Opening

Greats show so far guys... Here are Jim's opening night notes...

• Ensemble: don’t take water (or anything) from the house manager’s closet. We pay for that water and lose money on any not sold. Please bring your own from home or use the drinking fountain.
• 
  
• In general: listen to the costumers/crew. Don’t randomly throw costumes and then freak out when you can’t find things. Tell the crew if you need help. If you throw something but don’t tell the crew, you can’t assume they’ll know what to do with it. At this point you should have all of your costumes, so make sure everything is pre-set, and don’t wait til the last minute to try to set it in place.
• 
  
• People who use a mic: reminder, sing as if you don’t have one on/in your hands, and the hand-helds are not omni-directional. Eat the mic.
• 
  
• ACT I
• Judas: You started entering at the wrong time again. Keep working on that.
• Ciaphas: your timing was on and off during your first solos. Review that with Mr. Walsh or Mr. Barns.
• Kaylie D: You’re turning the wrong direction during the hip hop. Check with a Dance Captain regarding this.
• Ensemble: Better projection on Simon Zealotes. Keep improving.
• Lepers: Why do some people have no gauntlets at all?
• Judas: DFAT lyrics were hard to hear/understand
• 
  
• ACT II
• Apostles: review your lyrics for “morning” and “evening”
• Judas: hit your mark (the big yellow X) for the stare down with Jesus. You were out of your light.
• JC: better stillness for Gethsemane
• Soldiers: you’re still going too quickly on the arrest. You should not have to pause before JC says “put away your swords”.
• Soul girls: get your heads bobbing side to side in unison for “Herod”.
• Soul girls: in general you’re doing better with your spacing on all songs. Keep working at it and noticing if you are covering someone…. Especially in “Superstar”
• Herod: careful with your rhythms. You skipped ahead at one point.
• Zack: where were you for the cross with Jesus and the other guard… you were late.
• Ensemble: CWSAP seemed off/vocals not in synch with the pit.
• Judas/Mr. Barnes: What do you think about an accapella start to the reprise of IDKHTLH?
• Off-stage Chorus: Where are you? There was a huge pause before “goodbye Judas” started
• Soul girls: time your marks with the lashes
• Pilate: good job with the gestures
• Allya: where’s your doo-rag for “Superstar”?
• Soul girls: center yourselves for the Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ….
• Ensemble: how can we get the crown of thorns on JC so that he doesn’t have to bow his head to put it on him? Is there a time it can go on while he’s crown surfing before he’s put on the cross?