Important Notes from Audra!

Hello my friends,

Thanks for making our cast party so much fun!!!
You are all a bunch of nuts!
I am really going to miss seeing you every week!

I just don't even have the words to describe how beautiful the performance was on Friday.
It came with enough power to fulfil Alma's wish (Alma 29:1-2)!

Here's some important notes...

First of all, NO ONE GOES OUT TO LUNCH DURING INTERMISSION!

1. Bring food with you if you get hungry!
2. Always be looking ahead for the next scene!

You must take some time to prepare yourselves this week so we don't go into Friday's performance too raw. Please read through your script & check lines; do a mental walk through of everything you'll be doing. Call upon the Lord and study his word and bring His spirit with you!

Remember, we can ask for these miracles and we will receive because He has prescribed a great work to be done through this production.

Sound:
Can we meet Thursday night (what time?) and run though our procedures half a dozen times so we are quicker at the draw? (Lisa and Jeff Gosnell)
Also, the sister missionaries can meet Sat at 4pm to check out the Spanish interpretation equipment to make sure our systems don't clash.

Cast:
Before you go on stage make sure your mic. box is on and not on mute!
Please don't switch switches on it. If you can put it in a sash on the outside of your tunic if you think you may accidentally flip switches, then that would be best.
If you are about to walk on stage, your mic may be on so don't clear your throat or talk.
If you are wearing your wedding ring on a chain around your neck please tape it away so it doesn't gleam in the lights or don't use a metal chain.
Keep speaking out and really bring out your climaxes in your songs strongly.

Nathan keep plucking your harp during your solo not just before- listen for the harp sounds.

Shepherds, remember we will turn off your mics for your "Good tidings of great joy" speeches and slow them down so the choir cuts you off!

Elisabeth, "honey" is not a Jewish term of endearment. Check those lines when Zach is brought back mute. I think the music cue may be waiting to hear a "vision" line that is being skipped.

Ezra, after you bump into Mary, don't walk so far away from her. The spot light needs to
be on you when you are speaking.

After the show, it might work better to have more of us go to the lobbies to visit with people,
not just among the chairs in the gym.

Stage hands:
Canopy needs to get off stage when you are putting up the Shepherd's hill.
After the Alleluia song and the women exit, remove everything but one tree near the stg. R platform and the well and vase. (remember to put out the well while the resurrected people are coming up on the stage)

The well and last tree get off stage during Celopas and Disciple's song, when apostles enter.
Fruit tree gets of stage before the 2nd upper room- very quickly at the end of Thomas' song.
***If something is missed, do it when there is a blackout, between parts, or when action is
moving elsewhere. Be discrete not panicked.

Lighting:
***Always put a spot light on the person or persons who are speaking!!!!!!!!!!
When Gabriel visits Mary don't leave Mary in the dark. We have to see her face.
When Ezra bumps into Mary, follow him with one spot so both speaking people have light.
Remember, actors on stage opposite your spotlight is what you are responsible to light up.
(there is only a few exceptions)
Leave a small spotlight on Mary and Joseph and baby all the way to the end of the song, wait
for the music to stop then blackout and shut the curtain.
Don't loose Mary Magdalene in the dark when she has the visit from the Savior. Adjust wider
if you need to to make sure all speaking people have light.
Lets not forget to plug in the back wall lights for the angels at the start,
And not forget the ressuraction (round cieling lights) lights right when Samuel the Lamanite speaks.
Wait to come out of a blackout until all the actors are set. We flipped on and didn't have
everyone in the boat on Fri.
At the finale', the lights are going off a few at a time, and I like that, but make sure you leave that one center light above their heads on, until the music completely ends, plus count to 3 after, and then blackout.
When you blackout at the very end, let the cast turn and look forward and then turn on all the lights for the curtian call (with music).
After the cast bows, then immediatley close the curtain.
However, on Sat we'll open back up the curtain and give a special thank you before we dismiss the cast.
Kevin please forward these notes over to Trevor and Joseph and go over it with them!

You are all wonderful and I love you so much.
Have a really good week, be well, be happy and prepare for Friday,
Audra