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Respond as requested by noon on Thursday! No late responses will be accepted! Be sure to respond with the correct answer to the super secret question embedded inside.
Not reading the notes and responding that time will show that you didn’t really care about anything Ashlyn or Amanda said and you’re not taking this show seriously.
Prove it to us.
Most of these notes are probably going to be line based. If you mess up or forget or paraphrase, it’s noted here. If I note it here, I want this to be your last time to make that mistake. Some will be character based and some might be blocking based. You’ll see, you’ll see.
Tomorrow should be the most perfect performance yet from you. It’s literally our last chance to get those lines and blocking down.
Hermione: in the middle of “A” Privet drive? You keep adding an “A” in there. Page 1
Dumbledore: Late entrance. Page 1
Snape: Don’t swing your arms while singing: Page 1
Potter: You haven’t MET my cursed son Page 2
McGonagal: You are telling the story to the audience. Don’t look at the Potters. Page 2
Albus’s voice drifted back to Harry (forgotten line)
Work on a McGonagal stance.
Ron: You need to work on your trick. You need to SHOW your trick. MUNCH THAT AIR- Page 6
Excuse me if my breath smells like garlic Page 7
McGonagal: Slow down Page 7 You kind of garbled your lines.
Harry: Great. Thanks Headmistress McGonagal! Page 7 – you got it the 2nd time.
All: Think of how your characters should be standing. Come up with a resting pose.
Harry: A little trouble with your speech at top of page 8
Make sure you families hug your kids. You’re sending them off for 9 months to a place where you almost all died.
Sorting Hat: Don’t laugh Page 10
You could’ve sang this a ca pella
All: Don’t laugh. Page 11
Student 1- Step forward- We need to see you.
Sorting Hat - You should put the hat on the students. You still need to work on that voice- Again. Don’t laugh.
Sorting Hat- Treat your hat more seriously. Never drop the hat.
McGonagall and Sorting Hat- I need to be convinced that you both have some tension going between you. Sorting Hat, this woman is trying to do your job! You give up too easy.
Albus: How can we get the idea that you “glued” your legs together?
Harry: Sorry, what were we talking about? Page 16 A little slurred.
Albus: There is a God. Page 16
Albus and Harry = Nice job on 17
Scorpius: page 18- You’ll need a book. Get a book. I have lots in my classroom.
Draco: You can slow down a little bit more because of all of those “P”s – Page 19
If you want to spit on Harry while pronouncing the “P”s that’s cool too.
Hermione: page 20 Stay in character
Amos: Page 20 Slow down.
Harry: Page 20 Well, Mr Diggory. I’m sorry (needed line help here)
Delphi: Emphasis on “I’m a RIDDLE” It’s a Harry Potter reference that means you’re related to Voldermort. Scorpius doesn’t get it, obviously.
Hermione: Page 22 Before you say “I want to have that option too” Look at your husband Ron who is doing stupid things.
Amos: Page 23 Fine Mr. Potter have it your way (line)
Delphi: More emphasis on your “Imperio!” The audience needs to get that you’re putting a spell on Amos to remember you as his niece.
Delphi: Slow down your lines Page 26
Amos: We should see it in your face that you’ve been imperio’d
Harry: Page 27 You didn’t come out at the top of the page. We actually had to find you. Missed entrance and line.
Delphi : Page 28 Asked for line at top of page
Albus: They won’t. We’re teenagers Page 29 Dropped the “They won’t”
Page 29 We need convincing retching.
Page 29: Harry late? When you guys + girl come back from retching- You need to enter in the same way. Don’t enter from the stage right of screen because that’s where the door will be that you can’t open. It’s okay to exit that way, but when you come back it’s a new scene with the door.
Real Ron gone-
Hermione when talking to “Ron” page 33 Cheat out. We can’t see your face.
Page 34-- It is a book that talks. That’s why it says BOOK as her character. You can figure out
BOOK: He who builds me… Page 34
We need to feel more danger from those being grabbed. We may have to build on something to hide the “victims” because we can’t just have you walking off after the bookcase takes you. That just looks dopey.
Scorpius: When you are “spit out” by the book case, you need to look like it actually the bookcase spit you out. Same for the others. You need to act like you’ve been in library hell.
We do have timeturners, but be careful with them. Delphi, you will never actually stomp one, just act like you’re stomping one. Always make sure they get put back to where they need to go. They’re easy to lose.
Lots of laughter from backstage. Great that you’re having a good time, but we can hear you.
Dephi: Page 40 Some mumbled words. Work on enunciation. Emphasize EVIL
Ludo: You’ll be using your wand to “amplify” your voice. You can point it at your throat like in the movies or just use it as a microphone.
