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| Last Edit: Singapore/Fling 08:24 pm EDT 07/03/17 |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 08:22 pm EDT 07/03/17 |
| In reply to: re: FULFILLMENT CENTER Last Night - Singapore/Fling 05:11 pm EDT 07/03/17 |
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Short plays are very in vogue from a production standpoint, and one reason for that is because they're a better investment in terms of rehearsal.
Something under 90 minutes can either be rehearsed in a shorter time period (2 - 3 weeks, rather than 4 - 6), or it can spend longer in rehearsal getting sharper and deeper (one reason that I think "A Doll's House Part 2" arrived so polished).
Particularly with young theaters, where the need to impress is high and the cash in hand is low, that 90 minute play is very appealing; though the same is true with Broadway, where good runs are short and margins are tight.
I also think that longer commuting times have had an impact. As more local theater goers live 45 - 60 minutes away due to rising rents, there's more incentive to get people out of the theater by 9:45. I have to be at work the next morning, and if I don't get a good 8 hours I'm useless, so it's nice to be home before 11:00. (which was another reason I loved "A Doll's House Part 2"). |
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