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| Posted by: dramedy 01:17 pm EDT 08/10/20 | |
| In reply to: Immersive hit THEN SHE FELL closes after 4444 performances - Official_Press_Release 12:28 pm EDT 08/10/20 | |
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| I’ve never heard of it. I go to nyc twice a year and do some offbroadway. Why had I never heard of this show until now? | |
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| You missed something extraordinary | |
| Posted by: nyhkguy 01:01 pm EDT 08/11/20 | |
| In reply to: Poorly advertised to tourists at least. - dramedy 01:17 pm EDT 08/10/20 | |
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| Given each performance had only 15 audience members, and most scenes were played in front of groupings of 4, 2 and in many cases just 1, it was an incredibly unique and intimate experience. To have an actor performing just for you felt very decadent. I hate audience participation but when it's just you and an actor, I was not self conscious the way I would be if it was in front of other audience members. I loved it so much I went again taking a friend, and the way the play is structured, you get a different combination of experiences each time. With the small audience size and terrific word of mouth, the show never had to advertise or discount; a few years ago tickets were in the $100 range and I would expect it was even higher by the time it closed. I think the show was such a huge cash cow for Third Rail that they have to consider bringing it back, especially if they can get a break on rent. I'm a little surprised the production has not been franchised out to some of the bigger, theatre cities like Chicago or London. |
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| I’m guessing it is close the show to stop money flow | |
| Posted by: dramedy 01:51 pm EDT 08/11/20 | |
| In reply to: You missed something extraordinary - nyhkguy 01:01 pm EDT 08/11/20 | |
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| And reopen when things are back to normal in a year or two. | |
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| re: Poorly advertised to tourists at least. | |
| Posted by: NeoAdamite 06:31 am EDT 08/11/20 | |
| In reply to: Poorly advertised to tourists at least. - dramedy 01:17 pm EDT 08/10/20 | |
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| It was a Times Critic's Pick when it opened, but it was in a relatively inaccessible part of Brooklyn, so definitely not tourist fare. I don't know that there was any advertising at all after the first year. I saw it perhaps five years ago. It was about 45 minutes, so they did multiple shows each evening. Unlike SLEEP NO MORE, it was entirely guided (though one's guide kept changing). Overall I found it interesting but not exciting - I don't recall recommending it to friends. |
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| re: Poorly advertised to tourists at least. | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 07:18 pm EDT 08/11/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Poorly advertised to tourists at least. - NeoAdamite 06:31 am EDT 08/11/20 | |
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| Relatively inaccessible? It was a block from the Grand Street L stop, which is about 15 minutes from Union Square. Definitely one of the more accessible parts of Brooklyn from Manhattan. | |
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| re: Poorly advertised to tourists at least. | |
| Posted by: AC126748 07:01 pm EDT 08/10/20 | |
| In reply to: Poorly advertised to tourists at least. - dramedy 01:17 pm EDT 08/10/20 | |
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| The show ran for almost 8 years and 4000+ performances, so I guess it did just fine finding its audience without your tourist dollars. | |
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| re: Poorly advertised to tourists at least. | |
| Last Edit: Ann 02:32 pm EDT 08/10/20 | |
| Posted by: Ann 02:31 pm EDT 08/10/20 | |
| In reply to: Poorly advertised to tourists at least. - dramedy 01:17 pm EDT 08/10/20 | |
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| Really? I thought you had commented when Then She Fell and Sleep No More were compared/discussed. | |
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| The halal cart near my work is also poorly-advertised to tourists. What a failure! | |
| Posted by: earlybird 02:16 pm EDT 08/10/20 | |
| In reply to: Poorly advertised to tourists at least. - dramedy 01:17 pm EDT 08/10/20 | |
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| He's been there for years, and he always has a long line. But not a single one of them is a tourist! He should just close up shop now. | |
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| Not funny | |
| Posted by: dramedy 05:09 pm EDT 08/10/20 | |
| In reply to: The halal cart near my work is also poorly-advertised to tourists. What a failure! - earlybird 02:16 pm EDT 08/10/20 | |
