Great Job Last Night!!
We are ready for Opening Night!!
Adisyn- Make sure you face the audience at all times
Abbie- Use a proper English accent as opposed to Cockney
Drew, Adisyn, Abbie- Good energy on “Welcome”. Keep it up, make it bigger!
Little Princess:
Tiger Transporters- load cd player and make sure it is playing prior to entering the house.
Bennet- Work the coal walker routine and make it visually interesting for both Indian Village audience
and the house audience
Erik- Work the sword swallower routine and make it visually interesting for both Indian Village audience
and the house audience. Prepping the sword is very important!
Tane- Look at the cobra the whole time, it’s a cobra!
Back Stage- Open the grand as the Tiger Transporters reach the top stair leading to the stage
Jacob- Make sure to call go for curtain and lights as the Tiger Transporters reach the top stair leading to
the stage
Back Stage- No flashlights backstage
All Cast- DO NOT PEEK THROUGH THE GRAND FOR ANY REASON. I could several of you doing this.
School Room/ Proper English Girl
Tori- Single line through wrong spelling on chalk board
Crew- Make sure the table cloth is in place on table
All pupils- Wait to take your seats till designated crew person gives you the signal
Ashley- Pull the chair out for Natalie, let her jump, then pull it away for chair climbers
Isabella- Replace pillows at end of song
Amy- Steady chandelier as you come out. 1 to 3 seconds spent on this- not more.
Samantha- Watch back to the audience, happened a lot tonight, make windows for other characters and
move down stage when possible
All Cast- It’s pronounced Mr. Barrow, like wheel barrow.
Hannah R- Pull out ladle when saying Soup De’ Jour
Props- fold contract once in half
Hannah H- Open up to audience more during dialog and songs; think- no side profiles
McKenzie and Havilah- Leave fight scene in front (downstage) of table
All pupils- wait for lights to come up on stage before singing happy birthday
Back Stage- Help Havilah with quick change
Hannah R- Come in with ladle only when you come in to ask Miss M about cake
Samantha- cheat to the audience when talking with Amelia and Mrs.C
James- Make sure you have tie and belt on when you are the footman
Aimee- Bring last present in and set on table when you bring in Mr. Barrow
Autumn- Watch your back being to the audience, happened a lot tonight
Tori- Take birthday hat off before song Best Gift of All
Maya- Find Kirsten, stand with her, make sure back is not to the audience
Hannah H and Samantha- be on the same plane when talking to one another so you don’t upstage the
other character
All Cast- wait for applause prior to resuming dialog after songs
Samantha- No shrill voice when you are upset, ok to get really upset, but stop just before shrill, no arms
in the air when walking Mr. B out
Spots- when you get in tonight, practice settling quickly on target, should not see bobbing about
Hannah, Sophia- Wait for blackout prior to moving chairs back
Sunny Day
All cast- SING OUT! This number needs much more energy!
Ande- walk more slowly when leaving the stage with your kids
Full company- Walk quietly when walking behind the drapes and grand during scenes and blackouts
Sophia- Review lines for act 2!
Michael, Sophia, Hannan H- open to the audience when you three are meeting and talking
Back Stage- Close mid ASAP once attic is though, we can see the light from back hall way through stage
entrance
Attic/ Magic
Bennett- remember proper placement of hamper
Michael and Bennett- Review Magic vocals prior to coming tonight and with Lori once you arrive
Grayce- Hold Gazelle up higher
Michael- more of a controlled dialog when Sarah and Becky are heard, you are not panicked in your
departure, just quick and efficient
Hannah- Put away all items but the red tin and jam when pulling food out of hamper
Samantha, Havilah, Sydney, McKenzie, Autumn- come down stage when in the attic scene, but stay open
to the audience, no backs to the audience
Hannah- come down stage when confronting Havilah and Miss M so door doesn’t hide you
Samantha- Freeze, then look around when you hear Becky under the blanket, room is too small to look
around the whole time she is making noise
Outside Back of School
Havilah- Enter from HR VOM
Samantha- Enter from HR VOM (you’ll pass Havilah on her way out
Sophia- Enter from HR and come up stairs from the aisle
Props/ Hannah H- have scrub brush and bucket when in front of school
Mr. C’s parlor
Hannah- ensure you are making eye contact with other characters during dialog
All cast in this scene- Open to audience, we will run this prior to show tonight
Sophia- Bennett will follow you and Hannah out, take three steps or so , then turn and give him your
bundle.
Bennett- follow Hannah and Sophia out and then take Sophia’s bundle
Hannah- Don’t get so close to Miss M when dialoging, remember she is dangerous to you
Ande- Protect Sara more, don’t let Miss M get close to her
Samantha- Stomp foot, then huff, not squeak when upset and walking out
Michael- find windows if others block you out, it’s ok to cross to other side of wheel chair
Drew- If Michael has moved to your spot behind wheel chair, go ahead and move to the other side to
form wall against Miss M
Michael- Make sure consistent accent in last scene
Jonathan- SMILE!!! When you bow and in last song!
First group of cast bowing- Open line up all the way
All cast and crew- wait for everyone to be there before you start to bow
Crew- Pick someone to pass Bennett his hat for bows
Great job last night, let’s ratchet it up and bring it for tonight’s opening performance!
Pwilly
