Critique for Sunday, October 25

Critique for Sunday, October 25, 2009Molly’s notes and I agree with all of them.
· Rat, always use upstage hand to gesture. This goes for everyone.
· Dipprey, get into the action. You were not with us today.
· Music – What is that, Mole? Too loud
· Stay in character, Mrs. Otter, Badger, toad.
· Conner Elston – wonderful job being schizophrenic – handling two roles at once.
· Quiet backstage.
· Weasels, do not hit curtains
· Hats – everyone, we need to be able to see your face if you are wearing any type of head covering.
· Music – fade in and fade out.
· Music was too loud – Lawyer – toad.
· “What… gone?” Rat, don’t block Mrs. Otter.
· Music was too loud when Toad says “Young Portly, of course.”
· Chauffeur, you need to be onstage and in character.
· Mole, Where are your glasses?
· Great job, Policeman and good job Toad giving Mole the tickets. Mole, be alarmed more with each ticket.
· Who was going in and out of the dressing room doors behind the scrim?
· Weasel girls, need to be bigger – HEY! This is how you make your living.
· Old lady in the river music – that scene was messed up.
· But the main thing is – Mole – watch your Texas accent.
· Weasels, be quiet on stage when they are planning their attack.
· When weasels are moving the pylon, good job!
Lizzie’s notes
· STEP ON LINES, EVERYONE!!!!!
· Don’t look at the audience. There is a fourth wall, and everyone has mentioned this at one time or another. We cannot lose the competition because someone was not observing one of the basic rules.
· More levels with the weasels in the first time you are together. Remember there are levels with your body. Everyone stand differently, sit differently. Some stand some sit, etc.
· Great stealing items on stage.
· Tucker, great crazy person
· Penelope, don’t talk behind Toad.
· Mrs. Otter, great entrance.
My notes
· At the beginning, everyone must listen to dialogue. Crowd noises coming in and especially with the wreck.
· Dipprey, listen to dialogue. Do not bounce balls against pylon.
· CRASH ! Great job, everyone.
· Jake, good job stealing the paper.
· When Badger or Rat says – don’t encourage them (meaning weasels) Weasels need to react negatively. One weasel can act like he is going out there to punch someone and one hold him/her back. Tilly Weasel, lie across the four foot pylon above the other girl weasels.
· Savannah – great weasel movements!
· When the weasels exited, they were too loud. Dipprey weasel, you stopped dancing out about a foot from the exit.
· Where was the check book – 2nd time?
· Build up LOUDER to Badger’s BE QUIET!
· Weasels in the dark need to be quiet – silent , but still move like you are having fun .
· When gypsies exit left stage with Toad, they need to exit USL so that they are not exiting where Badger enters.
· Tucker, work on being arrogant as the chauffeur. Sit on the car and get MAD at Toad for touching it. Be full of yourself.
· Music was too loud when Toad sees the car.
· Limousine is not for sale,…. Chauffeur – have your head up.
· Dipprey, good job with tickets. We need colored tickets. I will make yellow ones.
· Hannah, where was your crazy suit?
· Slower and louder, Penelope.
· Marmalade and tea – we need a light on Penelope and Toad.
· Toad, this is an epiphany – It is a masquerade and I am clever - not angry.
· PILLOWS – we need to ask Kylee
· Perfect splash
· Mrs. Otter, good job.
· Action – Emphasize the word.
· Cook, go to the bench, so that when Portly goes, he does not see the Badger party.
· Badger, good job telling…..
I will pass out character sketches for everyone to complete by Wednesday. If Ms. McLendon can tape us again on Tuesday, we will watch it on Wednesday.
Mrs. Elston, can you take pictures on Tuesday, so that we can use them for posters?