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| Sometimes it’s better not to post if you can’t contribute something meaningful to the discussion. | |
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| re: Not funny | |
| Posted by: earlybird 10:43 am EDT 08/11/20 | |
| In reply to: Not funny - dramedy 05:09 pm EDT 08/10/20 | |
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| I apologize for hurting you with my tone and/phrasing, but I don’t agree that it didn’t add value. My post was meant to draw a comparison to the many, many business models that don’t rely on tourist advertising, across all industries. I chose to phrase it as a joke because to me, the hyperbolic extreme of the joke matched the extreme degree of illogic in your criticism of the production’s model. But you’re right that I could have, and should have communicated my disagreement in a kinder way. I apologize. |
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| I am not trying to be presumptuous... | |
| Posted by: ryhog 06:28 pm EDT 08/10/20 | |
| In reply to: Not funny - dramedy 05:09 pm EDT 08/10/20 | |
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| when I say that this was not for you, for any number of reasons. | |
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| re: Not funny | |
| Posted by: PlazaBoy 05:48 pm EDT 08/10/20 | |
| In reply to: Not funny - dramedy 05:09 pm EDT 08/10/20 | |
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| Agreed. I don't understand posts that don't advance the conversation. Of course, I'm no fan of sarcasm/snark so that may shape my perspective. | |
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| re: Not funny | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 07:36 pm EDT 08/10/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Not funny - PlazaBoy 05:48 pm EDT 08/10/20 | |
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| Of course, none of these posts are advancing the conversation. ;-) | |
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| Funny is a matter of opinion... | |
| Posted by: HadriansMall 05:16 pm EDT 08/10/20 | |
| In reply to: Not funny - dramedy 05:09 pm EDT 08/10/20 | |
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| I found it funny. Mean-spirited, yes, but still got a chuckle out of me. | |
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| It wasn't poorly advertised. | |
| Posted by: dlevy 02:00 pm EDT 08/10/20 | |
| In reply to: Poorly advertised to tourists at least. - dramedy 01:17 pm EDT 08/10/20 | |
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| They didn't need advertising, so they didn't waste money on it. That doesn't mean it was poorly advertised. The world of New York independent theater does not revolve around tourist dollars or eyeballs. | |
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| re: Poorly advertised to tourists at least. | |
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| Posted by: whereismikeyfl 01:46 pm EDT 08/10/20 | |
| In reply to: Poorly advertised to tourists at least. - dramedy 01:17 pm EDT 08/10/20 | |
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| They did not do a lot of advertising, but Then She Fell got a lot of press. The Times, the New Yorker, Howlround, etc. Probably got more attention than most off-off-Broadway. Even Radiohole and the Brick seemed to get less attention than Then She Fell. And they really did not have to work that hard to get audiences. The word of mouth was always good. |
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| re: Poorly advertised to tourists at least. | |
| Posted by: larry13 01:30 pm EDT 08/10/20 | |
| In reply to: Poorly advertised to tourists at least. - dramedy 01:17 pm EDT 08/10/20 | |
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| I live in NYC and see a lot offbroadway and had never heard of it. I'm also struck by the numbers: they did close to 600 performances a year?? | |
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| re: Poorly advertised to tourists at least. | |
| Posted by: davei2000 01:52 pm EDT 08/10/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Poorly advertised to tourists at least. - larry13 01:30 pm EDT 08/10/20 | |
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| Audiences of no more than 15 at a time. In Brooklyn, and not a well-traveled area. It did quite well without advertising. Brantley reviewed it...Like Sleep No More on a tinier scale... | |
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| That’s probably too immersive for me | |
| Posted by: dramedy 05:06 pm EDT 08/10/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Poorly advertised to tourists at least. - davei2000 01:52 pm EDT 08/10/20 | |
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| 15 people max. At least sleep no more is a few hundred so one can choose how interactive Or just voyeuristic one wants to be. | |
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