Delayed Notes from 10/31

2.1

-Kendall…slower entry at the top of Sunrise

-Sofia…much better investment of that sequence with purpose; keep it up

-Sofia/Kendall…look out to the audience on your first ‘Al Amanacer’

-Ensemble…if I had you enter onto the Stage Left scaffold, change your entry to the L Platform

2.2

-Owen…don’t start your lines until the Salon girls have cleared from in front of you

-Michel…he’s crushed by the vandalism; push on that a bit more

-Emma…can’t be that quiet in the scene, even miked

-Rosarios…make sure that podium is farther out center and down

-Lia…good adjustment to Kyle when he came in

2.3

-Scene Movers…work on being direct and efficient on your scene changes

-Maggie…go to Michel on the lyric: ‘you can sell your store’ (2^nd note)

-Michel…listen to the piano line on the recording for your cues/timing

-Maggie…cheat out a bit more generally; you have a tendency to turn profile

-Scene Movers…quicker scene changes

2.4

-Alberto…move with more urgency and purpose; invest it!

-Kendall…enter a couple of beats earlier

-Alberto…register what’s going on between Benny and Nina; don’t rush his ‘be careful what you say next’ line

-Lia…good adjustments

-Alberto…step down to Lia when she’s singing to you; help her open up physically to the audience

-Lia…if you’re going to move him, push him, then do it; no half-executed moves

-Sofia/Alberto…counter downstage when Lia’s singing to you

2.5

-All…awful timing at the start of the scene; dial in immediately!

-Lauren…find her annoyance and attitude

-Ensemble…justify the shoulder rolls; the early ones are because I said to

-Ensemble…if you’re on the stage right scaffold, move onstage more; if you can’t see the house, they can’t see you

-Ensemble…the downstage right (DR) trio needs to be tighter to the stoop for lighting reasons

-Kendall…engage Emma after the teasing re: Usnavi

-Ensemble…whoever shouts ‘here comes Usnavi’ is late; we need it earlier by a beat or two

-Ensemble…the dance circle needs to clear faster for the next musical phrase

-Michel…you can’t shake hands with Jose (Daniel); bad blood there

-Ensemble…when you’re teasing Benny about Nina, you can’t swallow him up; counter away so the audience can see what you’re talking about

-Michel…laugh at Sonny’s rant a bit; motivate his ‘I’m not trying to be funny’

-Owen…Consider what Usnavi’s telling you; think it through

**We need to stage the Usnavi/Vanessa dance**

-Michel…you’ve got time, don’t rush the decision to go with Nina to see what’s going on with Abuela

2.6

-Ensemble…you can enter a bit earlier in Atencion to be on for Usnavi’s entrance

2.7

-Michel…can’t tap your foot to keep time in Alabanza monologue

-Michel…your 2^nd ‘she was just here’ is to himself; take it in

-Ensemble…ick.  Serious backslide musically.  NO GOING BACKWARDS!

2.8

-Ensemble…Work on silent exits; was rocky at the start, but better later

-Michel…can enter even slower into scene

-Sofia…look up more during the scene; engage both Michel and the audience a bit more

-All…get used to applause beats; listen for them and don’t rush your scene restarts

-Sofia…great reaction to Kevin’s story

2.9

-Salon Girls…take the song to each other

-Lauren…don’t rush the tonal shift in the scene into Vanessa’s apartment

-Lauren…eye contact, girl; dial into your scene partners a bit more

-Shayla…the ‘farewell speech’ line isn’t upbeat; take it down

2.10

-Good!

2.11

-Owen…See Vanessa and take that as your cue to leave

-Michel…good job simplifying the scene, now push his really listening to what’s being said

-Michel…even more shock at the turn of events

2.12

-All…keep working the movement of scenic pieces into your actions onstage

-Kendall…don’t back away from her, or from Kevin; stand strong

-Sofia…go to Benny earlier (not sure of exact moment)

-Who’s responsible for removing the podium in this scene?

2.13

-Owen…don’t rush your entry

2.14

-All…really felt like people were going through the motions on this scene; BOO!

-Principal Men…your best friend is staying; REACT ACCORDINGLY!!