Notes

Act 1

* Soul girls: was the ladder on it’s mark? The lighting effect looked off.
* Judas: wait a little longer DS and sing to Jesus before you cross back to the ladder.
* Apostles: “how can you say that”—you were ahead of the pit
* Ensemble: “Hosanna superstar” was weak. Are you singing? Are you using the backstage mics?
* Kevin: you got ahead of the pit
* Priests: eat the mics or they can’t help you.
* Ciaphas: don’t be afraid to hold your ground and stand still. You don’t always have to be in motion.
* Crew: you can’t keep entering and exiting the house during the show.
* Priests: taking off the Pope-mobile was awkward tonight.
* Ensemble: I don’t hear you at all on SZ. Honestly, I would never guess you are singing.
* JC and Simon: I want to see more of the end of the song to be between you two. Jesus, let the last words be to Simon, and Simon can leave on “understand at all”
* Pilate: hard to understand some of your words on Pilate’s Dream
* Ensemble: better on temple, but we’re still missing about 60% of the text. The lower you sing, the harder it is to hear you.
* Ensemble: who takes off the downstage right go go box? It was left on tonight.
* Lepers: why doesn’t everyone have a two gauntlets?
* Lepers: as a group you need to sing together. The only word I’m making out is “Christ”
* Soul girls: Mr. Barnes is going to be taking out some of the music so that you don’t have to stand there quite so long at the ladder.
* Judas/Ciaphas: if there is no coin purse, pantomime throwing it and picking it up. That way you can still hold it up as the glitter falls.
* Priests: When Judas sings the word Gethsemane, I want you all to have a little glitter in your hands, and then throw it at Judas (the same time it’s raining down from above)



Act II

* Judas: were you on your mark for the stare down? You looked like you were a little out of your light.
* JC: make sure you are singing “James”. It sounds like Jane
* JC: there’s still more movement than we need in Gethsemane. Ground yourself and hold your ground. Stillness can be powerful.
* Soldier: your slow motion was not as strong tonight as it has been in the past.
* Ensemble: arrest vocals were sloppy
* Priests/Connor: The Pope Mobile was not set in the right place so it was out of the light. Is it spiked?
* Soldier: we need you on a handheld mic for your solo.
* Ensemble: I could barely hear you on the Hosanna reprise. Are you singing into the backstage mics we set up for you? Crown around them.
* Herod: make sure you’re not off stage as you jump into their arms. We could barely see that.
* Soul girls: make sure we get the bottom of the ladder covered with the fabric.
* Crowd watching Christ in Pilate’s Scene: stay as low as you can. The front row will have a view of your butt otherwise.
* Soul girls: remember to cross on the right. The lashes were really sloppy tonight. Also make sure the lash happens with the sound of the whip.
* Pilate: hold your poses more. Think of Greek theatre: big and economical gestures.
* Offstage chorus: sing into the mics for Superstar.
* GoGo box dancers: make sure you’re far enough back on the go go box that the light hits the front of you.
* Soul girls: You were ahead again by 4 counts. Also, we need more vocals.
* Emily Wu: where was the crown of thorns?
* JC: get off the cross sooner so that we don’t see you leaving it.
* Annie: you left your mic in the dressing room. This is not acceptable.