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Act I Notes

Movement – watch your arms during the first part of the Act 1 opener – some arms are getting’ sloppy.

Ginger – Stop jerking early.

Gendarmes – the 2^nd jump was in sync today!! YAAAY!!

Oct/Syl – the “he’ll reprimand me” “he’ll hit me with a big stick” “and disinherit me” “repeatedly” is not spoken over – we should be able to hear all those lines clearly – They’re not interrupts.

Scapin – Articulation!

Ocatve – hot. We’re losing the ‘t’ on “she was really hot”

Oct/Syl/Scap – Great interrupts with Oct turning around during the charades section!

Scapin – yesss thank you for bringing sarcastic “woo” back

Sylvestre – previous “marriage”. You dropped the quotes on the “marriage”

Syl/Scap – play up the butts bit in the schemers boogie more – like, take it to the point of satire and making fun of the movement ensemble.

George – pick up Hya’s theme sooner.

Arg – really push Scap out of the way and try to get at Syl.

Porters – Excellent. Fun to watch without being distracting.

Scap/Syl/Arg – Same note as yesterday – stand closer together for the repeating after each other to convince Arg section.

Scap/Syl – good doing the directing thing on Syl. And Syl – good reaction to Scap touching your face.

HENRY – ACTUALLY LUNGE AT THE FRONT ROW. ACTUALLY FOR REALS LUUUUNGE TO KIIIILLLLLLLLLL.

Gendarmes – practice the coming out of the handshake – to prevent the almost running into each other thing.

Arg – Can we go back to stupid cheerful on “that’s very true about apples.”?

Leander – Great energy when you entered! I loved the noticing Geronte by the piano moment.

Leander – Volume

Scapin – That is the best pirate captain voice you have ever done!! It is aaaaalmost there. But not quiiiiite.

Leander – Thank you. Today your energy and intensity were so much better!

Scapin – Steal George’s handkerchief.

Scapin – Please be immediately SR of Leander so when he turns around to beg you, you’re right there.

Leander – Whip around suddenly to beg Scapin. The quicker you go from being pissed as hell to begging for help the funnier it is. That being said – bring the sorrow and desperation! Pretend someone kidnapped your dog. And only this one guy could help you!

Arg – I really like the trying to bap Scap away with your cane.

Scapin – volume/articulation for the whooole lawyers are bees monologue – couldn’t hear any of it over Arg struggling.

HENRY – You CANNOT jump off the wall from the front after “I’m coming down” and the stunt-double tap out. You MUST find a way to exit back to the stage.

George – Lovely play-off for Syl!! Can it start a wee bit sooner?

Arg/Scap – don’t forget the Scapin starting to exit and Arg having to chase him to stop him bit!

Scapin – don’t call Geronte by just Geronte to his face. He would probably beat you for that. Address him by his title! Signor Geronte!

Scapin – Can you slow down the way you say “dancing girl” so that you can do the dancing girl dance for longer. Because it's a great dance.

Geronte – thank you! The 1^st “why did they boy” felt much more connected to your inner dialogue.

Geronte – “waterfront” we lost the ‘t’ in your tantrum.

Scapin – We lost your whole line in your tantrum!

Scapin – yaaaas. You said the liiiine!

Act II:

Movement – let’s run this tomorrow – Scapin/Zoe need to leave later so that we actually think Nerine is going to be dropped.

George – Opener!

Movement – Just like Act I – Sneak close during the opener so you can pop onstage the second the music really hits.

Ginger – can you start bringing your pointe shoes to run the sun section?

Zerb – “we both know how to keep attention” bring back the sexy/sassy hair flip.

Zerb – yesterday’s laugh was sooo gooooooooood bring that level of insane back!

Syl/Scap – “So Leander’s a frikken idiot….”

SCAPIN – SPLINTERS

Syl – “I’m going to give YOU ein shmakenze.” Emphasize the YOU.

Zerb – “By a Turk on a yacht” has to be louder!

Syl – I love the comical battle on your face about whether you are happy or not about what Zerbinette tells you.

Nerine – “Well, excuse me…” is where you start getting SASSY! Show us yo sass.

Octave – Can you start entering at the top of your musical cue so you get onstage sooner?

Octave – interrupt Geronte on “she’s the same…”

Syl – you’re blocking Zerb’s entrance and pose on piano… Can you skulk on the stairs after Octave yells at you?

Leander – I love your energy on this entrance!! Aaaand you need to actually slow down a tiny bit and articulate for that line – and I am SO EXCITED to have to tell someone to slow down for once!

Sylvestre – remember – you are looking at Scapin for those cues for the story about the scaffold and the hammer and all.

Leander/Zerb – You are being so very out-loved by Oct/Hya right now. You don’t have to be as.. ummm… “Demonstrative” as they are, but you do have to look like you’re in love!!

Leander/Zerb – On that note, it’s pretty obvious that you’re stage kissing for the wedding – can we move it to a one hand stage kiss? Upstage hand thumb covers the lips instead of both thumbs – looks more realistic.

George – I think we need to cut the dancing section in the ending song down a bit…

Scapin – can you stand between Nerine and Sylvestre for the final final bow?