Sunday rehearsal January 27

	Look at the breakdown of lines per scene and people who are in those scenes.  We will cut some from two – person scenes. This may be why scenes seem so slow.
Scene 1	Everyone 40 lines
Scene 2	Luis Monica 48 lines
Scene 3	Everyone 115 lines
Scene 4	Town, Eugenio, Belen, Moises 42 lines
Scene 5	Monica Luis 46 lines
Scene 6	Town, Belen, Moises, Eugenio 34 lines
Scene 7	Monica Luis 13
Scene 8	Miracles Eugenio, Town, Moises Luis, Monica 124 lines
Scene 9	Luis Monica 20 lines
Scene 10	Everyone 108 lines.
	We will start where we left off tomorrow night.  I will cut some lines.   In class we will work transitions. It was a great rehearsal.  You all improved.  I was grouchy - sorry - frustrated I couldn't scream.
Everyone	React and keep going during the entire song.   Ramzi, think of something that you can do on your own. Transitions are too slow. More WASHING .   TRANSITION TO WAR IS SCARY  SHOW US WAR – dirtier maybe – different clothing?  Add shawls, etc.? Turn skirts inside out with handprints? Work on accents. Lines before the car transition must be stepped on. Transition from first car scene to next scene didn’t flow. Must have people noises during transitions. Send me your names. REMINDER – THERE ARE SACKS TO PUT ENCOURAGING NOTES IN IN THE HALL. I STILL do not see master gestures. Transition didn’t work after Belen and Moises take Ramzi into the clinic. THE BODY IS GONE!   This is huge.  Maybe townspeople leave while they get the body?
Town	Say lines to each other.  Step on each line.  DICTION Eugenio’s first line everyone unfreezes. Loved the frozen people at the beginning – great stage picture. Ramzi, you must be up front in the dance scene. Breaking the radio – different feelings of disbelief – everyone is not the same. Some are mad, some are sad, some are astonished, some pity Moises. More WATER USE – EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rehearse lines in dark so that every line is different. Looking at Ramzi – some can’t, some hyperventilate. Different reactions to Ramzi. You can be next.  Look more frightened.  Kaytlyn maybe almost screams and Alee puts hands over her mouth. Heavy breathing during this scene. Don’t all enter or leave at the same time. Maybe one goes to Ramzi,s tarts to touch, and is led away – DO things that make you different from everyone else.  During door knocking, it is your door they are knocking at.  Look at the door. Mad at self because you didn’t help.
Carter	Do not play with shutters. We need a frame for them. Look through and react.  Not enough reactions from you throughout the show.
Kaytlyn	Please pick up the broken radio.
Eugenio	Knees are too far apart in car scene. Don’t do the swiping – do a press – pressing hands together.
Eugenio and Moises	Straighten up. 2nd car scene had no energy. Moises, tilt the hat back.
Guards/SOLDIERS	Was that the real gun? Behind the scrim? Give bad looks Be more menacing.
Moises	Head up in the car scene. Must see you knock on door.  Maybe put Ramzi down and Belen wipes his face, checks for temperature.
Moises and Belen	Great chemistry – work more on a loving relationship.   Look for danger in the cross. Moises, protect her.
Belen	I think you would have a washing machine.  Have a pitcher where you drink water – look at it. Work more on the speech – slow it down.  Mark each word on how you should say it/them.  You are mad at yourself that you didn’t fight.  Get mad – CHIPPED away. There must be more life in this speech.  You are very emotional. After the speech, you become alive when Moises agrees.  Maybe stumble out following Moises, you shriek and he tells you to be quiet – anything to add suspense.
Monica and Luis	First scene is too slow.  We will cut some. Have purpose in everything you do. Watch being too profile. Cheat out to second and third judge.
Luis	Lines seemed too memorized.Loved your smirk. Get in character behind the scrim.  Less is more.  Get a can of paint that is almost empty. Coming in without finger, you cannot touch clothes line with right hand. Head up. You have great moments but they must be consistent.  Be in character.  Knife was good.
Monica	Lines seemed too memorized. Be more surprised that he is home.
Music	Good job
Lights	More blue at the beginning. Wait for Eugenio’s or anyone’s last line before crossfading to another scene.
Guitar	Thanks.  The music is adding so much.
Stage lights	Deeper blue at the beginning – may need to add blue and red.
Lights, stage lights, and sound, guitar and singer	Thank you for all you do.It’s hard.  You do not always know what we are doing down stage.  You never complain and we do it over and over again.
Alee and Kaytlyn	Are always involved – always thinking of what more they can do - KUDOS

