WE DID IT!!!!!!! and some (a lot of) notes :)

[Lisa Emperador]

Congrats, guys! Our first show was a success!!! Don't get me wrong, we still have a LOT to work on.

If you didn't know, AJ and Myra won't be able to be there for the Tuesday performance and I can only be there around 6:30ish, which is right before mass.

Some comments/things to work on from my POV and some audience members:

• ninjas - be aware of some props that might have remained onstage (i.e. Mark's red cup). strike when needed.
• Car scene - when Josh runs by those extras in the aisle, can one of them, or all of them, say "Watch it Jesus freak" loudly.
• Mrs. Emperador - when dragging out Josh, take her time and add more things to her list of punishments to give Chris a little more time to change.
• GATHERING OF THE APOSTLES - this was probably my bad. but the transition between when Fr. Dave become Peter, we added some dialogue between the apostles BEFORE Peter and John the Baptist entered to give Aldren more time to change. so light the apostles right after the blackout after the funeral scene - each group of apostles has a few lines. Also, they need to work on projecting these lines. 
• "I will follow Him" - some Aunties suggested to do the song a capella. in general, this song needs a lot more practice so the singers are confident with it and it can be sung strongly. this song isn't merely a background song, it should be the focus.
• Sleazeballs/Jewish leaders - to give them more time to change, we can make the Jesus/crowd/Mary Magdalene new part longer. I believe we already told Ian to practice some more lines. Also, did they have stones? They should drop them when they walk away, then the ninjas can strike.
• Just a suggestion - when Ari and Shannon walk up to Chris and Drew, maybe Drew can say something like "Hey ladies!" then when they put the aprons on, Chris and Drew can say their line "AW COME ON DUDE!"
• Washing of the feet - maybe I didn't see it, but can there be a clear moment when Jesus says "not all, not all of you are clean" and Jesus and Judas look at each other, then Judas look away and acts like the other apostles.
• The timing of when Chris says his "warm and fuzzy" line and when Drew says his "quit being a girl line" - tell Drew (and anyone in general really) to wait for the audience to stop laughing (if they do laugh) then say their line. and make sure Chris' hurt gasp after the "girl" line is audible, too.
• Waitress for Janelle/Josh dinner scene still needs to project more, even if she's trying to catch one of their mics.
• When Janelle goes back to Mark and he's telling the whole cracker jack story, they both need to laugh a lot more. We really need to believe that the story is hilarious to them so that the whole "is it ok that we're laughing" line makes more sense.
• Agony - instead of Josh saying "church freak" can he say "Jesus freak"?
• Malcus - when Jesus heals his ear, can all the apostles and soldiers look at Malchus with wonder or confusion? I mean, a miracle just happened!!! And especially for the soldiers, they should look at Malchus during Jesus' "Have you come out against a robber..." line, like they're not really listening, then Ed (or whichever soldier it is) snaps out of his amazement/confusion and says "that's enough!" 'cause to him, Jesus is just rambling. then all the other soldiers snap back to the job at hand.
• Judas - "What have I done" line. tell him to take even more time with that. i really wanna see his regret and anguish in his face.
• Can we get an ambulance sound for the transition b/w when Drew gets beat up and when he's in the hospital? Also, we need a bedsheet for that hospital scene.
• in general - Jesus keeps fixing his hair, we need to pin it or something.
• Crown of thorns - can we adjust it to fit his head more so it doesn't fall off?
• I couldn't see from where I was sitting, but Josh needs to be lit when he's walking his own Via. he goes from tower to tower, then tower across the baptismal font to the wall. he doesn't need to be lit when he's walking along the back walls.
• When Mary meets Jesus for the Stations, she should run in front of the soldiers, not behind.
• We need a branch/sponge thing for when Jesus is thirsty.
• Should we get a mallet/nails or whatever for the sound of the nailing?
• "Were you there" singers need to give a longer pause of reflection after Jesus dies.
• Mics - Hannah and Mark should have mics. They're loud without it, but when everyone else has a mic, then the balance is off. Since they're not really in any scenes together, they could probably share if we have limited mics.
• A comment from an audience member brought up Hannah's pants? They might be see-through or too tight. Not sure, is she wearing leggings? If so, the bright lights might make it see-through...
• Work on Hannah in general - she has slowing down and projection on point, but she needs to stop focusing on those two and put more focus on being her character.