Fleur: keep facing forward
Harry/Cedric: Page 43 I like the putting the glasses on, but wait until Ludo says your not In the scene before taking them off.
Harry: Page 44 I will find a way to defeat the dragon. Defeat.
Page 47 Great job Ginny…Draco and Harry were late.
Harry: Albus Severus POTTER. You keep dropping the POTTER page 47
Harry: What are you talking about (line asked for) Page 49
Page 50 Draco, Scorpius come closer downstage. You should not be on the same area as the tape for the plinth. Get downstage from that.
Page 666 :Respond to this thread by telling me what you're going to dress up as on Halloween
(1 week from today) If you're not dressing up, just say what you would dress up as if you could.
Also say "I read it!" just to throw off those that didn't really read it.
Ginny: I feel like they were supposed to be really important Page 52
McGonagall: Work on cheating out (if you don’t know what that means…ask)
McGonagall and Harry, you’re also a bit far back. Come closer to the audience.
This is just a general note for everyone- Try to not be too far back. The lights will be more downstage.
Albus: This settles it. Page 34
Page 56: Hermione’s class was slow getting on. You have to be there and on time.
Hermione : You had a little trouble with the big paragraph on page 56
Hermione: Work on the accent. Hermione talks a certain way.
Page 58 Make sure Albus has the time turner before this scene.
Scorpius: I don’t care about him- Don’t mumble the line.
McGonagall: Take your time searching the library. You don’t have to rush.
Ludo: On page 63 while Albus and Scorpius are talking, you’ll be pretending to still be talking to the audience. We just can’t “Hear” you.
Delphi: Let Scorpius “Wait shoot” before your line Page 65
Ludo: What’s this? Oh look… (point above audience) Page 65
Cedric and Snape late entrance on page 66.
Snape : cheat out. If you don’t know what that means, just ask.
Scorpius: Also cheat out.
Cedric: Clearly he’s been confounded (line) Page 67
This scene with Cedric, Snape and Scorpius oddly travels slowly from center to stage left. Try to stay center.
Cedric: Neville Longbottom? (more of a question like you’re not sure.)
Snape: look at your bottom two lines on 71
Hermione: when you come on stage. Don’t hug the screen. Get closer to Scorpius and Snape. Page 72
Page 73: Note where it says you all look at audience.
Hermione: Let’s go. Give me the time turner. Page 74
Cedric: late page 74
Kung Fu Fighting: Work on a deliberate “fight”- Page 75 Should be comical but realistic
Same with Snape’s battle – page 76
McGonagal : Late on page 77
McGonagal: still not there on page 78
Scorpius: Okay, so then you guys… (line issues?)
McGonagal: still not there page 79 Let me know when do leave. It confused the cast and I.
Harry: top of 80
Hermione: look at line bottom of 81
Harry: This is why you rock page 83
Albus: top of 88 Will you let us go now?
Stay in character Albus and Delphi
Delphi- Yeah, don’t really stomp the time turner. Sliding it back works- We can have stage crew snag it.
Albus page 95 If only we could contact our parents…
Albus page 96 My life is so hard
Draco: let Scorpius finish line at top of 99
Page 101 Dementors—You are not very Dementorish still.
Ginny: Well in that case… page 102
Harry: You mean face off… page 102
Harry: promise of Voldermort (not promise of meeting him) page 102
Harry: bottom of 103 reversed lines
Harry: Good evening line page 104
Delphi- notice you bow when you greet fake dad
Harry: Guys, I can use some back up here! Page 109
Harry: maybe stay sitting up on page 110. It’s not a great stage position to be laying down like that.
Harry: We told them this show would be funny (gesture to the audience) page 112
Ginny: slow down the lines with Hermione. Page 116
Page 119 The plinth won’t be there.
McGonagal: You’re back!
McGonagal: You can slow down a lot.
McGonagal: Nothing else is going to go wrong. Page 123
That's it!
Tomorrow, I'd like to start close to 2:30 again. Our 90 minute play is still running at over 2 hours.
I'd like to get the cast hooked up with microphones tomorrow. Please don't grab them until I give you the "speech" about the microphones. For those of you who can't wait for the speech, basically I'm going to emphasize how EXPENSIVE they are and what happens if you break one through carelessness. You need to treat these things like they're worth $500 each...because they are.
It looks like we lost two from our last show. One mic has a broken on/off switch (which is weird because it's impossible to break them) and the other has a mic cord that looks like it's been stripped. Most likely it was pulled pretty hard because the wires were exposed. We can't afford to lose anymore because our musical depends on them (and we'll have to replace those two) So when you get your microphone tomorrow, you will swear that you will take care of them. If you somehow break it before performances, you do not get a replacement.
Okay. That's the mic speech in a nutshell. Be sure to respond to this thread with the two things that I asked for!
