February 26

Great job today.  It was a long day, but you never gave up.  I'm impressed.  There are a few tweaks that we need to make - about 16 seconds of tweaks. 

March 7 is our next clinic.   Next Saturday at 7PM.   Our first public performance is March 8 at 3pm. 

Singing was amazing.  It can only get better.

Concentrate on the environment now.  Louisiana is miserable in the summer - humid - flies and mosquitos as big as helicopters.  

Mother - much better in your lines.   You are great in the crowd scenes.    You probably have one of the hardest roles.  The audience has to make an opinion of you from a few lines.  Tough job!  You will get it. 

Judge - very introspective - loved the difference in your character as a redneck, crowd person and Judge.  Easy to see the difference.

Willie - amazing - you become Willie Stark on stage - especially as you drink more during the show. Becoming mad and then laughing - layers to your character.  Don't take a drink before returning to Lucy. : )

Jack - wonderful insightful performance - strong throughout the show.  You are finally different with each person and we can see the sensitive and vulnerable side of Jack.

Sadie - fantastic job - you are confidant yet vulnerable.  Make us hurt for you.  You have to love Willie so much that it is an obsession.   Hate to say it but watch Fatal Attraction - Glenn Close's character. 

Crowd scenes were much better.

Anne - can see the mature Anne as well as the teen Anne.  The scenes with Jack draw the audience in with its intimacy.  You are not afraid to take a risk.   Excellent work today.

Lucy - much better.   Watch choppiness.  I love Love  your part at the end.  You are so happy and it literally breaks our heart to see Willie die.  Maybe scream Willie and drop to your knees at the end.

Sugar Boy - always watching - ever vigilant.   Great job today.  You are intimidating in the show which shows what a great actor you are.

Tiny - love your character.   You and Sugar Boy make a good pair.  You play off each other well.  I want to see you become even more angry at Willie .  We need to see you and Adam meet and hand a gun over


Adam and Sheriff - So different in each part.  Hilarious in one and unsettling in the other.  You go from one extreme to another.   We can see you thinking on stage as Adam.  WoW!

Dolph - Dolph keeps getting bigger and bigger.  I love the way you add something new each time you perform.  You also do a great job of being different in the other characters you do.  Great job for a first time actor.

Hugh- Love your voice and love your passion on stage.  You do not deviate from your part on stage.  You are single minded and are always paying attention. 

Editor- I love the way you go from one character to the next.  The editor is so much better.  You have put a lot of thought into the role.  I love the character actor side of you .  You remind me of JK Simmons.  A great actor but where he shines is as the character actors he has played.  You are the world of the play.  You and Paige add so much to the atmosphere of the play.

Lily - Great job as always.  You are always thinking on stage.  You have Lily down pat.  I can sense the loneliness you emanate.   Then the heartache as the voice in the funeral.  Wonderful job.

Woman 2 - wonderful acting in crowd scenes.  You intuitively know where to go and what to do.  You are joyful in the crowd scenes which lends energy to the ensemble.  Be more passionate in the funeral scene.  We have to grab the audience with that first line of dialogue.

Thanks to everyone else - music and lights are impeccable -Reagan, Carly, Jonathan and Riley.  You have one of the hardest jobs in the show.  In this show in particular, the lights and sound are another character.

Thanks to Kylie, Brooke, Amy,  Kayla, Mia, Cora, Elijah, and Cheyanne for your willingness to take notes, fill in, watch and give advice.  You spend hours working on the set, props, makeup, research.  You will never get enough credit.  You are the glue that holds everything together.  

Thanks to the new people.  You have enriched our lives and show.  Thanks to the freshmen - we yell at you a lot,but could not do the show without you.  To the veterans - hard to believe you keep getting better - each year we are blown away.  

Thanks to Ms. K and G - This would be impossible to do without your insight, talent, and loyalty to the kids and theatre. 

As you can tell, I am a happy camper today, but tomorrow - who knows.  Do not become too complaisant.  There is always room for improvement  - new ideas to explore - I love Nathan's suggestion about the increasing and slowing down parts in the show.  Think of how we can do this.

