Songs/Dance recaps
- Driving in my car - make sure we got the right lyrics and movements - work on fluid adlibbing and expressionistic facial features.
- Baggy Trousers - lyrics and with energy but still in tune
- Embarrassment movements and making sure that when I walk the group over to a new area of the stage that I lead them to a place where they will still be lit.
- First scene - work on projection and making sure there was a clear formation of people singing 'Our House' and 'House of fun'.
Notes
- People in the very first scene to not go onstage during the overture as its the introduction to the show and not for the actors to go onstage. Also they were left standing there for around 5 minutes which isn't ideal for the performers or for the audience members to witness.
- Adlib quietly in some scenes to add a little bit or background noise so it wasn't deadly quiet - for example, the very first scene (dancing contest) as it was deadly silent. People on and off stage to add mumbling and clapping here and there.
- "Reecey Guess what's happened" - more bitchy as if you're about to gossip about what's happened as my character doesn't like Joe.
- Personal note: Ad lib more in other scenes to add context to our lines. For example, in the scene where Joe shows us his property development but we don't get it. I mime to Megan (Billie) that we should go with Andy and Harry (Lewis and Emmo) to get out of here. We also need to exaggerate our movement more when leaving as we are embarrassed and are trying not to make eye contact with Joe.
- Slow down delivery of lines in order to create emphasis on certain words and to also let the audience take in and understand whats happening in the current scene.
- Wings Of A Dove - even more expressive movements and wide smiles.
4:30 SHOW
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- Transitions were smoother and things were more organised backstage meaning people weren't panicking and were a lot calmer and relaxed. Meaning as a collective we worked more effectively as a team and helped each other on and off stage by holding curtains open.
- Our House opening scene and end scene had high amounts of energy and had more of an impact when opening and closing the show. The stage itself was very colourful and showed the vibrant, fun nature of the show.
- 'It Must Be Love' when we popped out at the sides had high energy levels and looked really cheesy gaining audience laughter.
- Vocal projection was much better and people were becoming more confident with adlibbing during 'Baggy Trousers' creating a rowdy, school atmosphere.
EBI
- Go all out for the last show. Have over the top expressions and movements.
- HAVE FUN! look like you're enjoying yourself in 'Our House' and 'Wings of a Dove'
- Bigger characterisations
- Valencia - Pressman accidently missed out one of her scenes but was recovered by the musician. To prevent this going over the script and working out what scene are before and after in order to make sure this doesn't happen again.
- I personally forgot my bandana in a few scenes so I need to make sure I remember for the final show. Otherwise it takes away the uniqueness of my character and makes it harder to spot my character in ensemble scenes as well as making it difficult for the audience to remember them.
7:30 LAST SHOW!!
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- Everyone stepped up their game and gave it their all.
- Dance numbers had high energy levels. Especially in 'Baggy Trousers' movements were almost accented and very sharp - most noticeable in the fast step phrase we all do toward the end of the song.
- Everyone was on time with cues and everything seemed to run very smoothly with no hiccups.
- I remembered my bandana for every scene
- I adlibbed more in 'baggy Trousers' and in 'Driving In My car' adding characteristics to an ensemble and producing a more believable and expressionistic character.
- Could tell that myself and Megan created an atmosphere when we came onstage as everything seemed to become silent when we enter/we always got reactions from the audience after we would say our lines.
EBI - If I were to do the show again
- Personally to possibly experiment a little more with the stage space - maybe use levels/use the staging as in all of my scenes I stayed on the ground.
- Gain confidence with experimenting with accents - this wasn't crucial to my role but could have differentiated between other characters if I did.
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