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re: I'm not worried.

Posted by: AlanScott 05:36 pm EDT 08/07/14
In reply to: re: I'm not worried. - whereismikeyfl 05:20 pm EDT 08/07/14
Well, certain types of plays are much more well suited to the space. It's obviously much better for plays set in big rooms with lots of characters coming and going. So plays like The Iceman Cometh, John Gabriel Borkman (although it has only a few characters), and Present Laughter were well suited to the space. The first time I recall seeing seats set up all around was Holiday, and that worked very well for that play. (Was that also done for Present Laughter? I seem to recall reading that it was, but I don't remember it having been that way when I saw it.)

And even in plays that are essentially well suited for the space, problems come up. For example, Heartbreak House mostly worked well because lots of characters come and go, but I think a fair number of people mostly saw Rex Harrison's back and there's really nothing that you can do with the long scene between Ellie and Shotover. They pretty much have to sit together on a sofa for the whole thing. I wouldn't know how to solve a scene like that there. Just as Judy Kuhn's big solo in Fun Home will probably have some people looking at her back (or she will be way upstage). They could have her stand and move around, but that seems wrong.

I don't know how to have effectively restaged Frozen for that space. But much as I loved the show, I was shocked by how much of the audience seemed to be looking at people's backs for virtually the entire show.


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