Notes from 3.13.09 Meeting

Here are the meeting notes, you will be happy to see that they are relatively short and sweet.

During this meeting we went through the script to pick parts that were fantastic and parts that might need to be changed.

-some folks had questions about the use of Lillian in the opening with Marion: questions of this is really Marion's job and if she really has it "under control" - no decision was made to change

-topic of the student having too many lines in the beginning was brought up. the concern was that he would be detected. Suggestions were made to take the student out until he gets to Hand scan. just so he isn’t revealed by or going after her right away. No decision was made, but Anne suggested this could be discovered during rehearsal this finding of normal...either take him down or have her improvise it up (with other people in the audience)

-Questions were brought up about the faculty member's “who cares”- this is a reference by writers to people (artists/practitioners with studios in the building) having to always respond in a certain way to people interested in touring the building....of having to play to the “purpose” of the building when there is no purpose in general. If the lines need to be overt and direct....directors can fudge that up.

-directors can play with when Marion introduces Ford (so that audience knows who these men are)....so the conversation makes sense

-how to position Marion w/in the historical scene? Maybe we blur the line of actor of Ford and character of Ford?

-cite the poem in the program notes (adapted from the text) -Julie

-Student should say the name of the show “Kenilworth Unlocked” instead of Kenilworth tour. p.16

-after ring tone incident - will the student say something like “I’ll sell you your notes?”

-what ring tone do we want to use? something that is revealing and surprising about the character

-directors- mention was made to the line "for a reason" (I can't remember the page....it's when Marion can't cross the line)....if you need/see fit to add some “for a reason” lines earlier - to do so.

-Sara will send the documents she used to write the descending scene in the elevator to Julie for the program notes.

-Program Notes on the Blog about the Tour. -cite these there. Tour blog being the program notes. This is something that Ryan and Julie will need to get going on composing.