Well, the play was fabulous. We had Promenade seating, which, if you read Hublet's posts, means that we were onstage with the actors during the performance. The setting for the first Act was a 1950's nightclub on New Year's Eve, so as we entered the stage we got champagne to drink, and we milled around--the actors made small talk and asked audience members to dance--until the performance started with a rousing chorus of Auld Lang Syne. I got to hold hands and sing with Antigonus, who later was eaten by a bear.
Actually being onstage made everything much more visceral--there was still a fourth wall, but it was like eavesdropping on someone's conversation instead of watching a performance. So Hublet and I stood up for 3 1/2 hours, paid $50 per person for the privilege, and enjoyed every minute of it!
And if you ever get the opportunity to do something like that, do it, but don't lock your knees--one chick passed out halfway through Act I.
Posted by Big Arm Woman at February 20, 2007 11:27 AMNow go read this and weep
http://z9.invisionfree.com/LieStoppers_Board/index.php?s=ca5a8f72b6b7a27a164e017032adaf57&showtopic=2187&view=findpost&p=8031798
Posted by: Locomotive Breath at February 20, 2007 04:23 PMThat sounds wonderful. I was at a production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" that was like that - the cast swung out on ropes over our heads and played hids and seek in the audience.
Posted by: John at February 22, 2007 07:41 AM