Saturday, August 27, 2016

Rehearsal Report #14

Arsenic and Old Lace

Rehearsal Report #14- 8/27/2016

 

Director: Arden Trevino

Stage Manager: Emily Taylor

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Called: ALL (except Jeff)

Late:

Late Excused:

Missing Excused: Kristin, Barb

Missing:

General

13:00- Begin Rehearsal

·      Clean Scene 2 of Act III

14:30- Break

14:36- End break

·      Run Scene 2 of Act III

·      Notes

1.     O'Hara- don't chop as the Samurai and use your flames to dance over to Mortimer

2.     Mortimer- get away from me- cross all the way down right

3.     Klein- grab Jon's arm sooner

4.     Brophy- pick up your cue on Hey Lou

5.     Brophy- two whacks only

6.     Rooney- be a little more forceful on "you don't need to tell me"

7.     Rooney- when you salute Teddy- how do you feel about it?- Let us see your frustration and disgust at being here at all.

8.     Teddy- when Brophy tells you it's a spy, we need to see a reaction

9.     Rooney- 'he's got to go today'- use your stage left arm and keep yourself open

10.  Rooney- 'yeah, thirteen bodies'- be tired of talking to Mortimer

11.  Rooney- react when Mortimer cuts you off when you are trying to tell your story

12.  Mortimer- we would like work the bit where Elaine elbows you

13.  Mortimer- pick up the cue on 'practically'

14.  Abby- cheat out on 'fussbudget' line

15.  Rooney- cheat out when the ladies sit and refuse Teddy being put away

16.  Witherspoon- cheat out when the ladies are seated on the couch

17.  Rooney- your nephew- don't point to Mortimer

18.  Mortimer- Don't pull upstage before you cross stage left to your aunts

19.  Abby- be surprised when Klein appears

20.  Mortimer- cheat out for your look at Einstein when trying to get him to sign papers

21.  Einstein- don't wave to Klein

22.  Einstein- close hands over your face

23.  Martha and Abby- at the table after Einstein- have a little conversation before getting Witherspoon out of the room

24.  Abby- pull downstage for your story about Mortimer and stay stage left

25.  Jonathan- more of a reaction about Mortimer getting the house

26.  Jonathan and cops- move Jonathan as he has his line about the record so that he is struggling

27.  Abby- what are you trying to communicate on "Well, Martha"- we are going to win

·      Questions

1.     Is Klein blocked during the Rooney phone call? Didn't notice it, but we will check it

·      Cops, Witherspoon, Teddy released

15:17- Break

15:25- End break

·      Notes

2.     We have to start picking up the pace

3.     Abby, Martha, Gibbs- all need to look at Mortimer when he starts screaming on his wrong number

4.     Abby- don't pull the chair out for Gibbs

5.     Gibbs- Elderberry Wine? Needs to be out

6.     Mortimer- are you looking at the wine when you decide to start?

7.     Abby- No, Mortimer, not that- more forceful and keep your hand on his until he realizes

8.     Mortimer- look at the phone when it rings before you begin to cross

9.     Mortimer- emphasize little in one little thing

10.  Abby- take, before his voice changed, out front

11.  Mortimer- say your line about writing review on the way to the theatre to your aunts

12.  Abby- start moving at the start of the line about something big to criticize

13.  Abby- when you tell Jonathan that he is nothing like our Jonathan- try it a few ways

14.  Jonathan- be more graphic about the acid burns on Martha

15.  Jonathan- Make the thought of Teddy a new thought

16.  Abby- do not go toward Martha at all as you tell her to not let things boil over

17.  Einstein- Pace once the aunts exit- go full into panic mode

16:34- End rehearsal

 

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Next Rehearsal/Schedule

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Monday, August 29- Run Act I

Called at 7pm: ALL (except Rooney and O'Hara)

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