Thursday, February 28, 2013

February 29


February 28, 2013
EVERYONE
Don’t walk through the furnace
Quiet during Hilton scene.
Slow motion while Reg and Alice are talking
Make sure you have a jacket when it is winter
More people noises during voting scene.
Don’t look down when talking.
Make sure someone turns on the radio and t urns it off.
Step on lines during transitions.
Welfare is winter
Walk in character
Step on lines.
Gate be on time and have signs.
Slow motion in Marie Louis scene
Help change bar scene
Don’t block Graham’s SOB line.
2nd bar scene- Nathan, Tucker and Mac were in a straight line.
People in back need to be realistic.
More cheers in plant vote.
From Cheyenne – Every day is different.  We meet new people and we see the old ones.  So every time we say our lines, we need to say them as if it is the first time.  Sometimes you are friendly and sometimes you are mad or sad, but you never are the same every day the same time. If you have read this far, text or comment on the blog and receive an A. You still have to comment  anyway.
More people noises – beating up Nate.
ReAct more to the weather – especially the heat.
Good job tonight!  Lots of good things happened.  Every practice needs to be like that with improvements.  So proud of you all.
Wipe off sweat in steel mill.
Yell differently.
Loved train scene
Plant vote – step on lines
Yell differently
DICTION WITH ACCENTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Busy work.
Don’t smile after  you scream.
QUIET in the back
When everyone is saying a line, what emotion is that line?  I don’t know if this is right, but shouldn’t we feel a different emotion with each line and scene, etc.
Some clap singing Union is behind us.
Winter! Jackets, chattering teeth, rub legs and ankles for warmth.  Blow in hands, hug and cuddle.
Men use hatracks
There will never be enough people noises in the bar scenes.
Die from the heat – SHOW THIS
More expression on which side are you on?
If you improve this much each rehearsal – there is no stopping you!!!!!!!
CODY
Stay still in the beginning and don’t mess with your costume.
Great job and great energy as foreman!!!!!!!!!!!!  Kudos to you.
TY
Great job!  Good delivery in the bar scene.
Great job backstage.
Be discontent with jared at the beginning of the scene 13, then build to who do  you think you are?  Make the audience tense up , then jump.
Add a laugh – I think I’m right. A smirk
Amaazing job
Radio scene was great.
Louis, Reg and Cody
Great striking – energy was good. It was real.
HAYDEN
Great job striking
Be ashamed. You left your best friend to die when you say you thought Nate was behind you.
You were so believable
PAIGE
Lower voice
Great job being in the moment each scene.
Graham
Great job in steel mill with the cap?
You were amazing tonight.
MICHELLE
When acting like a man, slow down working and walking.
Then what is that – not this.
Wonderful job – so believable
TUCKER
Louder on the pervert line and stand so we can see you.
A little more drunkenness in scene – anyone seen Marie”
Push Rose harder
Bigger looking out for Billy.
More energy – you were good tonight, but you need to match Hayden’s energy. Act more ignorant when Rose talks to you.
You improve each rehearsal.
HANNAH
Laugh when Frank rubs Reg’s head.
Come in stronger and louder in scene 15
Great job in fighting scene.
Act fidgety then break down in mortgage scene.
You made me tear up.
During the nate and billy wall scene, move the chair downstage to more right stage so it is not blocking that scene.
CHEYANNE
Stand how they did in the 40’s.
Great job – wiping tears away in Nate being hurt scene.
Jared
Be ready
In first Hilton scene, act more intimidated, more scared and frantic.
SLOW DOWN
Very emotional – the audience was with you throughout the play
Nathan
More reaction to Reg and Billy Fighting.
I got you – only 2
Wonderful as the photographer and the bystander. You add so much because you THINK!!!
Rose
Yell when Nate pushes you.
You make me tear up too!  You have grown so much since last year!
Reg and Alice
Smile at each other after you kiss

Lights
Up quicker on Reg and Frank.
Great work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Carson
Be meaner – let’s look at the script and find more lines.
Wonder ful job – you are such a consistent character – always reacing.

Carson and Michelle
What is this? Throw the paper at Kelly and then have her force it back in your hands.
Abbey
Turn fire off at the beginning.
Louis and Marie
Keep the relationship going at the beginning after the kissing.  More giggling.
Lost your accent in the scene after checkers.
Hilton and Kelly
Great job – very natural
Tucker and Allison
You get better each rehearsal. Slap scene was amazing
Music
Great job!!!!!!!!!!!!!

14 comments:

  1. I need some help on being more mean with my body language and presence, any suggestions anyone?

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  3. Carson, make sure your shoulders are back and stand with a purpose. Don't throw the piece of paper too hard or crumble it up too much so it's easy for me to fix it.

    Who's walking through the boiler? and I might be a little late in the gate scene because I have to change into my boy clothes but I'll try to work on it. I'll walk slower in the steel mill and stuff.

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  4. I think that Michelle and Nathan need to do more than just walk around with a pipe in the steel mill scene. Try shoveling or hammering or something because it looks like you are lost.

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  5. The weather in Canadian summers during the 30s would make what we think of as hot now look like a nice day. The temperatures would reach into the 100s sometimes reaching the 120s. As a matter of fact when you watch the weather channel and the weather man says, '"The record for the day is this high," that record was most likely made in the 1930s.

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  6. Okay, I'll make sure to show that there is something on my mind that I'm very distraught over, then break down in the morgage scene. Also we need to work on stepping on lines and scene so that it will flow more smoothly.

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  7. At practices it seems that as the play goes on everyone loses their energy. It looks like you have 'dead bodies' you walk to where you need to go with no energy. You look like zombies on stage and we need to see energy in everyone.

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  8. One thing we need to think about is the fact at the beginning of the play Canada was just barely coming out of the Dust Bowl so many of the effects of it would still be lingering. This was a period of huge dust storms caused by major drought which meant there were food shortages across Canada as well as America. Many respiratory illness and deaths were caused by the dirt and sand that thickened the air so coughing would be an everyday activity. We also must keep in mind that this ruined the economy and lead to a major decrease in wages and occupations.

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  9. The melting point of steel is around 1500 degrees Fahrenheit. So remember it is extremely hot in the winter and even hotter in the summer. In the mill heatstroke is probably very common so act light headed at times.

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  10. Steel was an important industry in the 40s because the war was a huge way to sell steel because of bullets guns tanks jeeps and all other war time things. Also after the war there was a period of time where economies boomed because of the after affects of war.
    This is for Thursday the 28

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  11. Okay about accents. I know some are having trouble having consistency in their accents. Frieda recommended to stay on accent during school, especially during theatre. I say yes to that, buy also try and doing your accent in front of your parentsspeaking to a parent is like one of the most natural things we do and if you practice just spur-of-the-moment speaking with them, your accent will improve on consistency.

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  12. Like Cheyanne said a few blog posts ago. We need to know our lines. But everytime we say the lines it should be like the first time those words have ever came out of mouth in that order. We need to ACT!

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  13. I agree with Alyssa. I started listening to my polish accent cd again just to make sure I have it all right. Also, we need to make sure that every think we do on stage is factual and true.

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  14. Everyone needs to be involved with stage business when they are not talking. In real life, not every person will be listening or paying attention to what everyone else is saying. Having stage business will make this play seem more real

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