Notes: 2nd Dress

**- equals stuff for me…ignore it!

Good job rolling with the demands of the evening…great work team!

Almost uniformly, I need stronger projection from my team…come strong and committed to the sung dialogue.  There’s only so much the overhead mics and head mics can do…use good technique

No running backstage…or onstage for that matter.  Safety first.  Know your travel path and plan ahead far enough in advance to make it.

There’s a difference between playful banter and disrespect.  I’m receiving a number of reports that we have cast members crossing the line with fellow ensemble members and staff.  That should never be our company.  I take this very seriously and will address it with the company today, and the individuals solo.

1.1

piragua-it’s early…you can be tired/slow it up a bit

piragua-hear her music and react

usnavi-diction…

abuela-slow it up a bit physically

usnavi-what’s going on? Off on the timing on a song I don’t remember problems on before

rosarios-was more playful tonight in bodega…good work

gracie/Elisabeth-sing to each other on 2^nd ‘in the heights’…everyone else isn’t singing to the audience

Vanessa-your light is upstage and left from where you did the no-nos

Salon girls-have the chair farther down and left…too close to the bodega

**-slow up the scaffolding cue at the final in the heights sequence

1.2

**-paint the stoop stair

nina-come farther down the stairs for your first ‘hey’…there’s no light up top

nina/abuela-tighten up the ‘corazon del melon’

**-slow up the entry cue into ‘breathe’

ensemble-motivate your visits to nina…why do you alternate times?

Ensemble-gotta come in stronger on your back up stuff…commit and come strong

Jenna-nailed the ‘mira, nina moment’

Nina-gotta see her anxiety drive her upstage…let her get overwhelmed by everything

**-mute the stair light when nina goes upstage

nina-‘oh god, what would my parents say’ needs to be much more fearful…

nina-don’t see abuela until you hear her say ‘nina’

1.3

sonny-if you’re going to be back there, it has to be motivated…be doing something, since some of us can see you

benny-cut closer to the podium as you come in…let’s make it like he is going to work and overhears the boss…cut out going to the bodega

benny-don’t look through Camila’s folder

nina-come in a few moments sooner, and do that ‘see him and shake your head’ thing you did tonight

mary-benny can be a little hotter

nina-don’t nod until after his final invite to stay

nina/benny-make a clean departure…take a beat after the end of the song, then leave on the light shift

1.4

sonny-you can’t sling an open soda around the stage…then we know it’s fake!

**-mute the stair light for Vanessa

dani-I absolutely love her attitude in this scene…dial this up throughout!!!

**-kill the Rosario facelight in this scene

ensemble-boys should be more right on the platform

Vanessa-you can be more stage right on the l train platform

Vanessa-feel it!

Vanessa-don’t look at the pit

Nick-pit really hot in this scene…

Vanessa-emphasize ‘abuela’ like you’re trying to fit in

Vanessa-how does she feel about being yelled at to get the drink and tape? Show me.

Usnavi-don’t hop up on the stair platform…no light there

**-get the instrumentalists contracts taken care of

all-don’t start your scene change until you hear the scene change music start

1.5

mary-nina’s mic needs to be up as soon as benny speaks

nina-take a beat before you give your instructions to the driver

**-respike the podium

camila-don’t say ‘mija’ until Benny’s gone

rosarios-know your lines…

**-eliminate the Rosario facelight from each cue

kevin-know where the light is…look around you

**-more subtle on the solo light for kevin

**-change the cyc color for all of the early cues to match the act II cues

kevin-let’s see his conviction come out in that last section

1.6

Nick-gotta pull the band back when you see/hear the lines begin onstage

Dani-it’s ‘chew-lay-tas’ for ‘chuletas’

Dani-only lean in to nina once…hightlights or eyebrows, not both

Carla-you’re rushing ‘as long as he keeps it clean’…and it’s too quiet

Dani-really think through the fact you don’t know

1.7

Hannah-wait to hit the light until after the button

Sonny-justify the old spice line…tease him

Sonny-where’s the slushee?

Usnavi-can’t call graffiti ‘man’

Boys-gotta tighten up the discovery of the lottery numbers

Nick-gotta tighten up the lead into 96k

All-much better sense of pacing throughout

Graffiti-better challenging of the boys on ‘yo, yo, yo’…own it on the first line too

Piragua-see sonny as you go through don’t just stroll past

Vanessa-really dream it, as you sing about…also back upstage on your second pass through the song

Salon girls-gotta really be envisioning what you’re getting to justify standing still at the end

1.8

Abuela-project when speaking

Abuela-justify the ‘calor’s…let her have a heart spell.  She’s really struggling

Hannah-bring the upstage light up as soon as you see ‘mama’

**-mute the platform special

Hannah-that cue for the girls center stage needs to be as sofia comes downstage

Can the whole ensemble company sing the new Yorkers section?

