Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Tech Week - Notes for Tuesday

More rambling thoughts from your director. Some of these I touched on last night at the end of rehearsal, some I just forgot. Please read and take heed.

SCENE 1

  • Mama/Papa take a little longer entering stage before singing begins.
  • Villagers/Queen & Young Fiona need to start enter the house on "Just keep walking..."
  • Queen/Young Fiona start walking "and you'll find somewhere to go"
  • Villagers start walking "happiness all around"
  • PROPS - 
    • Need noisy party horns
    • Can we find a scarf for Young Shrek (that Mama can put around him)?
    • Make sure Shrek's bag is preset inside outhouse for Baby Bear to find
    • Fix Pigs/Peter Pan suitcases (handles coming off).
SCENE 2
  • Pinocchio's nose needs to be straight out and not down
  • Stay away from monitors
  • Witch - spread out more during "Story of My Life"
  • CHOREO - Goodbye Song is off
  • QUICK CHANGES - These characters need to leave during "Ogre on the loose"
    • Witch (change to Teen Fiona)
    • Duckling (change to Duloc)
    • Mouse (change to Duloc)
  • MOVE DUCKLING/MOUSE/WITCH changes to hallway if possible. LINNZIE help BELLA with her change. LINDA/KELAINA help MACKENZIE & ZHAKYM with quick changes.
SCENE 4
  • Guards see me tonight - we need to work on where you stand in front of the castle
  • BELLA/LINNZIE/MATT can all move the large center piece into place standing behind it. Last night I saw the Fionas & Matt getting into position. No bueno.
  • NEED EGG BEATER!!!
  • SET CHANGE - 
    • Need to coordinate moving castle off with music cue (it looked weird last night - one side moved quicker than the other)
    • Railing needs to come out as the 2 small castle pieces are being moved off - one fluid motion to change scenes. Can two people move the railing so it goes quicker? Does it need casters?
SCENE 5
  • Fionas all stay behind railing.
  • When song is over, all Fionas go back around to the back of the big castle piece and move to wing while 2 people move the railing off.
SCENE 6
  • JOE/CALEB practice the Lion King bit w/ music.
  • SHREK/DONKEY use 3 zones of apron for 1st half of Travel Song
    • Zone 1 - SR "
    • Zone 2 - DSC - puppet bit "We are strolling"
    • Zone 3 - DSL - after puppet bit during counterpoint duet
    • Lines walking down steps & through door. We'll continue to play music & change scene w/ lighting
    • On bridge when music changes
  • DONKEY exit SR wing "Waiting is fine. Hurry back." (Light change) FIONA enter immediately.
  • SOUND FX - Need dragon roar p 40
SCENE 7 - FOREVER
  • BEST SCENE OF THE NIGHT LAST NIGHT (all the clapping hand emojis here)
  • MAKEUP/HAIR - Fix Knight wigs. Crazy mess.
  • DRAGON - enter from top of platform
  • SHREK enter right after DRAGON finishes singing p 45 - Say lines QUICKLY. 
  • FIONA break away to DSL for "This is how I pictured it" while slo-mo battle ensues
  • SHREK "Princess get back" from US near platforms 
SCENE 8 
  • SHREK/DONKEY/FIONA - enter through house doors and come up steps SL to reset location
  • "Who I'd Be" - Changing positions. FIONA on middle platform USC, SHREK SR, DONKEY SL (for lighting purposes)
SCENE 9
  • P 59 - Farquaad jokes must go faster!!! Felt forces last night.
  • DONKEY during "I Think I Got You Beat" - FREAKING HILARIOUS! Keep all of it!
  • THELONIUS needs to bring on small castle piece and remove it after scene
  • THEOLONIUS/FARQUAAD stay in front of castle piece for that scene SL
SCENE 10
  • Fire/tree stumps closer CS in front of tallest platform
  • PROPS - Need sunglasses for DONKEY
  • 3 BLIND MICE & DONKEY - KILLED IT last night!! 
SCENE 11
  • FIONA/DONKEY stay closer to SR wing curtain
  • SHREK DSL "When Words Fail"
  • FIONA exit and reenter behind wing curtain for reprise
SCENE 12
  • FARQUAAD - he needs help backing up horse at end of scene
  • COSTUME - Please pin FARQUAAD's cape to his tunic. His knee pads were very visible last night.
  • KARA/LINDA - Be ready to assist LINNZIE with dress and makeup! Do change in hallway if possible.
SCENE 13
  • UGLY DUCKLING "it's just how you were hatched" was dropped last night
  • CHOREO - Freak Flag choreo was WAY OFF last night. YIKES. We'll run it during warm-ups.
SCENE 14
  • CHARLIE/TREY move off castle pieces during "And that is how an ogre came to live in swamp...."
  • OLIVIA quick change in hallway if possible from FAKE FIONA->MAD HATTER


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