Respond as requested by noon on Thursday! No late responses will be accepted! Be sure to respond with the correct answer to the super secret question embedded inside.
Not reading the notes and responding that time will show that you didn’t really care about anything Ashlyn or Amanda said and you’re not taking this show seriously.
Prove it to us.
Most of these notes are probably going to be line based. If you mess up or forget or paraphrase, it’s noted here. If I note it here, I want this to be your last time to make that mistake. Some will be character based and some might be blocking based. You’ll see, you’ll see.
Tomorrow should be the most perfect performance yet from you. It’s literally our last chance to get those lines and blocking down.
Hermione: in the middle of “A” Privet drive? You keep adding an “A” in there. Page 1
Dumbledore: Late entrance. Page 1
Snape: Don’t swing your arms while singing: Page 1
Potter: You haven’t MET my cursed son Page 2
McGonagal: You are telling the story to the audience. Don’t look at the Potters. Page 2
Albus’s voice drifted back to Harry (forgotten line)
Work on a McGonagal stance.
Ron: You need to work on your trick. You need to SHOW your trick. MUNCH THAT AIR- Page 6
Excuse me if my breath smells like garlic Page 7
McGonagal: Slow down Page 7 You kind of garbled your lines.
Harry: Great. Thanks Headmistress McGonagal! Page 7 – you got it the 2nd time.
All: Think of how your characters should be standing. Come up with a resting pose.
Harry: A little trouble with your speech at top of page 8
Make sure you families hug your kids. You’re sending them off for 9 months to a place where you almost all died.
Sorting Hat: Don’t laugh Page 10
You could’ve sang this a ca pella
All: Don’t laugh. Page 11
Student 1- Step forward- We need to see you.
Sorting Hat - You should put the hat on the students. You still need to work on that voice- Again. Don’t laugh.
Sorting Hat- Treat your hat more seriously. Never drop the hat.
McGonagall and Sorting Hat- I need to be convinced that you both have some tension going between you. Sorting Hat, this woman is trying to do your job! You give up too easy.
Albus: How can we get the idea that you “glued” your legs together?
Harry: Sorry, what were we talking about? Page 16 A little slurred.
Albus: There is a God. Page 16
Albus and Harry = Nice job on 17
Scorpius: page 18- You’ll need a book. Get a book. I have lots in my classroom.
Draco: You can slow down a little bit more because of all of those “P”s – Page 19
If you want to spit on Harry while pronouncing the “P”s that’s cool too.
Hermione: page 20 Stay in character
Amos: Page 20 Slow down.
Harry: Page 20 Well, Mr Diggory. I’m sorry (needed line help here)
Delphi: Emphasis on “I’m a RIDDLE” It’s a Harry Potter reference that means you’re related to Voldermort. Scorpius doesn’t get it, obviously.
Hermione: Page 22 Before you say “I want to have that option too” Look at your husband Ron who is doing stupid things.
Amos: Page 23 Fine Mr. Potter have it your way (line)
Delphi: More emphasis on your “Imperio!” The audience needs to get that you’re putting a spell on Amos to remember you as his niece.
Delphi: Slow down your lines Page 26
Amos: We should see it in your face that you’ve been imperio’d
Harry: Page 27 You didn’t come out at the top of the page. We actually had to find you. Missed entrance and line.
Delphi : Page 28 Asked for line at top of page
Albus: They won’t. We’re teenagers Page 29 Dropped the “They won’t”
Page 29 We need convincing retching.
Page 29: Harry late? When you guys + girl come back from retching- You need to enter in the same way. Don’t enter from the stage right of screen because that’s where the door will be that you can’t open. It’s okay to exit that way, but when you come back it’s a new scene with the door.
Real Ron gone-
Hermione when talking to “Ron” page 33 Cheat out. We can’t see your face.
Page 34-- It is a book that talks. That’s why it says BOOK as her character. You can figure out
BOOK: He who builds me… Page 34
We need to feel more danger from those being grabbed. We may have to build on something to hide the “victims” because we can’t just have you walking off after the bookcase takes you. That just looks dopey.
Scorpius: When you are “spit out” by the book case, you need to look like it actually the bookcase spit you out. Same for the others. You need to act like you’ve been in library hell.
We do have timeturners, but be careful with them. Delphi, you will never actually stomp one, just act like you’re stomping one. Always make sure they get put back to where they need to go. They’re easy to lose.
Lots of laughter from backstage. Great that you’re having a good time, but we can hear you.
Dephi: Page 40 Some mumbled words. Work on enunciation. Emphasize EVIL
Ludo: You’ll be using your wand to “amplify” your voice. You can point it at your throat like in the movies or just use it as a microphone.