February 25

-Elijah sit during redneck scene

-Peyton don't touch the curtains when you get drinks –

Peyton your lines are too choppy –

you cannot make sounds backstage especially behind the flag –

mac don't react before Sydney finished framed line

-maybe mac and Sydney roll off trunk while making out –

Sydney when you say goodbye hugh, make it sound a little sad -keep working on line I swear I'll kill him first –

kadyn you cannot move your arms out from your side every time you want to show emotion . Louder humming after 2nd jack scene –

Brodie when you pull away from kadyn make us believe you really don't want to –

Mac say "everything's fine" more as a torment to Brodie –

Ashlyn try something different with the Monty was your father scene. You seem to young and not sad enough –

beat after 2nd shot before you move

 

 

 

SCENES - WHAT TO SAY AND SONG

Scenes	People	Song	How to prepare
1.       The Memory	Mother – loved your son & Monty Judge – loved your son Willie – regret that you lost the conscience that guided you Jack – hate the greed (lust for $ & Lust for wanting what others have) that cost you both fathers, Willie and Adam Lucy – wishing she could reverse the past. Sadie – wonders if she will ever be successful without depending on a man Tiny- wants to know how he can become governor. Anne – wants a chance of life with Willie. Adam- before deciding to kill W, he is conflicted because he took the hypocratic oath. Hugh – fears that Louisiana will never be the same. Sugar Boy – Willie was his hero – the only one who believed in him. Lily- wishes her brother was back Editor – as a townsperson fears that Louisiana is lost. Dolph - as a townsperson fears that Louisiana is lost. Woman 2 as a townsperson fears that Louisiana is lost.	Cue 1 Music box Singing Humpty Dumpty	·         Mood is serious ·         Hugh stand by Mother ·         Sugar Boy return to where you were. ·         Switch Willie and Lucy with Jack. ·         Enter with purpose ·         Look at exit sign. ·         Stand with energy. ·         See cuts – Mom  ·         Add to the cuts
2.       The Endorsement	(This is in transition) Mother Daughter is getting married Judge Willie Jack Lucy Sadie – Has a meeting with Joe Harrison to plan strategy. Tiny Anne – has been working with trying to make the books balance with children’s home Adam Hugh Sugar Boy Lily – your mother has the dropsy Editor Dolph Woman 2	Everyone -Humpty Dumpty in transition snapping	(This is in transition) Following Editor’s scene – Mother crosses USR to USL Woman 2 & Lily Cross USL to USR – greet judge Rednecks – enter. Anne crosses DSR to DSL. Sadie crosses DSL to DSR & Anne asks Sadie for time.  Judge just sold a load of pigs. Tiny is having trouble with his neighbor’s cows. Sugar Boy received an eviction notice. Hugh
3.       The rednecks	Mother Judge – You share Sugar Boy’s passion for baseball and Babe Ruth. Willie Jack Lucy Sadie Tiny – just received a good check from cotton. Read paper- Jeffers bid Anne Adam Hugh – you just heard that Babe Ruth will be on the radio tonight. Sugar Boy – your son is in trouble again with the law. Lily Editor Dolph- The bid for the school house has saved your business.  You have a high maintenance wife and a neer do well son. Woman 2	Typing	Judge just sold a load of pigs. Tiny is having trouble with his neighbor’s cows. Sugar Boy received an eviction notice. Hugh IT IS HOT IN THIS SCENE
4.       The Baptists	Mother Judge Willie Jack Lucy Sadie Tiny Anne Adam Hugh Sugar Boy Lily Editor Dolph Woman 2	Typing	Willie – you feel betrayed by friends and neighbors. Lucy – you believe that JH Moore and the commissioners are evil.  You are mad. Jack – You liked Willie from the first time you met him.  Your feelings for the rednecks and Willie are different.
5.       The Defeat	Mother Judge Willie Jack Lucy Sadie Tiny Anne Adam Hugh Sugar Boy Lily Editor Dolph Woman 2	Typing	Editor – the two lines are different.  Receive the news.  Last sentence is to yourself.   Willie- good people – sarcastic.  You are bitter.
