare people. They never really walk, but make noises when they fight. They are extremely dirty. They have creepy fighting skills.

Ms. Couch
1. I agree with Kayla. Mole needs to smell flowers and be in LOVE with nature.
2. May use punk wigs for mole, rat and badger.
3. I agree with Kayla. Rat's gestures need to be quick and clawlike.
4. Rat used his hat as a prop.
5. Rat closes his eyes when Toad speaks and makes it evident that he is blocking him out.
6. Mole is excited, but cowardly.
7. Rat is always ready to fight.
8. Toad needs goggles, an aviator's hat perhaps, gloves and a scarf. He also needs warts and a strange pigment pattern on skin we can see.
9. All characters need to be frightened of the wild wood.
10. Weasels are DIRTY
11. Weasels - laugh creepily.
12. Weasels are more sinister and Badger and the other animals need to be frightened when they hear the weasels making noise.
13. We need a chase scene when Toad is being subdued.
14. Toad needs to be dignified in longjohns.
15. All actors need different rates of speech and vary volume.
16. Toad, when trying to outsmart your friends, look in all directions.
17. A bobbie suit for the policeman.
18. Robes for the dungeon people.
19. Toad sits < >
20. Penelope is dirty and needs a dirty looking skirt, blouse, shawl and hat.
21. Beginning of the play, have rat reclining and Mole looking for flowers.
22. Penelope - look around and almost whisper - I have an aunt......
23. "Tie me up" Toad looks questioningly.
24. Bonnet and dress for toad with a shawl.
25. Gypsies must be dirty.
26. After the first wreck, have a mini tramp for toad to jump on stage.
27. Rat might have fishing lures on his hat.
28. Animals need to rehearse with weapons.
29. Toad's gun needs to go off.
30. Animals need a lantern/torch.
31. Change the music prior to the wreck and listen to the music with the weasel fight.
32. We need acrobatics in the fight.
33. Toad, bow with right leg in front of left and both hands splayed behind.
34. In fight, pick up a ladder & swing it around hitting weasels left and right.