Cuts and Freida's notes

TOWN 1	There is a patch
TOWN 8	Of bright white skin
BELEN	In the shape of his hand
TOWN 7	Emblazoned on her belly.	LUIS holds Ailen in his arms.  The white PALM print burns bright on her stomach. TOWN takes basin to church.
ALAMAR	Then the healer	Moises crosses then exits
WILMER	Walks and walks away.	His silhouette appears on the scrim.  HE shrinks until he disappears.
EUGENIO	No one’s seen him since.	Monica takes Ailen out of her husband’s arms.
MONICA	And I keep my promise	Whispers in her hear
MONICA	Remind her how she got her mark.	She kisses the mark on Ailen’s stomach.
MONICA	But Luis hasn’t said a word since.	Luis sits on the floor, motionless.
MONICA	He sits in front of the washer all day. His eyes moving in small circles willing it to work.	.Luis stares at the washer DSL Monica whispers in her hear and hands Ailen to Eugenio who baptizes Ailen from the basin. Then he holds the baby up.
TOWN 6	Moises seems to have taken the plague with him.
TOWN 5	We wait in fear of the day it might return.
TOWN 4	The pilgrims have stayed….
TOWN 3	Breathing new life in San Isidro	The TOWN converges into a single mass that keens, prays, and breathes as one.
		The TOWN pulls the clinic door out from itself, thrusts it into the light.  The PALM prints on the door burn bright.

Freida clinic 1

Everyone	Diction Remember that we can only have 5 people per UIL rules to be site crew.  Any more and we will be disqualified. SO, people who change clothes backstage need to tell Taylor E, Clay, and Kate A.  DO THIS NOW Also, what about painting the Medical table a blue? DICTION Water – We must see it in everything everyone does. Too slow at the beginning.  Two people – stand in the back and clap.  Girls can dance with girls.  I want this to be a celebration.  Dancing is second nature to these people and they HUNGER for it. Ramzi – choose a partner or dance by yourself in the middle.  I want this to be joyous! FEARFUL OF THE GUNS! Our freezes need work.
Town	Throw in some anger at the radio being demolished. QUIET while other scenes are going on. If the light is on you – move – you can move Down stage or left stage.   Villagers move DSC and Stage right while Eugenio and Moises are in first vehicle. Work on the windows – smoothly picking up and discarding them. We need to work on vocal variety.  The trouble with choruses – we also saw this in middle school this year is that they have a tendency to have the same cadence, inflection, etc. Everyone – bigger movements when the soldiers come – men protect women, women protect each other.  More reaction to the soldiers. Breathe more. Be more frightened when they take Belen away. Dancers – LOVED the slow cumbia dancing in the dark.
Moises	Wait until the radio announcer says his amnesty line BEAT then cross to radio.   Look back at the radio and look back at the town. Do we need the hat rack? SLOW down and project more.  Freida knows the script as well as I do.  The judges will not.  They will read it once at best. YOU MUST WASH YOUR HANDS – it is an OCD thing. Continue to have audience see your decision to help Belen – Maybe a last HUG before rushing out. Look in all directions for the soldiers.
Town, Belen and Moises	Town in their lines need to look USC(right) at the medical facility and see Belen and Moises merge from behind the scrim with bloody clothes and hands.   Moises stops to wash his hands. Belen is visibly disturbed and keeps looking at her hands until DSL at the house.
Soldiers and hurt boy	WE MUST HAVE PEOPLE NOISES ONE FOOT BEFORE THE SCRIM  AND PEOPLE NOISES AS YOU CARRY THE PLANK OUT.  I REALLY LIKED THE NO PLANK IN SIGHT.
Eugenio
Moises and Belen	At the beginning of the show, leave the stretcher behind the scrim area.
Moises and Eugenio	Spend some time together.  We need to see a solid friendship at the beginning.
Monica and Luis	Heavy breathing = passionate relationship. Work on throwing down scene. Monica, you need a purse, diaper bag, etc for the traveling. Work on the sexy parts. More flirting between you two.
Belen	Belen, work on making the speech about eyes bleeding more meaning ful. Don’t rush your lines.
Luis	More levels to your character.  Deep breath before coming in second time. You have a weird connection to the washer.  What does it symbolize for you?
Monica	Measured How did you pay for the washer – the second time.
Lights	We will get all the cues down. However, during the second dance scene – bring lights up a little more on them.
Sound	Guns down.
Stage lights
Guitar	I need to write when to play the guitar and when not to play the guitar.  We also need to play with the volume.  I’ll get the lines to you.
Singer	Great job – want you to sing more.  We will find areas.
Eugenio	More work on your break down.  You need to be tormented.