Fleur: keep facing forward
Harry/Cedric: Page 43 I like the putting the glasses on, but wait until Ludo says your not In the scene before taking them off.
Harry: Page 44 I will find a way to defeat the dragon. Defeat.
Page 47 Great job Ginny…Draco and Harry were late.
Harry: Albus Severus POTTER. You keep dropping the POTTER page 47
Harry: What are you talking about (line asked for) Page 49
Page 50 Draco, Scorpius come closer downstage. You should not be on the same area as the tape for the plinth. Get downstage from that.
Page 666 :Respond to this thread by telling me what you're going to dress up as on Halloween
(1 week from today) If you're not dressing up, just say what you would dress up as if you could.
Also say "I read it!" just to throw off those that didn't really read it.
Ginny: I feel like they were supposed to be really important Page 52
McGonagall: Work on cheating out (if you don’t know what that means…ask)
McGonagall and Harry, you’re also a bit far back. Come closer to the audience.
This is just a general note for everyone- Try to not be too far back. The lights will be more downstage.
Albus: This settles it. Page 34
Page 56: Hermione’s class was slow getting on. You have to be there and on time.
Hermione : You had a little trouble with the big paragraph on page 56
Hermione: Work on the accent. Hermione talks a certain way.
Page 58 Make sure Albus has the time turner before this scene.
Scorpius: I don’t care about him- Don’t mumble the line.
McGonagall: Take your time searching the library. You don’t have to rush.
Ludo: On page 63 while Albus and Scorpius are talking, you’ll be pretending to still be talking to the audience. We just can’t “Hear” you.
Delphi: Let Scorpius “Wait shoot” before your line Page 65
Ludo: What’s this? Oh look… (point above audience) Page 65
Cedric and Snape late entrance on page 66.
Snape : cheat out. If you don’t know what that means, just ask.
Scorpius: Also cheat out.
Cedric: Clearly he’s been confounded (line) Page 67
This scene with Cedric, Snape and Scorpius oddly travels slowly from center to stage left. Try to stay center.
Cedric: Neville Longbottom? (more of a question like you’re not sure.)
Snape: look at your bottom two lines on 71
Hermione: when you come on stage. Don’t hug the screen. Get closer to Scorpius and Snape. Page 72
Page 73: Note where it says you all look at audience.
Hermione: Let’s go. Give me the time turner. Page 74
Cedric: late page 74
Kung Fu Fighting: Work on a deliberate “fight”- Page 75 Should be comical but realistic
Same with Snape’s battle – page 76
McGonagal : Late on page 77
McGonagal: still not there on page 78
Scorpius: Okay, so then you guys… (line issues?)
McGonagal: still not there page 79 Let me know when do leave. It confused the cast and I.
Harry: top of 80
Hermione: look at line bottom of 81
Harry: This is why you rock page 83
Albus: top of 88 Will you let us go now?
Stay in character Albus and Delphi
Delphi- Yeah, don’t really stomp the time turner. Sliding it back works- We can have stage crew snag it.
Albus page 95 If only we could contact our parents…
Albus page 96 My life is so hard
Draco: let Scorpius finish line at top of 99
Page 101 Dementors—You are not very Dementorish still.
Ginny: Well in that case… page 102
Harry: You mean face off… page 102
Harry: promise of Voldermort (not promise of meeting him) page 102
Harry: bottom of 103 reversed lines
Harry: Good evening line page 104
Delphi- notice you bow when you greet fake dad
Harry: Guys, I can use some back up here! Page 109
Harry: maybe stay sitting up on page 110. It’s not a great stage position to be laying down like that.
Harry: We told them this show would be funny (gesture to the audience) page 112
Ginny: slow down the lines with Hermione. Page 116
Page 119 The plinth won’t be there.
McGonagal: You’re back!
McGonagal: You can slow down a lot.
McGonagal: Nothing else is going to go wrong. Page 123
That's it!
Tomorrow, I'd like to start close to 2:30 again. Our 90 minute play is still running at over 2 hours.
I'd like to get the cast hooked up with microphones tomorrow. Please don't grab them until I give you the "speech" about the microphones. For those of you who can't wait for the speech, basically I'm going to emphasize how EXPENSIVE they are and what happens if you break one through carelessness. You need to treat these things like they're worth $500 each...because they are.
It looks like we lost two from our last show. One mic has a broken on/off switch (which is weird because it's impossible to break them) and the other has a mic cord that looks like it's been stripped. Most likely it was pulled pretty hard because the wires were exposed. We can't afford to lose anymore because our musical depends on them (and we'll have to replace those two) So when you get your microphone tomorrow, you will swear that you will take care of them. If you somehow break it before performances, you do not get a replacement.
Okay. That's the mic speech in a nutshell. Be sure to respond to this thread with the two things that I asked for!
