Sylvia

Matt mentioned during dress that he wasn't sure about my "Measure for Measure" ending but now that the performance high is gone and I have had a few days to digest the show...I still stand by my unhappy ending. Sylvia had a lot of enjambed lines and spoke with great conviction and eloquence. I don't think her silence is an accident. I think there are volumes spoken in the silence. Also...with the way we staged the final moment with Proteus, Valentine, and Sylvia...when Valentine hands Sylvia to her attempted rapist...I don't think a character as smart as Sylvia would in 5mins decide everything was better. Just a final thought! It'll be interesting to see how the ASC stages the ending in the Summer 2012 season!

Show Time!

Good Morning Show Day.

On behalf of the 1st years I would like to let you know we are coming to kick some butt and chew bubble gum.... (what's that? we're all out of gum?) Well I guess just leaves us with one option.

Great Show everyone! Break legs!

Love,

B-Thurio

Flyers

Okay, after all the suggested revisions have been looked at, the flyers will be in Rose Terrace by 1:00p.m. today. Please go pick them up and distribute as you see fit, and businesses allow. Let's get an audience for this party!

Rehearsal

Hey Guys,

I know that Cast B is rehearsing a few times this week. I wanted to ask if we could add to the schedule working Launce's first monologue "Nay, 'twill be this very hour 'ere I have done weeping...". I still feel slightly awkward while doing it and would love if a could shanghai a few people into watching me do it and then giving me some suggestions. Let me know if this is something you'd be willing to do.

Thanks,
Steph

Production Photos

This is for cast A and B. Do people want production photos of Two Gents? If its okay with the playhouse, with Matt and Colleen, and with everyone...I am willing to offer my time, camera, and self to take production photos of Cast B during your dress rehearsal on Monday morning.

Father and Son--then a bit on frogs

Matt Davis had a great idea for the Antonio/Proteus scene in terms of building relationship. Since my wig is similar to Michael's hair in terms of length he thought maybe we can both have the same hair swish moment. I was thinking after I say, "for what i will i will and there an end" and then the both of us do our hair flourishes. Might be comic. I'll work on the frogs and make them prepped for stage. Sorry about that guys. I just followed a picture I pulled online. I'll also send my availability. This week is hard. I'm best after Thursday's class and this weekend.

Cast A -- offer

Hello all. The largest part of my work is now done for all my classes and this performance and other Finals week events are now all I have to prepare for. I am extending, therefore, an offer of my time. If you are free after 1pm on Wednesday, 5pm on Thursday or 2pm on Friday, let me know. Even if we aren't in a scene together but you just want someone to run lines with. I am available.

Cast B - Final Push

Hey guys, as we head "once more unto the breach dear friends" in our final week of possible rehearsal, I was curious and hopeful to see what we could do about orchestrating a rehearsal for this Friday sometime, since many of us have completed our time pressing finals. I would suggest Saturday, but due to bad scheduling I will be out of town for the majority of the day. No matter what happens Monday, I think it would be beneficial for us all as well as help me out a ton. What do you say?

Cast B Costumes (again)

I don't know what everyone's plans are for Monday, but for our upstairs rehearsal, let's try and do the show with all of the costumes, changes included, and props we have as of right now. So we will know exactly where our problems are and what still needs to be procured or produced before next weeks dress rehearsal and performance. I am going to also post this on facebook to try and catch everyone before tomorrow.

Thanks,

Brian

Cast A Costumes

Hey All,

As tomorrow is one of our last rehearsals before our show (YAY!)...I was thinking it would be wise for all of us to wear our costumes tomorrow! That way if we're still missing little bits we have a week to grab them! :)

~Rachel

Outside rehearsals & program

I was very, very impressed by how well we managed our rehearsal today. Thumbs up to all. I mentioned this to the few people who were left after rehearsal, but I think a good use of our time tomorrow would be to do a line speed-through since it may be difficult to get scenes on their feet in the PEG dorm. I also noticed while following along today that paraphrasing crops up in places where we're still fuzzy on lines, so I think that a line-thru tomorrow will be just the ticket for a smashing run on Monday.

