Dear All
Sound of Music Notes from David King
Act 2
Notes after rehearsal on Monday December 16th
Act 2 Sce 1
Page 71
Gretl – when you sing – raindrops on roses – try to stay facing to the audience rather than upstage towards Liesl
Page 72
Friedrich and Kurt – when you take the case and the guitar from Maria – put them downstage of the table
and stand downstage of the guitar case and bag – then Kurt runs off saying “‘l’ll go with you”
Gretl – please say _ Why don’t I feel better – to Louisa
Page 73
Louisa remember – to Frau Schrader
Children – When Dad comes in please notice that he is there – you are unhappy that Maria has not returned
CVT – please put the Guitar strap over your sholder before playing Do a deer
Max – could you spin as you cross DR anybody using the car – but keep moving!
CVT – Oh No! You’ve been missed by the children, Ive missed, stop turn front – everybody missed you very much.
Pause – nothing was the same……………………………………………..
Maria – Married be visibly disturbed
P74
Maria – don’t get masked upstage for – a Maria – new dress
Max – when Elsa moves down to CVT – you cross to table and sit up left – take your time
Elsa – toss “you see” away over your shoulder
Elsa move to Upstage chair – “lets not stir that up again”
P75
CVT move two steps in stage towards Elsa on you agtee too
Max comes down to CVT – Georg, this is the way –
P76
Max – please getthe book down – for this and other pages
Please sharpen up the moves in the number – this applies to CVT also
I need energy from you all here too please
P78
Elsa – Can’t you see things MY way
CVT – Go – emphasis — Go Go
Elsa – lets talk about your response to Maria’s arrival – flatter maybe
P79
CVT – Pause after” he opens a window”
P80
CVT – Relax in this scene but please do try to remember open palm, thumb down
and “display” her hands – let her lay them on yours rather than clutching them
P81 – Fold into CVT at the end of Something Good – after Kiss?
P82Nuns –
When you enter and sing pre wedding, in two lines please make the back line straight
across the stage – look along the line when you get to your place
Ladies dressing Maria – can be in a slightly agitated state – remember you are nuns though
P85
Turn and exit on the last syllable of the last word …. Clelebran TES” Men you then crash into the auditorium
P87
Zeller turns on Frau S Capt von trapp wouldn’t
Frau Schmidt – Pat discover composure in pause – then I mean I can take………………..
Brigitta – when you say No to max – gently shake your head please
P89
Maria – your most assertive line I think – No Max …..NO
CVT – bring yourself to attention on “there is no Austria”
P90
Liesl try going around behind Maria to get to her left – we can look at
Nice noise your singing of 16/17
Liesl – when you sing Jump up and Go – feel the love in your stomach – arms across you
My NEW mother
P91 – Rolf – we need to look at the sense of the lines around Cry all you want
Franz – lose the telegram to an inside pocket
P92
CVT – Can we look at the sense of I cant just brush. Etc
P93
Admiral – the congratulations can be perfuntory please and
Why “I” am here – this is about Admiral being there and not a runner
Rolf Margaretta and family
we will look at the search scene – no hurry Rolfe
it should be very tense
P103
Ladies – we need to look at the timing of your entry for final – Climb