Sorry guys, I know this is a lot, but PLEASE READ ALL OF IT! And sorry, this won't be the end of my emails. Feel free to add other notes now so we don't forget what we need to work on.

[miguel zulueta]

just skimmed it for now. will read the rest later, but i will be lengthening the stoning of the woman scene for Jesus. i will email it to him tonight.

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- miguel zulueta

[juanfi...@gmail.com]

I have work til 4 so I prob won't be there til 4:30ish

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[Edmund Reduta]

Agreed with the notes.

"I Will Follow Him" can be a capella.

JP suggested that all the Sleazeballs have collared shirts so they can "douche it up."

Can I add JP and Ruben to play music with me at the dinner date? They'll just have a shaker and another small percussion toy. I didn't really know when to exit, so I just kinda left when the server did.

Soldiers' costumes: occasionally the shiny buttons come off, keep an eye out for those so no one slips on them.

For Tuesday, I'm only working til 1. Friday, I'm working til 2.

On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 2:37 PM, Angela Rubang <angela...@gmail.com> wrote:

Yes, awesome job everyone!

I can work on the crown and with Mary.

''I dream of a world free of pain and suffering.''

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Subject: Re: [awesome2011: 270] WE DID IT!!!!!!! and some (a lot of) notes :)

just skimmed it for now. will read the rest later, but i will be lengthening the stoning of the woman scene for Jesus. i will email it to him tonight.

On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 10:36 AM, Lisa Emperador <lempe...@gmail.com> wrote:

Congrats, guys! Our first show was a success!!! Don't get me wrong, we still have a LOT to work on.

If you didn't know, AJ and Myra won't be able to be there for the Tuesday performance and I can only be there around 6:30ish, which is right before mass.

Some comments/things to work on from my POV and some audience members:

• ninjas - be aware of some props that might have remained onstage (i.e. Mark's red cup). strike when needed.
• Car scene - when Josh runs by those extras in the aisle, can one of them, or all of them, say "Watch it Jesus freak" loudly.
• Mrs. Emperador - when dragging out Josh, take her time and add more things to her list of punishments to give Chris a little more time to change.
• GATHERING OF THE APOSTLES - this was probably my bad. but the transition between when Fr. Dave become Peter, we added some dialogue between the apostles BEFORE Peter and John the Baptist entered to give Aldren more time to change. so light the apostles right after the blackout after the funeral scene - each group of apostles has a few lines. Also, they need to work on projecting these lines. 
• "I will follow Him" - some Aunties suggested to do the song a capella. in general, this song needs a lot more practice so the singers are confident with it and it can be sung strongly. this song isn't merely a background song, it should be the focus.
• Sleazeballs/Jewish leaders - to give them more time to change, we can make the Jesus/crowd/Mary Magdalene new part longer. I believe we already told Ian to practice some more lines. Also, did they have stones? They should drop them when they walk away, then the ninjas can strike.
• Just a suggestion - when Ari and Shannon walk up to Chris and Drew, maybe Drew can say something like "Hey ladies!" then when they put the aprons on, Chris and Drew can say their line "AW COME ON DUDE!"
• Washing of the feet - maybe I didn't see it, but can there be a clear moment when Jesus says "not all, not all of you are clean" and Jesus and Judas look at each other, then Judas look away and acts like the other apostles.
• The timing of when Chris says his "warm and fuzzy" line and when Drew says his "quit being a girl line" - tell Drew (and anyone in general really) to wait for the audience to stop laughing (if they do laugh) then say their line. and make sure Chris' hurt gasp after the "girl" line is audible, too.
• Waitress for Janelle/Josh dinner scene still needs to project more, even if she's trying to catch one of their mics.
• When Janelle goes back to Mark and he's telling the whole cracker jack story, they both need to laugh a lot more. We really need to believe that the story is hilarious to them so that the whole "is it ok that we're laughing" line makes more sense.
• Agony - instead of Josh saying "church freak" can he say "Jesus freak"?