Also, I will stop by Masonic before class to pick up one of the chime bells if someone (Jamie?) would like to work it in to one those places you mentioned. What lines are they again?

Um. What else. I'll volunteer to put together a simple program with the cast lists since the performances are now open to the public!

Cast B Outlaw Scene

I have a small logistical issue in reference to the ending of the Outlaw scene and the beginning of the next scene. As it stands now I have 19 lines of text to get from backstage, through the basement up to the lobby entrance on stage left. Also, I need to change costumes during that time. I was wondering if anyone had a solution they could suggest. I'm not the fastest runner in the world (shocker I'm sure) and I'm afraid with the change I am going to miss my cue. Any thoughts?

Thanks!

Time

Hey,

I was wondering if anyone else had a lot of lines pertaining to time. From the sample of my own, I noticed a surprisingly common theme: "Now is the hour that Madam Silvia", "And in good time!" "And now is the very hour that Madam Silvia"...

Is there an entire theme here that I've missed? It seems like someone is always waiting for someone, whether it's a boat, or simply for them to meet them onstage. What do ya'll have about time?

Jessi

Interlude Music

I am so excited about our interlude music so I just wanted to say a big "THANK YOU" to Liz for coming up with the mash-up and to Liz and Michael for going through...tweeking things...and for making an awesome song! It sounds amazing and I can't wait to share it with everyone during our performance.

Aside from music...I just want to say "I LOVE YOU" and "THANK YOU" to everyone in Cast A. I am so proud of the work that we are doing and how far we have come! I am excited for thursday and continuing to make our show even better!

Cast B...I can't wait to see your show on the 18th!! :)

Posters

Adverts for the show will be forthcoming. Anyone willing to hang some up around town?

Facebook & BBQ!

As you likely have noticed, or will notice, I took a bit of initiative and started a facebook event page for the performances. I made everybody Admins, so feel free to edit and move around and invite as needs be. I just wanted to get it up there so we can start gettin' the word out.

Additionally! I propose (and have suggested to some) a BBQ get-together on the weekend following finals so we can all hang out, enjoy the spring (hopefully Virginia will have made up its mind on what season it is by then) and talk a little shop about the wonders of Double Two Gents. Would that interest anyone? I would volunteer to either make carnitas or bratwurst and burgers (I also grill a mean portabello for our vegetarian-inclined friends). I think having it at either Gypsy Hill or Montgomery Hall Park would be a fun time.

Valentine in 5.4: restraint to impetuousness

I noticed something in rehearsal that amused me and struck me as significant, and I thought I'd share.

Most of the time, Valentine is ridiculously impetuously fickle. He changes his whole perspective at the lightest provocation, and his behavior in "offering" Silvia to Proteus in the last scene is a great example of this.

Despite that, however, I thought I'd observe the amusing fact that one of the only times he actually shows restraint and forethought is, ironically, also in 5.4. When Proteus and Silvia enter, he says, "How like a dream is this I see and hear; Love, lend me patience to forbear awhile."

Given the way Valentine behaves up until this point, I think it's genuinely surprising he doesn't leap up and greet them the instant he sees them - especially since he really loves them both and didn't think he'd be seeing them again any time soon. How hilarious and ironic that he prefaces his most fickle moment in the play with his only moment of real patience and forethought.

Outside Rehearsals

Hey Guys,
I just wanted to say that I love the way that the outside rehearsals are going so far. I feel like they're making the show so much stronger. I feel like what I need to work on especially is remembering to stand at an angle with my scene partner, because I always end up standing flat with them without even realizing. I think that's something we could all watch for during rehearsals. I love how these rehearsals have been going and I really feel like I'm getting a hang of the show now.

EVERYBODY!!!!

What needs do we still have at this point, Cast A or B? Let's put these shows on their feet. If you need a prop or a costume, some to run lines with please let someone know. We have two weeks before we show this school and this town how this year's first years kick butt! I know we all have papers and other scenes and shows to work on, but hey at least we won't have a tech Sunday with shifting set piece and missed lighting cues. That's something right? I guess this turned into a "Go Us" kinda thing, as it should. But seriously communicate what you need to someone.