Dress Rehearsal Feedback

[TriciaB]

Most of this I already shared in class, but some of it I didn't say.
Of course feel free to take it or leave it, these are mostly minor
suggestions.

Jenna's scene:
- good pre-acting
- Seems like there are a few moments when P should seriously be
considering leaving. (male-lover/Plato's retreat stuff and when he's
crying.) Seems like she would be more uncomfortable.
- Nice singing (Pedro). I liked that he stood up and the pose he
struck.
- Pedro's diction was sometimes difficult to understand. Sorry, I
don't have specifics.
- Kicking back and sliding in chair. "You missed the metaphor" - too
much? Better if it's a more immediate reaction, then I think it would
work.

Shelly's scene:
- Good delivery of "I did answer one of those ads"
- When S sits next to P, her body was angled toward him, but isn't she
uncomfortable with him getting close? I wanted to see her inch away
from him.
- "Fuck you, cunt" still not believable, as others said in class.
- "You can never go home again" I never understood this line in the
text and it's still unclear to me.

Ramiro's scene:
- B's first line, "Hello again" - more surprised?
- "Yes you are" (the right age) - more uneasy/unsure?
- maybe stand on "To Risk!" This scene doesn't cater to a lot of
moving around, but it might be nice to add in moments when they stand
or something, so it's not just them sitting the whole time.

Pedro's scene:
- I don't really like P lying down on the couch, seems like she should
be more on her guard.
- I feel like S should stand up at some point, maybe on "That's sick!"
- I wanted P to have a purse.
- Bigger reaction (scream? squeal?) to S grabbing her thigh.
- "I don't think I need to say anything more" - intention behind the
line.

Jessa's scene:
- No "ding dong" - can't she just knock?
- Set needs work. Chair in front of the door. The table is never used.
- P needs to react to the arguing in the other room, and really all
the times she is left alone, she needs to be thinking something, doing
something.

Tiana's scene:
- P always seems frustrated and angry - why?
- Couldn't jacket be behind her chair?
- P's crying needs more motivation, seemed too sudden.
- Maybe they should call waiter out from CS instead of going SL and
SR. Calling "waiter" SL by bathroom - awkward.

That's all, folks! Good luck everyone!

[Jenna Weisz]

Shelly Scene
• Is Eric checking her out not sure
• Like the on table part
• Is she scared of him because what he said
• Love the ass slap
• Not sure about that couch
• Little too quiet on Eric’s part at the end.
Tricia Scene
• Like the beginning hug
• Like Sergio’s Character now
• Love the emotional ness of it
• The 2nd hug was cute
• Not sure about Claire’s shuffling of papers too much sometimes
• They need to get their lines
• Like the little dog kisses

Ramiro Scene
• Still having problems with clarity but I don’t know if anything can
be done about it
• Like Bruce’s attempt to stop crying
• Need Lines
• Like the hand holding at the end

Pedro Scene
• Like the whispering of the cuss words
• Like the looking away
• Interesting beginning with the belt buckles
• Good she plays with the buckle
• Sally keeps smiling and breaking character
• The begging was good

Jessa Scene
• Don’t like the ding dong you should just knock
• Need to make sure the set is right beforehand
• Get a People’s Magazine
• Mary needs to act more uncomfortable
• More difference between voices
• Confused on whether Prudence is being pushed out the door or walking
out the door. Needs to be more clear

Tiana Scene
• Nice addition with the candles
• Still not sure about this crying
• Do like the lap thing
• Is that table going to support them?
• Nice little hug at the end