6.       Funeral	Mother – your child was maimed – may never walk again Judge – Your daughter was killed. Willie – Your neighbor’s child never walk again. Jack – hold newspaper and remember Lucy– Your neighbor’s child never walk again. Sadie- Your nephew was killed. Tiny – You, Sugar Boy, Sheriff and Hugh were part of the search team to carry hurt and dead kids out. Anne – Your cousin was killed. Adam- You, Sugar Boy, Sheriff and Hugh were part of the search team to carry hurt and dead kids out. Hugh- You, Sugar Boy, Sheriff and Tiny were part of the search team to carry hurt and dead kids out. Sugar Boy - You, Tiny, Sheriff and Hugh were part of the search team to carry hurt and dead kids out. Lily – Your neighbor’s child was killed. Editor- This will be a great story. Dolph – Your child was killed. Woman 2- your daughter’s best friend was killed.	Cue 2 Thunder Shall we Gather at the River needs to begin louder. You must have purpose entering stage. Cry coming in – not everyone – a man hands a handkerchief to a woman. This is a crisis.  Remember scenes at Sandy Hook, other school shootings.  People cling to each other. Rework this scene.	Think back to a school experience where someone died.
7.       Bad Speech	Mother – Mother of two – trying to find your kids who are loose at the fair. Judge- you and your friend Sugar Boy just judged a hog show. Willie – You ‘ve been so proud that men have sought you out to run for governor.  Jack – it’s hot and you don’t know for sure, but you ‘ve heard Tiny tell his friends that he is running Harrison’s campaign. I know it is a frameup – directed at Sadie – like you can’t fool me and I am mad. Lucy- You hate campaigning but love Willie.  You don’t want him hurt. Sadie- You met Willie and there was an immediate connection.  You are rethinking your employment with Harrison. Tiny- Harrison has paid you well.  You are concerned when he is drunk, tears up the speech, etc. Anne- You and Lily promised to meet by the roller coaster. Adam- came out to hear Willie- you try to get others to listen. Hugh -  you came out to meet woman 2 to talk about the church raffle. Sugar Boy You and judge just judged a hog show. Lily you came out to meet woman 2 to talk about the church raffle. Editor- You will receive ten dollars each for good pictures. Dolph- Your son was in the hog show and you want to know why SB and Judge did not place him. Woman 2 you came out to meet Hugh to talk about the church raffle.  You then meet your boyfriend – editor for a picnic lunch.	Cue 3 Happy Days are Here Again Snapping	He is starting the speech.  It is a carnival, fair atmosphere. Be sure that you are in different areas for the crowd scenes.         This is Mason county   Woman 2& Editor read papers about Stark and MacMurphee
8.       The Drunk	Willie   humiliated hurt, disillusioned wants revenge Jack   mad.  You genuinely think Willie could make a difference – try to protect him Sadie  when do you decide to switch from Harrison to Willie ?   Tiny  time is money – willie needs to hurry Anne Lucy Adam Hugh Sugar Boy Lily Editor Dolph Woman 2 Mother Judge	Aint misbehaving - Sadie
9.       Hair of the Dog	Willie -Embarrassed, but with new resolve Jack-  trying to give him a way out.  Tiny Anne Adam Hugh Sugar Boy Lily Editor Dolph Woman 2 Mother Judge Lucy Sadie How do you feel seeing Jack or seeing Willie after last night?	Cue 4 Grand Old Flag
10.   Barbeque	Willie- How do you feel about Tiny when you see him? Jack – you are supporting Willie regardless & are his cheerleader.  Hit em in the soft spot is said to yourself. Sadie & Willie – Sadie is hesitant to go up and wish him good luck.   He winks or motions her up for a hug.  In your monologue, giggle when you say he won. Lucy  - you and Mother just entered cakes in the parrish fair baking contest. You want to know if she has heard anything. Mother -  you and Lucy just entered cakes in the parrish fair baking contest. You want to know if she has heard anything. Judge – You are looking for the sheriff.  Someone just hit your brand new ford.  You may ask people as you are milling around where he is. Tiny – you are afraid Harrison’s cronies might be at the Bar B Q and you are worried that Willie is too drunk to talk. Adam – you’ve heard that someone is selling tonic that may be a scam.  You might ask around. Sugar Boy  - It’s prohibition.  You are trying to buy beer from Dolph. Hugh – you are looking for your twin boys. Lily – you’ve just heard from your fiancée and you cannot wait to tell someone. Anne – you want to tell Lily that the new picture starring Gary Cooper is in town.  Dolph It’s prohibition.  You are trying to sell illegal beer and whiskey at the fair. Woman 2 Editor – you two can figure out what to do.	Every Man a King Everyone singing                                         All singers Every Man a King. Before Sadie’s monologue and after it	This is Upton   You’ve heard about Willie Stark, but right now, most of you are voting for MacMurphee.  Judge needs to have a MacMurphee sign.  Lily – you have one too. Adam, hold a Sign for Willie.  Hugh read paper about Stark backing MacMurphee In transition, Willie and crowd with signs go behind flag and it is in red. This is while Sadie speaks.
