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The True Dons

• -the directing clan-

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And Who Were the True Dons?

• Cara Angry Beahm (of light)
• Gabby Swimming with the Sea bass Garncarz
• Ashley Speedy Demon-balls Meeddlebrook
• Sam Always on Time Martin

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WHAT KIND OF EXPERIENCE DO YOU HAVE (No, Fulton,
were not talking about in bed)
We came up with a glorious survey, asking just a
few, confounding questions

• What size part do you want to play?    Big,
  Medium, or small? Magnum?
• On a scale of 1-5, what is your comfort level
  (being in front of an audience)?  1
  uncomfortable, 5extremely relaxed
• Do you have any past performance experiences
  (plays, concerts, recitals, etc.)?
• Do you mind doing suggestive and/or blasphemous
  (woo hoo!) scenes?

We got a wide variety of answersenough said.
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AUDITIONS
We held auditions in Breidenbaugh, naturally.
Using the original, Derek Jetered script, we had
people do cold reads. And let me tell you, some
of them were really coldjust kidding! It was a
surprisingly easy process, as each part fell
naturally into place. We were coasting along,
smoothly, like a Sunday afternoon drive through
Harlem, or perhaps Compton .in any case
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Fee ixnay on the scriptay...astardbay
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We then met with the lost-in-translation group in
the depths of the Men of Muscle Library, a
favorite spot of ours Heated, furious
arguments ensuedreference books were thrown
across the roomlibrarians heaved through glass
windowsbut, alas, we settled down and set the
parameters for the correct script.
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After the translators gave us the new script, we
perused its contents and decided there needed to
be some changes (not that it was bad, but uh,
yeah)Thus, we revived it from its medieval
slumber and gave it a more favorable, Jimmy
Two-times (two times) lingo.
sleeping with the fishes We can definitely
find a reason to whack this guy. Don Pilate
(which eventually evolved into Don Pollack) Not
so, Don
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ROLES WERE RECAST
It wasnt an incredibly difficult task we simply
had to do some minor refiguring, tweak things a
bit. Even though we liked the original script,
the new, fully-revised script (fully, man) did
offer intriguing possibilities
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A glorious cast list was sent by Hermes the
Messenger
Yo yo ma's, the cast listizzo

• Pilate- Pollack
• Jesus- Martin
• Mary- Young
• Caiaphas 1 - Fry
• Caiaphas 2 - Mueller
• Annas 1 - Beahm
• Annas 2 - Joseph
• Soldier 1- Fulton
• Soldier 2 - Garncarz
• Soldier 3 - Middlebrook
• Soldier 4 - Rogers
• Camera/mourners- Delauney, Krajewski
• Soldiers/priests/mourners- Tuosto, Clifford,
  Curran, Gregory
• Music- Coitus (and Lynch and Davis)

Please, please, please start going over your
lines! (Annas and Caiaphas parts, contact us for
your lines because we're splitting the parts. 
Thank you.) We will be having one or two
readthroughs in class on Monday. Rehearsals start
this week, so we really gotta rock and
roll.Yay-Your directing clan, UNITE THE
CLANS!!!!
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REHEARSALS BEGAN
It was tough to find times where everyone could
be at rehearsals, so we split people up into
groups, based on the three main scenes that made
up the play. The first rehearsals were
essentially read-throughs, working on delivery
and minor character development. We worked with
the actors to develop blocking. Blocking was
somewhat of an ongoing process, as new ideas were
constantly being brought to the table by both
directors and actors alike. Once people were
off-book, characters really began to take shape,
as the actors were able to act more, and think
less about what line was coming next. But, alas,
the lines were difficult for some, especially the
soldier group, where short line after short line
followed one another so incredibly quick.
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For those over 21 (or under 21 for that matter),
devious activities involving childrens beverages
and senior citizen party favors complemented line
bashing. Oh, you kids today CHUG! CHUG!
CHUG! CHUG! CHUG! CHUG! CHUG! CHUG THAT
YOOHOO! CUT THAT MEAT! CUT THAT MEAT!
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THE BAND (Take a load off, fanny)
We told the band what songs we wanted them to
play needless to say, it was a nice idea. They
just did their own thing, but, hey, it worked.
Cues were patiently explained to the
band No, wait until after the bull dance.
Fultons gotta feel the flow before you go (into
the song)
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Quarrels often broke out between band members
No, Curtiss, I want to hold your drumstick.
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THE COSTUMES/PROPS

• We gave ideas to the costume people of what we
  thought was needed. Originally, we thought Fulton
  should wear a speedo, but uh yeah, enough said
• Our costume thesis was pretty much black and
  white black is bad, white is good.

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We described to the props personas what type of
cross would be the least painful for Sam to be
annihilated on
Piping not good for the back, eh? Too much like
clubbing baby seals. He was asking for it, eh?
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THE INTRO

• A meeting was held to write an introduction for
  the performance. Alas, nothing was decided,
  except that Sam should write the intro
• AND HE DID!
• We determined that the supermodel women girls (in
  the words of Coitus) would read it, because they
  didnt have any linesso we gave them some AND
  THEN THERE WAS MUCH REJOICING.

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PRIMARY ROLES OF EACH DIRECTOR

• Meeeeeeeeeeeeedlebrook Acting/blocking
  specialist advice on memorizing lines random
  gyrations the loud one who yelled too much
• Beahm me up Scotty script re-writing feeder of
  lines (eat them dammit, Charlie) read Jesus
  in a convincing Apu accent present at just about
  every damn rehearsal
• Garncarz (darn cars) breaker of Breidenbaugh
  fourth floor bookshelf sender of mass
  emails/answerer of mass questions by the peons
  organizer of rehearsal times
• Sam I am (I like bloody eggs and ham)
  Acting/blocking specialist instructor of
  exploring the space provided over-the-top
  illustrations of how people should act author of
  introduction survivor of duct tape and Fultons
  crotch-watch

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CLOSING THOUGHTS

• PROJECT!!!!!!!
• DAMN THE CINDERBLOCKS!!!!! WE DONT NEED NO
  STINKING CINDERBLOCKS!!!!! MAMA MIA!!!!!
• SOMEONE ELSE CARRY THE CROSS!!!!!
• Good job, everybody, it was one hell of a time.
  These are the days to remember.

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This is the end this is the end, my friend.