Shameless Attempt at Encouragement :)

Y'all rock.
truly :)

I've loved watching the play come together these past couple of days. The acting is very strong overall. I think you guys will "peak" during performance week and (I hope) be quite cheered by your performances.

Like I said down there somewhere, push to "do it better" every single time. Don't let the magic evaporate -- every time the (imaginary) curtain goes up, you're leading the audience into a world they can't "see" unless you lead them through it. Enjoy being someone totally different from your "normal" self.

Oh, and y'all look good too. =)



OK, a couple of reminders:

If I don't have your 25 word blurb yet, you can count on my hounding you about it in Friday. I gotta finish the programs this weekend. (YIKES!)

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SLOW down
really
you've GOT to... otherwise you're nothing but a foreign-language film with no English subtitles. People will smile and nod at your gestures -- but they'll "check out" mentally.

so I'll say it again:
SLOW DOWN!!


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oh, and SPEAK UP.

we have GOT to be louder. It's not an issue of whether you can be louder -- I know you all have wonderful amounts of volume at your disposal. :)

It's a matter of juggling the physical aspects of acting (projection, enunciation, blocking) with the
mental ones (characterization, listening & reacting to what's happening)

I'm going to hound you during the final rehearsals to be louder. And I'll sic Bethany on your tail during the performances if you can't be heard.

There's no point in working your butt off just to have the audience say, "Hm... wonder what he/she just said ... "




Pray for each other. We are all weary, getting sick, and buried under a horrendous amount of work. But be encouraged. February doesn't last forever. In fact, it'll be gone in just four days.

Hallelujah.

;)