Beginning of Show Week

Today is Monday, December 8th, 2014. Our first performance of Seussical is a matinee on the 11th, followed by evening performances on Friday the 12th and Saturday the 13th. I am certainly looking forward to presenting the final project of this show - the result of nearly a semester's worth of work. I am also starting to get slightly nervous. The following are the notes I received from yesterday's (12/8) dress/tech rehearsal:

• I must stay in character until I fully exit the stage following the first number, Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! (during the build-up "jungle noises" before Horton Hears A Who). Staying in character/moving like an elephant/being consistent with character choices is definitely a note I receive often, and something I need to work on.
• Bigger reaction to "Humph!" before Biggest Blame Fool.
• Review the lyrics for Alone in the Universe (especially "You called my name / And you set me free...")
• Bigger scared reaction to the Wickersham Brothers at the end of Monkey Around.
• Don't turn to the audience and be presentational: visually show the audience the frustration and thoughtfulness that Horton feels. 
• Side-by-side with Gertrude McFuzz during Notice Me, Horton duet.
• Catch the egg like an egg (delicately) when Mayzie throws it at the end of her reprise of How Lucky You Are. Also, treat the egg like an egg when taking it out from under you in the build-up to Solla Sollew.
• Be more wowed by the clover when Gertrude presents it at the end of the number, and let the excitement/wonder build and build throughout All For You.
• Fix the issue with the trumpet noise/the tremolo during People vs. Horton the Elephant.
• Big reactions in the courtroom scene, get down from the tree with more drama and gravitas.
• Care about the Elephant Bird baby; hold the clover and the elephant bird as if they are the most precious things in the world.
• Go slower forward when walking with Lily at the end of the show.
• Note for all the cast: don't let the curtain call die! Form a straight kick-line with the other actors, and then go offstage in a straight line.