More on JC
Thu, 25 Apr 2002, 09:41 pmWalter Plinge21 posts in thread
More on JC
Thu, 25 Apr 2002, 09:41 pmTo those who ever thought the review master was in the show...alas you are wrong. The review master doesnt realise they spoke to me after the show but they did. They also sat in front of me at Hamlet it would appear.
Now as to a little contradition of the review master.
I was really not happy with the Cross situation in JC and yes mistakes happen and yes people are killed injured , whatever. Other safe guards needed to have been in place...not just one bolt as it were.
Backstage crew should also be wearing shoes and at times not all of them were. Cast should not be incharge of set assembly crew should(as was evident with the cross episode) After all cast have enough to do.
The sound was less than fabulous, some of the priests could not be heard at all (Apparently no mics)_, mics had intermittent cutting in and out...reminissant of some Les Mis tec difficulties...gee I wonder why
The scaffolding on the set looked a bit flimsey and was distracting when the priests hit the rail and the whole thing shook.
One of the Guards had so much trouble seeing in the gloomy light and with a face mask he not only tripped up a ramp he then stumbled on a step as well....which made for some chortles in the audience.
So yes I thought JCSS was Fantastic as I stated the night I saw it but.....there were some staging and tec difficulties that did draw away from a polished performance and religate the show back to the status of "community theatre" is the prefered term.
This may all sound a bit harsh but I assure you it is directed only at tecs and crew who have a responsibility not only to the audience but also to the health and safety of the crew and actors which is paramount. It is all to easy to hide in the dark and become a bit lax with time
Now as to a little contradition of the review master.
I was really not happy with the Cross situation in JC and yes mistakes happen and yes people are killed injured , whatever. Other safe guards needed to have been in place...not just one bolt as it were.
Backstage crew should also be wearing shoes and at times not all of them were. Cast should not be incharge of set assembly crew should(as was evident with the cross episode) After all cast have enough to do.
The sound was less than fabulous, some of the priests could not be heard at all (Apparently no mics)_, mics had intermittent cutting in and out...reminissant of some Les Mis tec difficulties...gee I wonder why
The scaffolding on the set looked a bit flimsey and was distracting when the priests hit the rail and the whole thing shook.
One of the Guards had so much trouble seeing in the gloomy light and with a face mask he not only tripped up a ramp he then stumbled on a step as well....which made for some chortles in the audience.
So yes I thought JCSS was Fantastic as I stated the night I saw it but.....there were some staging and tec difficulties that did draw away from a polished performance and religate the show back to the status of "community theatre" is the prefered term.
This may all sound a bit harsh but I assure you it is directed only at tecs and crew who have a responsibility not only to the audience but also to the health and safety of the crew and actors which is paramount. It is all to easy to hide in the dark and become a bit lax with time
Re: More on JC
Sat, 27 Apr 2002, 12:48 pmJust a couple of things:
I agree that crew should not be walking around barefoot.. even though the Subiaco Theatre backstage area is rampant with squeaky floorboards, taking one's shoes off didn't help any.
The cross situation looked brilliant and luckily it worked perfectly almost every night. There was in fact one crew member helping to hoist the cross into place - he was dressed so he wouldn't look out of place. That said, it would have been highly disruptive in that scene to have 4 crew members walk onstage to put it up.. there were enough people onstage already.
Sometimes cast need to pitch in and help crew when its appropriate. I don't think you should excuse actors just because they have lines to learn!
I agree that crew should not be walking around barefoot.. even though the Subiaco Theatre backstage area is rampant with squeaky floorboards, taking one's shoes off didn't help any.
The cross situation looked brilliant and luckily it worked perfectly almost every night. There was in fact one crew member helping to hoist the cross into place - he was dressed so he wouldn't look out of place. That said, it would have been highly disruptive in that scene to have 4 crew members walk onstage to put it up.. there were enough people onstage already.
Sometimes cast need to pitch in and help crew when its appropriate. I don't think you should excuse actors just because they have lines to learn!
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