Objectives, stakes, and obstacles.
In order to create your character, dig into the script for clues as to what they want. They wouldn’t be in the play unless they wanted something important and there was an obstruction to them achieving it. Even the smallest characters have purpose and discovering it is the difference between standing onstage twiddling your thumbs and creating an active character.
There’s rarely a wrong answer when it comes to hunting the objectives, stakes, and obstacles for your character but it’s important to remember that the most obvious answers won’t necessarily be the most interesting. Interesting wants, high stakes, and multiple obstacles generally make for the most compelling characters.
2. Ugh-A-Wug for home rehearsal
3. Rehearsal Schedule for this upcoming week-
Feb 26
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Sc Sc3 pt 6
(p 37-38 & 43-44)
Sc 4 pt 2
Peter, Lost Boys, Hook, Pirates, Wendy, Mike, John, Tiger Lily
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Review
Ugh-A-Wug
Brave Girl Dance
| ALL CAST CALLED 2:30-5:00 | |
Feb 28
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Duel
Peter, Hook
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X
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X
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Thursday
Only
Hook & Peter
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4. Rehearsal Notes
Rehearsal notes Tuesday Feb 19:
Pirates p 25- On your entrance, travel further with each step if you can, and continue moving in character after the dance steps cease.
Pirates p 27- React when Noodler comes out of hiding
Smee p 27- “Shall I after him…” Act as if you’re going to walk away and do it.
Pirates p 27- One thing I noticed that will help the searching is - don’t make long crosses across the whole stage.
Jukes p 29- Great reading on “What tempo captain?”
Smee & Hook p 31- What is your character’s take on the tango? Are they enjoying it? Being very serious about it? Right now it looks like two actors concentrating on the steps.
Rehearsal notes Thursday Feb 21:
Mama p 92- Start on Wendy’s bed, left. When you first hear the children singing, you don’t look at them. Believe that you must be hearing it in your imagination. Don’t look at them until Nana barks. Stand on your line “Wendy…”
Lost Boys p 94- Each of you needs to decide how you feel when you enter the room. Are you nervous? Expectant? Curious? This is the first time you’ve seen a real mother.
Mama p 94- “George, don’t you think…” Cross to center. (Which will be towards him)
All Children p 94- It is super important to the Darling children and the Lost Boys that the Boys be accepted into the family. You’re very hopeful and then very relieved and happy.
Mama p 94- On Papa’s line “Make yourself at home”, take his arm and cross down to the extension. And, in pantomime, greet all your new children.
Liza p 4- Begin up right.
Michael p 4- For your line “I won’t go to bed…” Remember that we talked about not saying the same thing twice in the same way.
Nana p 4- After you get your knee pads, try making a circle around the whole group center during “Liza, it isn’t six o'clock…”
Liza p 4- Cross to Wendy on Michael's line “Nana, I won’t go to bed…” Cross down to Wendy to try to intervene and get the children to behave. Wendy’s going to try to dance with you, let her know that you won’t.
Liza p 5- Cross left after “...at make believe and dancing.”
Michael p 5- When Nana herds you toward your bed, go to John's bed first, then walk on the beds to yours.
Wendy & John p 5- Be happy to resume your dancing.
Mama p 5- Enter left and cross to downstage of Wendy’s bed.
Michael p 5- Try coming up to your knees on “They never let me dance.” as if you're bouncing on the bed.
Mama p 5- On your line “Well, we’ll soon fix that.” Grab the hat off of John, who is standing on the bed, and cross to Michael on right.
Mama p 5- On your line “What is the matter…” Cross to center toward him.
Liza p 6- Cross up right on John’s line “I won’t take a bath…”.
Mama p 6- Cross to dad at right on “I’ll brush you off…”.
Wendy & Michael p 6- On your cross up left, be doing something fun.
Mama p 6- On “I will tell you why.” Cross to the right of center because you want to talk to Papa where the children won’t hear.
Mama p 6- After your line “George, what can this mean?” Cross up the window as if wondering if you’ll see the face again.
Mama & Liza p 7- You are both up right during the conflict between Papa and Nana.
Nana p 7- Go ahead and be really big with each specific reaction.
Liza p 7- After John’s line “She’s awfully unhappy” Shoo Wendy to her bed, then exit left.
Mama p 7- After Liza and Wendy cross, you cross right to Michael's bed and sit.
Mama p 9- At measure 21, cross up to John, put him into his bed, then cross to Wendy and sit with her.
Mama p 11- Exit left.
Children p 10- Each lay down after you finish singing.
5. Fairy Dust Awards
Alexandra Rose & Emme Wathen, great focus and excellent commitment to character
Candela & Charlotte, super vocal rehearsal
&
Juliet Hubbard for adjusting very well to new choreography
