Author: Kat Swank

Call Began: 10:00   

Breaks: 11:00-11:10 and 11:50-12:10 and 12:55-3:00

Ended: 5:35

General:

We did a cue to cue for lighting tech. The cast practiced scene changes, and Meghan set all of the lighting cues for the show. Emma took call notes for lights (including standby calls)

We practiced transitions for the cast. In the cue-to-cue they were moving very slowly and inefficiently, so this run was meant to help them solidify exactly what they need to be doing in each transition.

We did a full run through (timing: 1hour 11 minutes) with Meghan running lights and Emma calling cues. Hutch came to watch. After the run, Hutch gave Kat notes, and then Kat gave the cast notes. Jon only called for line about 3 times- everyone else was completely off book.

Sound:

We may want to add music for the scene changes?

Set:

We got a sheet and a blanket for the bed today. However, they kept getting messed up and sliding off of the bed with the amount of people who sit on them. We are going to try to get a fitted sheet instead of just a loose sheet. We also need a pillow.

Props:

We are still missing the food props, and some others. We ordered some things from amazon (Zippo lighter, boxing gloves, glasses) but we are still waiting for them to come.

Rubber band the play money together in a stack

Costumes:

Jon brought in his suit today. Jillian brought in a white dress. We did not run with costumes today

Makeup/Hair:

Email Elaine + Lydia about using old age makeup for Grandmother

Lights:

Meghan came and set the lights for the first time today. Then, she ran the light board for our transition work and our full run through.  

Call Began: 6:00

Breaks: 6:55-7:15

Ended: 8:45

General:

Kat worked mainly on Wallace’s age for Jon’s monologues. For scene 1, Kat worked on getting Jon to be more energetic and active- with constant movement and hand motions. For scene 5, they played with the tone of voice that Wallace is talking in.  For 9, they worked on making the monologue more conversational (especially in his stance).

We practiced the scene changes. Emma ran lighting, and the actors practiced moving the set pieces and props for each of the scenes in blue lighting. Emma also timed each of the scene changes.

Props:

Emma made a props table on stage right for today’s rehearsal. We are still waiting on some of the props (the boxing gloves, glasses, and food items). We are also planning on putting a small props table on Stage left.

The actors tried on their final costume pieces. Jillian tried on pants and a shirt for Nina, Sydney tried on shorts and a shirt for Lili, Molly tried on a dress for Grandma, Caroline tried on a shirt and shorts for Victoria, and Cam tried on shorts and a shirt for Wendy.

Lights:

We practiced doing the scene changes in blue lighting

 

Call Began: 7:00

Breaks: 7:25-7:40

Ended: 9:30

General:

We worked on scenes 6 and 13. They ran each scene 2 times. The scenes looked very solid- Kat gave a couple of notes, but for the most part, these scenes looked ready

We worked on scene 14. The actors were mostly off book for this scene- Jon only called for line 2 times during the first run of the scene. Kat had worked on pacing the last time we ran this scene, and they improved a lot with those notes since the last run.

We worked on scenes 4 and 7. Kat worked on pacing, and a little bit on intention and age for scene 4. For scene 7, Kat re-worked the intimacy a little bit, changing how Wallace kisses Victoria the second time (and where he touches her). Kat thought that him touching her on the face made him look older and more experienced (which was not the image Kat wanted).

Sound:

Emma operated the sound board, using a boxing sound effect from Youtube for our runs of scene 14 today.

Costumes:

Sami tried on her psychiatrist dress, victoria tried on the dress for her first scene, and molly tried on a pair of pants and two shirts for the grandmother. Everything fit! (YAY!)

Lights:

Emma operated general lighting for scene 14 (the dream sequence). The lighting started dull at the beginning of the scene, then changed to a blue lighting when Wallace starts to say “I need a mother.” The lighting stayed that way until Wallace ran on screaming, which is when the stage returned to full lighting.