| re: Shakespeare in the Park - Starts Tuesday, but beware the late evening/night "A" trackwork the next 3 weeks (weeknights) | |
| Posted by: oddone 10:36 am EDT 05/27/18 | |
| In reply to: Shakespeare in the Park - Starts Tuesday, but beware the late evening/night "A" trackwork the next 3 weeks (weeknights) - summertheater 11:32 pm EDT 05/25/18 | |
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| I agree with you, the MTA track work has been VERY annoying as of late. Probably everyone who takes the train regularly agrees with you. For the past few weeks there has been no service whatsoever btwn 59th and 125th on the A/B/C/D after 9:30 pm. Which is insane. But why you continue to blame THEATRES for this is beyond me. It's ridiculous and tiresome. So in terms of the specific situation you address (I don't know why I bother, but here goes): 1: I love how you just assume that everyone lives downtown from the Delacorte. Because of course you would assume that. But obviously, lots of people live UPtown from the Delacorte. Harlem, the Bronx, etc. No problems there. 2: Walking to the 1 is not "the worst commute ever." A lot of people do it all the time. It's New York. People walk. When I lived uptown off the 1, I always walked to the 1 from Central Park, rather than taking the B/C and then walking more uptown. It's a few blocks. It's fine. 3: Another time I went to the Delacorte, I walked with a friend down to Columbus Circle after the show. It was lovely. It's 20 blocks or so. That is nothing to many people who live here. Could well be faster than taking the train up and then transferring. 4: There is also the 4/5/6 if you exit the east side of the park. For folks going downtown or to Brooklyn, that is a viable option. I'd bet a bunch of people do that anyway, whether or not there is work being done on the A. 5: There's also Lyft/Uber/cabs. Yes, that costs more, but the show is FREE. If you're all that concerned about getting home late, take a cab home, or just take it Columbus Circle or wherever and hop on the subway. Again, a lot of people who work late or have kids to get home to might already do that. Summary of 1-5: There are OPTIONS. It's New York City. There are always tons of options for transportation. The key thing is knowing in advance about the disruptions- the service blackout btwn 59th and 125th was apparently a nightmare the first night, but then people got used to it and managed and planned accordingly. 6: As someone else points out, it's the summer. Kids are up late. (And your use of "Mommy/Daddy" make me want to retch, BTW, as does your "concern" for all of these other people you presume to speak for). 7: You are the only one I have EVER heard try to argue that the lights "blind you" as it gets dark, and theatre at the Delacorte would be better in the day. That makes absolutely no sense. Do normal lights in indoor theatres blind you? I mean, they don't use special "blinding lights" at the Delacorte. The shows there start at 8, and not earlier, because of the sunset. That is a huge part of many people's experience - even if the show isn't great, the environment is. 8: Then again, you're also the person who complained about not getting a program to read because without it, "you don't know who is who." As in, you have trouble following the plot without a detailed cast list. Again, you are the ONLY person I've ever heard of complain about such things. Seriously, are you 5 years old? I ask this because, when I was 5 years old and watched Murder, She Wrote on Sunday evenings, I remember that my mother would answer my plot questions during the commercial breaks. Obviously, as I got older, I didn't need this. I could understand the plot for myself. Same when I watch theatre. If I don't immediately know who someone is, I figure that's intentional, and I will eventually figure it all out. (And of course, when a show doesn't distribute a program at the beginning, this is often an intentional choice. They aren't just trying to make your experience worse. Maybe try and think about why this choice might be made?) I know that was a different post, but i mention it because time and again you post these complaints about nothing. NOTHING. Shows start when they start. For some people, 7pm works better. For others, 8pm does. No time will please everyone. That's life. (Starting at 6 pm though? Are you insane? What other show in NYC starts at 6pm?) But with the Delacorte, there is a clear reason to start at 8pm. It's called THE SUN. I guarantee you that Public employees will not be going into work the next day complaining about their commute. And they certainly won't be complaining TO THE PUBLIC about how the shows should start earlier. And if an 8pm start time REALLY isn't something you can deal with, then just don't go. |
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