TUESDAY JULY 17

Just so that everyone is clear, if you are in the cast of Our Town, you are called for all rehearsals from now on. For the last two weeks, I didn’t want to have all of you sitting through 3 hours of rehearsal just to deliver one or two lines of dialogue or to stroll across the stage. But at this point, it’s imperative that you bring your best game to Grover’s Corners! In Act I, I need lots of school children to create the impression that Wally, Emily, George and Rebecca attend a decently sized school that exists somewhere stage left. In Act II, the wedding of Emily and George needs to look well attended with orderly rows of chairs. In Act III, Emily’s funeral should be populated with a few more people than just her parents. Ladders get moved on and off stage. Likewise tables and chairs. These are all things which everyone (the ensemble) must do in order to create Our Town. I apologize if I didn’t make this clear earlier.

Tonight, we take publicity pictures from 7:00 to 7:30 (George, Emily, M & Webb, M & M Gibbs, and SM.) Act II commences at 7:30.

Here are some refresher notes on entrances and exits for the wedding.

On p 58, the following people enter:

From SR

Doc Gibbs

Mrs Gibbs

Rebecca

Mrs. Soames

Simon Stimson

Const Warren

From SL

Wally

Sam Craig

Desi (create your own persona!)

Emily Morris (ditto!)

Howie Newsome

Prof Willard

On p 59, Mrs. Webb enters from SL

On p 59 at the bottom of the page, the baseball players enter DSR:

Shaun

Gia

Sophia

Estus

Here’s how I’d like the baseball players lines split out:

#1: (Sophia) Hey George! George! How are ya!!

#2: (Gia) Woo hoo!

#1: (Sophia) Look him guys! He’s scared to death!

#2: (Estus) Oh, George!

#3: (Sophia) George!

#2 (Shaun) You don’t have to look so innocent, you old geezer! We know what you’re thinking!

#1: (Estus) Go to it, big boy, you old geezer you!

On p 60, George enters from house right.

On p 61, Emily and Mr. Webb enter from house left.

According to my notes, I should have everyone here tonight except Doug and Gia. Plus Katie is in Chicago at her Comedy Sportz tournament. (Go, Katie!) see everyone at 7:00 or 7:30.

Fun Fact about Our Town #6: On p 69, Sam Craig looks at Farmer McCarthy’s grave, recalling that he did chores for him after school as Farmer McCarthy had lumbago. Lumbago is merely a vintage term for lower back pain. It could be anything from a strained muscle to a herniated disc. So the next time you have a backache, I challenge everyone to walk around your school or office saying “My lumbago’s acting up.”