Sofia/Emilia-slow your actions down a bit when you

Emilia-you can’t check your costume when you’re on the platform

**-fix the special on sofia at the end of paciencia y fe

1.9

Mary-is sonny’s mic up?

Sonny-project!

Nina-hear what he says and react…it feels like you’re anticipating the lines on the steps a little bit

Mary/Gordon-what was with the mic pops during the song?

Ensemble/Benny/Nina-the Bennett park thing is a flashback now…play it as such

Benny-don’t put your hand in your pocket…it’s a passive gesture

Benny-your final ‘knew her when’ was soooo invested…make all of your lines to her encouraging her just that energized

1.10

Hannah-start the light transition a beat earlier

Piragua-great energy at times…push it and own

1.11

**-eliminate the harsh light

mary/Gordon-weird mic mix in this scene

all-a little tighter to center on this scene…we wandered to the outer edges of the space

Camila-energize that sin verguenza (for shame)…he should never have said it

All-the pacing was a little slow through here given it’s a fight…go after it

Camila-take the pastry box off stage with you

1.12

Vanessa-project…

Usnavi-project…

Boys-shift into the light

Daniel-you have to project!

ensemble-you’re not listening to the pit…they were right on

usnavi-the yes is as much surprised as anything else

1.13

Hannah-not bad, just work the timing

**-perk up benny and usnavi’s light

Abuela/usnavi-both on the ground, not the stoop stairs

Piragua-you can join everyone else in the mix…don’t stay down right

Nina-let him draw you all the way into the embrace

2.1

Benny-find the light as you enter…it’s farther down the platform

Piragua-just clean around your cart…and hold still during their initial duet

**-mute the upper light for ‘sunrise’

Ensemble-gotta be a slower clean up

Props-trash can needs to be at the upstage center corner of the bodega outside

Ensemble-your last al amanacer is to each other…we weren’t consistent

**-mute the bodega light a bit at 2.2

2.2

**-find a record player

Vanessa-why does she go in the bodega…let’s see her thought process

Camila-get farther onstage before you turn back

Camila-closer to Kevin in the shop

2.3

**-add cyc to the indoor scenes

**-have the glass table come on from the vom

Usnavi-don’t travel so far stage left for ‘playa rincon’

abuela-open up when singing to usnavi

usnavi-take ‘by the end of july’ to abuela then take it out

abuela-usnavi-the dance was really sweet tonight

Hannah-faster out on the light cue

Great scene change out!

2.4

Kevin-wait for her to get closer before you hit ‘get talking’

Nina-justify the sitting down…obey your father, get embarrassed, something…

All-good fight

Camila-good job staying open

Camila-strong work tonight

Kevin-end up nearer the stoop after camila moves on to nina

2.5

Gordon-how much reinforcement are we getting from the overheads

Dani-Stay on the upper platform instead of the middle section

Ensemble-lower trio (noreena, Julia, quinland, stay tighter to the curtain

Usnavi-go all the way to the top platform

Usnavi-see the Dominican flag and get it from them

Boys-don’t just hold the flag out there,

Ensemble-realize the flags are there and actively choose to do something with them

A couple of the flags need to make it to the ground level

Morgan-can we iron the flags tomorrow?

Usnavi-don’t lose it…project!

Props-lets vary the flag locations a bit so similar ones aren’t together

**-dim the stage around Kevin

2.6

usnavi-dynamite start to alabanza

mary-was nina’s mic on?

2.7

Usnavi-you can come out a bit sooner…the light cue is waiting on you and nina

Nina-just pull usnavi’s paper out of the box so you both can stand up straight

**-respike the bodega farther up and center

All-noise backstage during the song

Rosarios-don’t look at your daughter until you’re in the bodega

Kevin-make it ‘that picture is an antique’ not ‘that polaroid’

Rosarios-leave through the bodega entrance, not straight out across the stage

2.8

girls-rough start to the song.

Dani-great last line!

2.9

piragua-great send off moment…that’s what I want throughout

2.10

sonny-come farther out of the bodega

usnavi-follow him into the light

Vanessa-come down earlier

**-dim the stair light quite a bit

usnavi-I love his awkward, talks to much energy in this scene…can we bring it to the club?

Usnavi/Vanessa-great kiss tonight

2.11

benny-try and smooth out bringing the podium

benny-too far downstage to start ‘when the sun goes down’

**-slow the light on the stairs, and raise the intensity a little

benny/nina-come farther downstage for your last

2.13

graffiti and sonny-farther stage right, and into the light

Hannah-great timing on the light shift

2.14

**-add a cue to bring up the special later, and dim it

Salon girls-can’t drag the tempo that much

Vanessa-come farther into the light

Hannah-take the special light out when usnavi crosses away

**-lose the special under the victory song

did we lose vocal energy, did the pit get too hot, or did the mix get weird for usnavi’s last run?

Bows

Hannah-wait longer to bring the lights up

We’ll work the bows today…