• Malchus - when Jesus heals his ear, can all the apostles and soldiers look at Malchus with wonder or confusion? I mean, a miracle just happened!!! And especially for the soldiers, they should look at Malchus during Jesus' "Have you come out against a robber..." line, like they're not really listening, then Ed (or whichever soldier it is) snaps out of his amazement/confusion and says "that's enough!" 'cause to him, Jesus is just rambling. then all the other soldiers snap back to the job at hand.

• Judas - "What have I done" line. tell him to take even more time with that. i really wanna see his regret and anguish in his face.
• Can we get an ambulance sound for the transition b/w when Drew gets beat up and when he's in the hospital? Also, we need a bedsheet for that hospital scene.
• in general - Jesus keeps fixing his hair, we need to pin it or something.
• Crown of thorns - can we adjust it to fit his head more so it doesn't fall off?
• I couldn't see from where I was sitting, but Josh needs to be lit when he's walking his own Via. he goes from tower to tower, then tower across the baptismal font to the wall. he doesn't need to be lit when he's walking along the back walls.
• When Mary meets Jesus for the Stations, she should run in front of the soldiers, not behind.
• We need a branch/sponge thing for when Jesus is thirsty.
• Should we get a mallet/nails or whatever for the sound of the nailing?
• "Were you there" singers need to give a longer pause of reflection after Jesus dies.
• Mics - Hannah and Mark should have mics. They're loud without it, but when everyone else has a mic, then the balance is off. Since they're not really in any scenes together, they could probably share if we have limited mics.
• A comment from an audience member brought up Hannah's pants? They might be see-through or too tight. Not sure, is she wearing leggings? If so, the bright lights might make it see-through...
• Work on Hannah in general - she has slowing down and projection on point, but she needs to stop focusing on those two and put more focus on being her character.

Sorry guys, I know this is a lot, but PLEASE READ ALL OF IT! And sorry, this won't be the end of my emails. Feel free to add other notes now so we don't forget what we need to work on.

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- miguel zulueta

[Arman Nati]

Again, the performance was Awesome! Good job everyone, lets keep it up! I just wanted to add a few more things to what Lisa said as she said many things that came from my head already. 

- Since Francis and Eric should be returning as soldiers who are the original, please have them wear the appropriate soldier costumes. I'll let them know what they need to wear too through text. 

- Can the people in the traditional scene for stations practice about 2 times on Tues since it is the first to be practicing for them. 

- Let's still keep Adrian and Jarred's line for the adulterous woman scene. Francis and Eric will just be quiet on that scene. Unless Francis and Eric can memorize during that day

- For the washing of the feet, please make sure to have Jesus use the bowl in the back of the church 

- Can someone get bread for Jesus on the Tues show b/c I brought bread last time but didn't give it to him? He needs two: one for Last Supper and the other for the ending

- The line, "I thirst" from Jesus. In the mechanical room, there is a long stick there and we just have to add a brown cloth on it.

- Let's make sure that Jesus' clothing is easier to strip so that he can be completely stripped instead of half stripped. 

- Please have the Pharisee's dress faster for the adulterous woman scene so that they will make it there on time

This is all I wanted to add more, but there may be more. 

Lisa, I asked Auntie Gene if we can use the gym on Holy Tues and Good Friday, so she will get back to us tomorrow. 

