Senior Musical Director's Notes from 4/9/2008

Director’s Notes from 4/9/08

Dane Run trick with Anna (and me) before the show.
Say “The Royal Court…” then cut the band off.
Refold the trick blanket.
“OR” a newt on the root…
Catch grapes from Harper.
Present the crown to Phae.
Move your hand once you turn the chair on.

Harper Throw grapes to Dane.
Face downstage for the stabbing scene. Don’t look at Ted.
Get under the covers.
Give the torch back after the ensemble whispers.

Ted Don’t reach so much with the map. Just point.
Stand up, then pull the knife out.

Corey After the duck dies, get rid of it.
Lose both the shirt and vest in the finale.

Howard Can Dane’s cut off for the band come after he says “The Royal Court…?”

Ensemble Michelle P. – take baby off with you.
Glory S. – Enter on the beat. Balance yourselves.
Don’t hit the curtains!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“With You” – Girls whip your hair around!
Eric M. – Be happy, then sad with “Now?”
Jason R. – Grab the needlepoint with the chair.
Virginia and Ryan – footed tights.
Don’t talk in the hallway, lobby, or on mic.
Eric M. – get a lighter in case the torch goes out.
Take Corey’s shirt at the end.

Scenery 1. Mask side seam on lightbox and touch up with black paint. (don't go over the chalk on the front of the lightbox- only paint the sides of the box)
2. Fix the wooden battens you made for the US legs:
- The wood should hang vertically not horizontally, with the eye hooks on the top edge.
- Check your knots. I'm afraid that one of the SR ones may be slipping.
- USE A LEVEL. (the batten should be level, the lines should be plumb)
-The battens don't need to be as far down from the pipe as you have them now. I'd like to be able to adjust their height from the floor.
-Have Schrauf check their positions before you're done.
3. Paint the interior of the "head" hole on the down stage extension black, including the bottom of the hole cover.
4. Paint the luan strip that covers the fogger and fire silk black again. It's looking beat-up.


Lights Finish Cues for Act II.
Is it possible for me to look at the cues I haven’t seen yet before tonight?

Make-up/ Flowers in Anna’s hair?
Hair No more buns or braids – more crazy, teased out style.
No more cheek color – it looks like a mistake.
“With You” girls need bigger/sexier hair.
Use a limited number of shapes – Troye will have a list tomorrow.
Darker/Brighter lip colors are now encouraged.
Application order:
Put on white face make up and powder.
Put on surrounding eye make up.
Put on heavy eye liner and mascara.
Put on lip stick.
Come to school and apply and powder shape.

Props Corey needs a wooden spoon with his pudding.
Do we need to make a paper hat for each show? Probably.
Lighter for Eric M. (in case the torch goes out on stage.)

Notes from Senior Musical on 4/8/08

Dane Run trick with Anna and me before rehearsal.
Come down the center when you come down from the trick.
“Enter Fastrada” need to be runned across the stage.
Paper hat blocking.
Preset bowler hat for Glory – not the top hat.
Candle closer to your face.
Pop up candle – rehearse.
Cut off Anna in her entrance.

Adam L. Go to place for “head” in blackout after Glory.

Alysia More feisty, less nice.

Ted Bigger scream when stabbed in the back.

A.J. You should have Theo’s mic, Adam L. should have the head mic.
Cheat D.S. with head.
Use the correct head.

Anna Eyelash on, and my hair, and shoes…
Call off stage for line.
Hand that Pippin grabs goes over the railing.

Harper Look out with your book.
Put cover for hole upstage of Adam L.
Throw shirt D.S. for “With You” and pick up at the end of the #.
Practice stabbing Ted before rehearsal (in costume.)
Raise the duck over your head/out of your face.
Hand the duck to Theo.
I have your watch.
Hand that Theo grabs goes over the railing.

Full Cast Pre-set your sheet; you were late.
“In the bedroom” – ‘huh’ needs to be louder.
Eric and Joe B. – jump and yell glory with weapons (not swords.)
More creepy with body parts, and throw them at people.
Sounds/Yelling in “Glory.”
Politicos/Dane need to be quicker with Testing…/getting him up.
SL staircase fire? Too slow. Get fire from the person next to you.
2nd Pet. come on as Morning Glow is leaving! Quicker!/Louder Yeahs.
Eric M. – hold torch up!
Life/Sun lyrics.
3 costume ppl. – take off costumes quicker.
“War…” Music won’t start until Pippin sits down – both versus.

Corey Look out with your book.
Practice holding the duck.
Use wooden spoon to eat “pudding” and hold the bowl.
Hand that Pippin grabs goes over the railing.


Props A new pellet has to go into the torch and ‘started’ before each show.
We need to have medical tape (2 or 3 rolls) for tonight’s rehearsal.
Ryan - Flash cotton needs to be added to Dane’s ‘Evan’ trick.
We still need 2 handles for Everyday Men tools.
Paper hat for Pippin for tonight.
Do we have a runner for the table? Jordan and Jordan should bring
it out when they move it from ‘bridge to table.’

Video Can we disable the auto resize?
Cut the map.
Add new footage of people.
All changes from last night.

Sound Microphones need to be set below the mouth.
Wires taped to the principals’ backs.
Safety pin Dane’s mic in.

Scenery Whoever ties the map needs to bundle/tie it much looser.
The bottom of the hole for “Head” needs to be painted.
Do we have a runner for the table? Jordan and Jordan should bring
it out when they move it from ‘bridge to table.’


Dance/ Run “Glory” at 6pm.
Staging Run “Everyday Men” after Curtain call.
Curtain Call at 6:30.

Lights There needs to be a blackout at the end of “Glory.”

Costumes Full costumes for tonight.
Does Corey have a shirt?
Can we find bow-ties for the boys in “No Time at All?”
The boys in the orgy scene need black briefs to go under their
compression shorts (crack kills… enough said.)

I'll see you all tonight for Final Dress Rehearsal!