Monday night tech notes!

PARENTS-PHOTO CALL TONIGHT-COME AND WATCH THE SHOW/LAST TECH AND TAKE PHOTO'S OF YOUR CHILD-(NO PHOTO"S DURING ACTUAL SHOW) PLEASE ARRIVE THROUGH STUDIO DOORS. WE WILL NOT LET YOU INTO THE THEATRE UNTIL 6:40PM. PLEASE DO NOT GO BACKSTAGE-

Parents-Call will be 5:30pm from now on for 7pm shows and 12:30 for 2pm shows

Cast-Volume even with mics on-everyone hard to hear at times

Kimberly-remind me to put hand held stage left

Brynlee/Peyton/Mya/Avery-Please have hair in Bun tomorrow night

Zoo Guests DO NOT mime cameras at Zoo

Steaks-You should bring black pants and black shirt for your steak costume

Atlantis-More SASS!!!

Hannah-Dropped line Don't it bother you (Brailyn/Joey/Atlantis-You must say the next line if Hannah forgets or give her a clue by asking her what BOTHERS HER....to give her a clue what her line is-----

Hannah-No energy still on Time to Catch a train!!!!

Josiah-Don't come out as Captain till black out

Josiah-stand on Green tape center stage as captain

Zoosters-Birthday cake scene SLOW!!!!!

Zoosters/Cast-WAit for applause before you say your next line

Cast-Stay out of wings-If you can see the audience-THEY CAN SEE YOU!!!! (LEMURS!!!!)

Caleb-see me about your gun

Joey pick up cues-THESE WAVES ARE MAKING ME NAUSEOUS

Joey-More energy behind lines! URGENCY!!!!

Brailyn says-EVERYONE STAY CALM but NO ONE IS FREAKING OUT!!!! ZOOSTERS!!!

Cast-If you drop a prop pick it up!!! (KADEN-Pencil) Emma-Hat Megan-Wig

Penguins-Put chains all the way in tunnel

Penguin-Boat scene -SLOW
Cast-Quiet in wings

Joshua Patuto-Stay off phone after you use it in your scene backstage or we will need to hold onto it

Atlantis-Be happy that your friends are alive on the beach

Joey-See Gina for Seaweed

Hannah-Can you come down quicker off top platform after Cowabunga dudes??? If not Brailyn-BETTER ADLIB

Foosa-Whimper off louder on Alex roar!!!!

Melman/Marty/Alex/Gloria-Be terrified that your watching MORT being eaten by a Foosa!!!!

Londyn-Watch diction

Sadie-React to Alex tummy growl-BIGGER
Noah-no back to audience

Kadan-Diction and louder as Skipper

Cast-Need dance shoes-don't forget!!!

Foosa-scene SLOW-PLEASE GROWL-Foosa

Zoe-move center for Lemur dance see me/Jaxen move where Zoe is-SEE ME

Lemurs-LOUDER ON MOVE IT SOLOS
MORT-MUST BE LOUDER on your line-I just want-I just want

Missing top hats for streaks-CHECK YOUR PROPS STEAK
Atlantis-Juicy Berries louder!

Atlantis-Oh Melman your so Brave-interested in him-take Laura's note bigger!!!

Cast-wear Deodorant and powder before you come

Megan no purse during Foosa dance and Foosa attack

Brailyn-You owe me 13 cents

Sadie-Sleep during Steak

Hannah-Still was not scared with Gone savage Alex

Noah-He's gone Savage!!! Stand on Green Line center

Karissa-No back to audience when Foosa are surrounded at end of play

Kasden-Wait for music to end before you speak in tape recorder

Brailyn-Eat the candy sushi on tray-SEE ME
Penguins-See me at end of musical before Together Forever

CHOREOGRAPHY

Showtime:

Zoo guests come way RIGHT AFTER Alex says "its showtime" 

Watch penguins for timing on snap steps

More energy when crack a lackin

Zoo guests on stage left need to take a knee during melman saying "had to call in sick" stand back up after 

Make arm rolling high and Low on "I'm the king..." more energetic and sharp

In the Wild:

MORE ENERGY DANCERS!!! Arms looked loose and lifeless at some point 

Best Friends:

Marty and Alex watch footing on jazz square

Grand Central:

Act melee drowsy as SOON as tranqualized...show in your faces 

Really reach hands on "so far away floating away"

Kaden steering boat with animals:

Kaden you are blocking yourself out

Penguins grab each other when you fall forward 

More believable falls that we worked on 

Move it:

Julien point at Melman when you say "want to take a guess..."

Make movement at very end more sharp 

Steak:

Looking better. Watch timing at the end with hats. More energy needed whole time! Play it up!!!

Paradise:

Use salt shake more Lillian 

Foosa:

Make circle on center around Marty 

Together Forever:

Penguins move to spots sooner 

MUSIC NOTES

MADAGASCAR NOTES 07-23-2018

“It’s Showtime”:

·         Track level is too high!

·         Hannah don’t look at me when you sing

·         Kaden – enunciate lines

·         Emma – turn the other way on “Alex on the Lion”

·         Mic for Emma was late (hand held)

·         Good job, Brailyn!  Roar at the end was great!

Zoosters - Sing “you act like a monkey and you smell like one, too” to the “Happy Birthday” song

“Best Friends”:

·         Great job!

Atlantis – “I guess they don’t speak the language” – louder

 “Relax, Be Cool”

·         Hannah – don’t look at me

·         Subway announcement missing

Kaden – good job with “southward ho” cue!

Kaden – “Sing it with gusto” goes after the splash

“Penguin Sea Shanty” – good job on harmony!!

Atlantis – be more excited to see your friends – “And we’re here together safe and sound”

Atlantis – “Madagascar?!” more surprised

“Welcome to Me/Move It”:

·         Londyn – longer note on like to “doooooo”

·         Cast – SMILE! – this is a fun song

·         Joey – good reaction to “Boom, Boom”

·         Look out to the audience as much as you can!!

·         Need to work the “Move It Reprise”

Londyn – Foosa Lullaby – practice to Brahm’s Lullaby tune

“Steak”

·         Review “Oohs” in both places – they are not the same

·         Cast - Exit and stay backstage behind the curtain until “Living in Paradise”

“Penguins Sea Shanty Reprise”

·         Turn your faces out to the audience as much as you can

Noah – do not bring toys out on stage

“Living in Paradise”

·         Way to go, Brailyn!! You said your lines!!

Atlantis – good job on “you’re being so brave”

“Foosa Hungry” –

·         track is too loud

·         Foosas – more growling

·         Dynamics – build volume with each “Foosa Hungry”, then softer on the last one

“King of Madagascar”

·         Chorus – enunciate “Don’t cross this kitty” – I couldn’t understand those words

Londyn – good job on your monolog on pg. 91!

“Together Forever”

·         Brailyn – louder and more energy on “for Gloria, Melman, me and Marty”

·         Review harmony!!

Cast – if you are not on stage, you should be singing on all the songs with chorus:

·         Wild and Free

·         Relax, Be Cool, Chill Out

·         Grand Central

·         Move It

·         Steak

·         Living in Paradise