11.   I quit	Jack  You have been working hard.  This has been the most exciting time for you because you are a political writer.  You love talking to the candidates and promoting them.  This is something that you are finally successful at. Editor- You are tired of you prize writer being gone all the time.   Not only does he ignore your requests to be more equitable in his writing, but your bosses are breathing down your neck to see support for MacMurphee in the paper.  You have a high maintenance wife and a son at Princeton who doesn’t seem to value a dollar. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mother Judge Willie Lucy – sign for Willie Sadie Tiny Anne- Adam Hugh – Sugar Boy Lily- Dolph - Woman 2	Cue 5 Creole Stomp
12.   Old friends, good times	Mother Judge Willie Lucy sign for Willie Sadie Tiny Hugh sign for Willie Sugar Boy Lily sign for Willie Editor Dolph sign for Willie Woman 2 _______________________ Adam – be sitting with the scrapbook.  You and Jack look at pictures. Anne & Jack- We need to know you are both in love before a word is spoken.	Crowd noise is the transition.
13.   The job of a lifetime	Willie is working the crowd.  Sadie is by Willie – talking to voters Tiny & Sugar Boy are excited Jack – Jack sees Willie and yells at him – Willie! Mother – It’s about time we got a governor of the people. Judge – Willie Stark is honest Lucy – I’m so glad he is in office.  Now my children’s text books will be paid for . Anne – He is going to help the people not big business. Adam watches out of the circle of people Hugh- Stark is a man of the people. Lily – you know his motto is share the wealth. Editor – takes pictures.  Ask Willie to pose Dolph – Every Man is a king with Willie Woman 2 – can we get affordable medical care?	Cue 6 Eunice Blues	It is a great day!  He was elected by the largest margin in history. Crowd should roar with excitement. Mother, Lucy, Lily read apper about Willie elected governor
14.	Skip Mother
15.   Markham Hotel	Willie – drinking Tiny and Sugar Boy – watching -  this has to be different from earlier scenes where you are happy. Sadie – nervous Jack – concerned because you still like Willie. Hugh You admire and respect Willie, but it has changed because of the Byram White problem.   Jack laugh at the joke about the tramp.	Crowd noise is the transition.	Willie exit crossing DSL Jack Sadie Sugar Boy & Tiny – walk on either side of Willie exiting Anne meets Willie to speak to him Lucy USR with one impeach sign Judge USR with Lucy  Mother USL impeachment sign Adam watching DSL Dolph USL impeachment sign Woman 2 Cross DSC from USL With one impeach Willie sign. Lily Cross DSC from USL Editor Cross DSC from USL
16.   The Capitol	Willie has paper about impeaching him Jack Sadie Tiny Sugar Boy Mother Stand USL Judge Stand USL   Lucy Willie sign   Yes! Willie Anne Willie sign – run to talk to him before the speech Adam Stands DSR Hugh (poor man clothes) Willie sign AMEN Lily Willie sign They can’t impeach you Editor Willie Stark, a ;man of the people. Dolph Willie sign Share the wealth Woman 2 Crutch girl	Crowd is the transition. Ooh Glory Glory at RICH Man -Payton start this Start singing at HIS TRUTH IS MARCHING ON	Lucy  start singing with rich man.   Sugar Boy and Tiny bring in bench with white sheet and leaves immediately after this scene.
17.   Burden’s Landing	Jack  You love her Anne Look at him as more of a friend. Mother Cross from USL to USR in transition together Judge Cross from USL to USR in transition together Willie  Lucy Sadie Tiny Adam Hugh Sugar Boy Lily Editor Dolph Woman 2	Ooh -Ain't Misbehaving -Kadyn as exiting
18.   Before Three Timing	Sadie  mad Jack  laughs at Sadie for being so hung up on Willie.	Aint Misbehaving Sadie starts and Anne finishes
