1. This was your best perfomance yet by far. I really saw the character. Whatever got you there, pull from it again.
2. Remember your purse on every entrence.
3. Great first exit. Great chemistry with Mortimer.
4. Make Jonathan take you with a fight in Act II.
5. The storming out on "critic" was better, but get out of there faster.
1. The "critic" kiss looked great today. Make sure that you actually storm out afterwards instead of just walking. Your body needs to show the same anger that your words and voice do.
2. Make sure that the struggle with Jonathan actually looks like a struggle.
3. Be careful not to turn the back of your head to the audience when you are sitting on the couch or in the chair at the dining room table.
1. I thought of something you could do when you are sitting over there for so long. Have a purse with a compact in it. "Preen" in the mirror while everyone is talking. It's just an idea. If you don't like it, you don't have to use it.
2. Work on keeping the energy up when you are not talking. Otherwise, you don't have the energy when you start. I loved the way you acted on your entrence. It wasn't until you had been sitting off for a while that it got flat. Remember, Elaine is still a real person, even when she is sitting off to the side. When you personally are sitting off alone in a room full of people, what's going through your mind? What are you doing? We are never completely idle.
1. Most of today was good. The scenes with Mortimer went well. Try to get that same connection with the other characters.
2. Be careful not to turn your back or the back of your head to the audience. It didn't happen often, but it stood out like a sore thumb when it did.
3. Make sure to keep your energy up when you aren't speaking (or kissing:) ) as well as when you are. Matt is very energetic onstage, and if you aren't careful, you'll fade too much in contrast. Try to come up to his level of energy.