I am going to the principle's office tomorrow to apologize on behalf of all of us. I am still working on the letter. I can't send it to you now, but you can trust that I'll make it very nice and sincere, k? I think Juan will be coming with me tomorrow morning ish. 

Rem will be there on Tues to be helping out with costumes so just letting you know Angela. 

-A.J. 

[Arman Nati]

One more thing, please work on curtain call. This is my idea: 

1. twelve apostles come in together

2. soldiers, caiphas, pilate, jewish soldiers/pharisees, maybe bystanders/commoners and blind man here

3. party scene/crowd, waitress, maybe bystanders/commoners and blind man here

4. Hannah, Janelle, Mark, and Drew

5. Jesus and Josh 

6. Bow all together

7. Point to stage crew

8. Point to Lights

9. Point to Rauchemae standing on the choir and the tech crew 

10. Turn around and bow to our God

11. Either run to the center or stay there in case families want to take pictures of them

For #'s 3 and 4 just see which fits better. I hope I didn't miss anybody but this is what I was thinking. You can work with this or not.

-A.J. 

[miguel zulueta]

i can be there at any time we get the gym on tuesday and friday. i say the earlier the better. i can work on the scenes you guys want done and we can practice the curtain call again

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- miguel zulueta

[miguel zulueta]

also. i just finished rewriting the scene and will email it to you guys and ian so that he can start learning his lines.

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- miguel zulueta

[Ruben Balagtas]

- Let's still keep Adrian and Jarred's line for the adulterous woman scene. Francis and Eric will just be quiet on that scene. Unless Francis and Eric can memorize during that day

• I say just let Adrian and Jared keep their lines

- For the washing of the feet, please make sure to have Jesus use the bowl in the back of the church

• I keep forgetting about it. I'll make a note of it for next show
  

- Can someone get bread for Jesus on the Tues show b/c I brought bread last time but didn't give it to him? He needs two: one for Last Supper and the other for the ending

• Actually, I've had that covered. well for the last supper at least.
  

• ninjas - be aware of some props that might have remained onstage (i.e. Mark's red cup). strike when needed.

• they know for next time
  

• Sleazeballs/Jewish leaders - to give them more time to change, we can make the Jesus/crowd/Mary Magdalene new part longer. I believe we already told Ian to practice some more lines. Also, did they have stones? They should drop them when they walk away, then the ninjas can strike.

• I was thinking about that too. I'll be sure to get some.
  

• I couldn't see from where I was sitting, but Josh needs to be lit when he's walking his own Via. he goes from tower to tower, then tower across the baptismal font to the wall. he doesn't need to be lit when he's walking along the back walls.

• Yeah he wasn't lighted at all for his via
  

• We need a branch/sponge thing for when Jesus is thirsty.

• Again there's one in the mechanical room and i forget to get it out everytime
  

[miguel zulueta]

also for the stage ninjas. it would help them to not be seen during blackouts if they all wore long sleeve shirts

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- miguel zulueta

[Edmund Reduta]

lol I actually had a rag on a stick for the sponge/branch thing and left it in the trunk of the Arcega family's Toyota Camry... my bad.

[Arman Nati]

- Crowd needs to work on windows and have them be spread out. 

[Myra Martinez]

In regard to costumes:

• Hannah - I believe she's wearing leggings. I asked my sister if she could see through them, and she said she couldn't. Did anyone else notice that part? I let her on stage knowing how tight they were because I thought it would reflect her character. She's supposed to be a little scandalous yeah? We can change it if necessary. Maybe ask her to wear tight black pants or black jeggings. Thoughts?
• Jesus' hair - Tying it back would look ugly. I haven't seen it bobby pinned yet. And I'll keep asking Ian to stop touching his hair.
• NEW ITEM: Who's fault-a was la falda? Hahaha. Get it? Falda means skirt in Spanish...nevermind. Anyways, if we put rope around Jesus' waist, let's make it easy to undo for those who strip Him of His garments. Or just not put rope.