19.   The Good ol Days	Jack  You love her.  This has to be evident before you push her away. Anne This is the time to make him admit he loves you and take the relationship to the next level.	Anne finishes singing Ain’t Misbehavin
20.   Fed Up	Willie – almost out of control Jack – betrayed by both people he loves, angry, feels like a failure Sadie -depressed Tiny & Sugar Boy – alert for danger. Anne – happy to see Willie,but visibly sick to see Jack. Must hear PN – breathing.  Something that is audible. Don’t forget to call him Jackie.	Music Cue 7 Jolie Blond Reagan	Transition between scenes 19 & 20 Mother & Judge pass through. SR-SL in front of flag.  Hugh and Lily pass through  SL – SR in front of flag
21.   Six Million Bucks	Willie – more out of control Jack – angry and laughs when he can Sadie – trying to be close to Willie Tiny – can’t believe the money in a hospital.  You and Gummy are tight now. Sugar Boy alert and vigilant.	Cue 8 He Lives Reagan	Transition between 20-21 Lily is lily and walks slowly SR to SL with groceries.   Woman 2 & Lucy walk SL-SR with editor
22.   Adam’s Apartment-The offer	Adam Jack	Cue 9 I’ll Fly Away Reagan	Transition between 21 & 22 Hugh & Dolph cross SR- SL
	untouched by human hands.	Sadie Typing
23.   The Introduction	Willie  Jack Sugar Boy Sadie Tiny Adam	Ooh Glory Glory – Everyone singing	Transition between 22 & 23 Judge & Mother cross SL – SR Lucy meets Mother and Judge – she crosses SR-SL in front of flag & turns and goes with them.  Adam shakes hands with judge before getting to Willie’s office. Dolph, Editor cross USL-USR
24.   The Secret	Jack Lily  - Read Bible.	Typing - Sadie
25.   Digging		Typing Sadie	Between 23 & 25 Willie, Sugar Boy and Tiny cross from RS to LS.  Stop and talk to Jack Judge walks LS down to CS and Willie points to him
26.   The Blackmailer – Irwin’s house	Judge & Jack – exactly like you have done it.	Cue 10 Swing Low Sweet Chariot Reagan
27.   The Death Call	Mother Mother = work on this. Jack Willie, Tiny, Sugar Boy, Sadie	Cue 11 America
28.   The Monologues	Mother Judge	Humpty Dumpty behind flag – Everyone singing Stop at Had a great fall
29.   Assassinations	Mother Judge – behind blue scrim	– Cue 12 Every man a King Reagan Cue 13 music box Reagan
30.   Jack’s revelation	Mother – loved your son & Monty Judge – loved your son Willie – regret that you lost the conscience that guided you Jack – hate the greed (lust for $ & Lust for wanting what others have) that cost you both fathers, Willie and Adam Lucy – wishing she could reverse the past. Sadie – wonders if she will ever be successful without depending on a man Tiny- wants to know how he can become governor. Anne – wants a chance of life with Willie. Adam- before deciding to kill W, he is conflicted because he took the hypocratic oath. Hugh – fears that Louisiana will never be the same. Sugar Boy – Willie was his hero – the only one who believed in him. Lily- wishes her brother was back Editor – as a townsperson fears that Louisiana is lost. Dolph - as a townsperson fears that Louisiana is lost. Woman 2 as a townsperson fears that Louisiana is lost.	Kadyn Sings Humpty Dumpty
CUTS	Editor He thinks he’s Jesus Christ scourging the money changers out of that shinplaster courthouse up there. Editor Doesn’t she know how they run things up in Mason County? Jack They run ‘em up there just like they run ‘em down here. Hugh - local gits his front feet in the trough and Local 1 Yeah, wants ‘em to take the low bid.
	1.       Jack :say – Let’s just try this on for size, Mr. Dolph Pillsbury, county commissioner stated that the bid of JH Moore for the construction of the school was accepted even though…. 2.       Mother – Say I know it was wrong but I loved Monty Irwin. Judge – say Nothing is ever lost and all those dead in the past never lived before our definition gives them life.
Say this	Mother – Jack your father left us when you were six years old.  I explained Daddy had gone away.  You looked up and said, Mother I’ll always love you. Willie – A man goes away from his home and the voices he hears are not the voices he carried in his ears a long time back when he left.  He cannot hear the voices from the past saying – come back, boy, come back
	Cut Hugh’s last line in play Cut Dolph and it ain’t nobody’s business.