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re obstructed view seats

Posted by: BarbaraT 05:30 pm EDT 08/14/14
In reply to: re: The Visit--Any Updates - BruceinIthaca 04:19 pm EDT 08/14/14

Cannot speak for all such locations, but I sat in "obstructed view" Left Box, Seat 9, and found there was only one scene, for me, that had an obstruction. (When Rudi and the two eunuchs sing from a catwalk type elevation.)

While I wasn't fond of the show in general, Chita's stage presence and performance alone made me glad I had changed my travel plans to include a stopover in Williamstown. I could see/hear her beautifully from my seat.


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Posted by: BruceinIthaca 01:19 pm EDT 08/15/14
In reply to: re obstructed view seats - BarbaraT 05:30 pm EDT 08/14/14

Thanks for the clarification--I just bought Left Box Seat 7 (a little less extreme)--now I need to hit the road for Massachussetts for tonight's performance!


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Posted by: BarbaraT 02:06 pm EDT 08/15/14
In reply to: re: re obstructed view seats - BruceinIthaca 01:19 pm EDT 08/15/14

You will have a gorgeous view of much of the show, including the pas de deux, which for me, is the most memorable aspect (even though I would have preferred it placed earlier in the piece).



Hope you enjoy.


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Posted by: BruceinIthaca 02:58 am EDT 08/16/14
In reply to: re: re obstructed view seats - BarbaraT 02:06 pm EDT 08/15/14

I did indeed (ended up in a last-minute switch to an orchestra seat, but the box would have been just fine). And I agree with you about the memorableness of the pas de deux--for me, it came at the right moment to amp up my emotional response.


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Posted by: BarbaraT 10:18 am EDT 08/16/14
In reply to: re: re obstructed view seats - BruceinIthaca 02:58 am EDT 08/16/14

Worked out well for you.
Excellent.
Very much appreciated your thoughtful, and scholarly take (I say that as a compliment) in a thread above.
You gave me something to think about. Had wanted/expected for myself the experience at the show you describe as having.
Sincere thanks for your insight.

Next time in a longer(!) trip to the Berkshires, you may want to consider also heading north to Dorset (VT) Theater Festival for a performance. The venue is country charming, and hospitable. And I've found 2 of 2 productions seen there to be highly professional in caliber.


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