SECOND FRIDAY NOTES

FRIDAY II NOTES
From yesterday's run with the Friday cast. Please comment to verify you've received.

p.1 ALL – Make sure there is a pen preset at lectern and all the guys have pens or pencils
p.3 BIRON – Make “here comes in embassy the French king’s daughter” very clear, major plot point.
p.4. ALL – You’re not disgusted after handshake sequence, just perplexed at how weird it was.
p.4 FERDINAND – Your laughter is making it hard to understand your “This child of fancy, this Armado hight” speech. Text first always. Also, really point out Armado on balcony when introducing
p.7 FERDINAND – “see him deliver’d o’er”, o’er is just one syllable, not two.
p.7 ARMADO – Clarify that “a man or great spirit” is You.
p.8 MOTH & COSTARD – How do you react to the Armado/Janquenetta dialog?
p.9 ARMADO – Hit “thou shalt fast”, it’s a plot point.
p.9 ARMADO – Consider using your, um, loins slightly less. Some is good, but it’s a family show.
p.10 ALL – Try gossiping with each other on your way to your seats on this entrance
p.12 BIRON & ROSALINE – Great flirting
p.16 MOTH – Slow down a bit and really hit ”lead” whenever you say it.
p.17 COSTARD – Show off your coin on your Remuneration monologue
p.22 JANQUENETTA – Hit all the names in your “Good master Parson” speech. Also: Volume!
p.23 NATHANIEL – Come back in reading the letter on “with such an earthly tongue.”
p.31 ALL – I’m losing volume and meaning in the last lines in this scene, slow down and clarify.
p.31 NATHANIEL & HOLOFERNES – Clean up the classroom when you come in for this scene.
p.33 ARMADO & HOLOFERNES – Really hit “present” whenever you say it in this scene
p.33 DULL & HOLOFERNES – Exit down left, not up left
p.34 ALL – Lost your wonderful vocal energy in this scene. Really dovetail and build!
p.35 KATHARINE & MARIA – Stay seated on your lines at the top of this page.
p.35 BOYET – Act out “to parle, to court and dance,” make fun of these showy, foolish men.
p.36 PRINCESS – Really hit your pronouns in your favor changing speech
p.42 FERDINAND – Counter to join men at benches on “How madam! Russians!”
p.43 PRINCESS – “They are free that gave these tokens to us.” Tokens=bracelet
p.46 ARMADO – Make sure you have your “program” to give to Ferdinand
p.46 COSTARD – Make sure you have your wooden sword for Pompey
p.47 COSTARD – Take Nathaniel’s stick when you overthrow him as Alexander
p.48 DUMAIN – Need much greater vocal energy in the fight interjections
p.49 COSTARD – Don’t cross left until “The party is gone”
p.53 BIRON – Not hearing “jest” in “I’ll jest a month in a hospital”
p.53 FERDINAND – Really see Princess shake her head after “We will ring you on your way.” That’s what stops you and sends you down right with the other guys