February 28, 2013
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EVERYONE
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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!!!!!!!
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CODY
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Stay
still in the beginning and don’t mess with your costume.
Great
job and great energy as foreman!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kudos to you.
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TY
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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.
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Louis,
Reg and Cody
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Great
striking – energy was good. It was real.
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HAYDEN
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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
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PAIGE
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Lower
voice
Great
job being in the moment each scene.
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Graham
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Great
job in steel mill with the cap?
You
were amazing tonight.
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MICHELLE
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When
acting like a man, slow down working and walking.
Then
what is that – not this.
Wonderful
job – so believable
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TUCKER
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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.
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HANNAH
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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.
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CHEYANNE
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Stand
how they did in the 40’s.
Great
job – wiping tears away in Nate being hurt scene.
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Jared
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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
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Nathan
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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!!!
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Rose
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Yell
when Nate pushes you.
You
make me tear up too! You have grown so
much since last year!
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Reg
and Alice
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Smile
at each other after you kiss
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Lights
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Up
quicker on Reg and Frank.
Great
work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Carson
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Be
meaner – let’s look at the script and find more lines.
Wonder
ful job – you are such a consistent character – always reacing.
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Carson
and Michelle
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What
is this? Throw the paper at Kelly and then have her force it back in your
hands.
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Abbey
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Turn
fire off at the beginning.
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Louis
and Marie
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Keep
the relationship going at the beginning after the kissing. More giggling.
Lost
your accent in the scene after checkers.
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Hilton
and Kelly
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Great
job – very natural
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Tucker
and Allison
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You
get better each rehearsal. Slap scene was amazing
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Music
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Great
job!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I need some help on being more mean with my body language and presence, any suggestions anyone?
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ReplyDeleteCarson, 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.
ReplyDeleteWho'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.
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.
ReplyDeleteThe 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.
ReplyDeleteOkay, 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.
ReplyDeleteAt 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.
ReplyDeleteOne 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.
ReplyDeleteThe 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.
ReplyDeleteSteel 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.
ReplyDeleteThis is for Thursday the 28
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.
ReplyDeleteLike 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!
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteEveryone 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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