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
Mon, 6 May 2002, 04:42 pmWalter Plinge
Well Done 'the riot'!
I too was involved with JCSS, and after the show had finished, I went away for two weeks. I have just returned to find people still talking about it. HOORAY, the show obviously had an impact on its audience - I believe the whole purpose of theatre; to impact on people's lives. But to open the postings to find people quibbling about whether crew wore shoes on stage or not was such a disheartening experience. I would hope people would have more constructive comments - be it positive or constructive ones - about the show. But to criticise and nitpick after the show is over (two weeks now!!!!) when nothing can be done about it anyway, just reiterates this weeks theatre australia survey question - "Do theatre people live in their own little world?" They certainly do, and its not surprising why directors find it so hard sometimes to cast, why would anyone want to join a "community" that flocks to each other's performances only to sit on the net for the following three weeks disecting and criticising what they saw (Or believed they could do better if they had done it!) But did they see, a piece of art that (as in the case of JCSS) over 50 people came together in their own time, unpaid, for the love of it to create a piece of entertainment to please others. ENJOY IT FOR WHAT IT IS!!! Someone wrote earlier that you can learn from this criticism - I fail to see how this to and fro quasi debating can help anyone or anything except perhaps to turn people away from joining the community theatre community, who turn and attack each other at whenever they can.
While I'm on a roll - Review Master - get over yourself and get a real job!
Sorry about that, I believe some things just need to be said.
Have a great day and enjoy life for what it is not what it could be!
BOB
I too was involved with JCSS, and after the show had finished, I went away for two weeks. I have just returned to find people still talking about it. HOORAY, the show obviously had an impact on its audience - I believe the whole purpose of theatre; to impact on people's lives. But to open the postings to find people quibbling about whether crew wore shoes on stage or not was such a disheartening experience. I would hope people would have more constructive comments - be it positive or constructive ones - about the show. But to criticise and nitpick after the show is over (two weeks now!!!!) when nothing can be done about it anyway, just reiterates this weeks theatre australia survey question - "Do theatre people live in their own little world?" They certainly do, and its not surprising why directors find it so hard sometimes to cast, why would anyone want to join a "community" that flocks to each other's performances only to sit on the net for the following three weeks disecting and criticising what they saw (Or believed they could do better if they had done it!) But did they see, a piece of art that (as in the case of JCSS) over 50 people came together in their own time, unpaid, for the love of it to create a piece of entertainment to please others. ENJOY IT FOR WHAT IT IS!!! Someone wrote earlier that you can learn from this criticism - I fail to see how this to and fro quasi debating can help anyone or anything except perhaps to turn people away from joining the community theatre community, who turn and attack each other at whenever they can.
While I'm on a roll - Review Master - get over yourself and get a real job!
Sorry about that, I believe some things just need to be said.
Have a great day and enjoy life for what it is not what it could be!
BOB
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