Encore!
Mon, 24 June 2002, 02:48 pmBabar's Sister11 posts in thread
Encore!
Mon, 24 June 2002, 02:48 pmThis has been argued countless times before but sod it, I'm still asking.
Who decides whether or not to have a "Curtain Call" or "Encore" as some would say?
I've had countless answers such as :
-->The conductor (usually also the MD) decides
-->The Stage Manager decides
-->The guy/gal pulling the curtains back and forth decides
-->The cast decide
: these decisions, of course, are based on how rowdy/quiet the audience has/have been.
Any more answers or arguments against the 'choices' mentioned? I can't make up my mind....
Re: Encore!
Mon, 24 June 2002, 04:36 pmWalter Plinge
I'd be tempted to say it's up to the audience. If they cheer fulsomely enough, that's usually all the MD will need to play it again, Sam.
However, speaking from long-recalled near-forgotten experience, this is usually "decided" before the show by the MD and SM. Bets are hedged based on the audience size and also the performance's place in the season. I've found that the request for an encore/curtain call is usually reserved for the last two nights of the run.
Well, that's my experience at least. Personally I hate encores in musicals- but that's just me.
Eliot (signing as such as I've noticed another "El" on these pages recently)
However, speaking from long-recalled near-forgotten experience, this is usually "decided" before the show by the MD and SM. Bets are hedged based on the audience size and also the performance's place in the season. I've found that the request for an encore/curtain call is usually reserved for the last two nights of the run.
Well, that's my experience at least. Personally I hate encores in musicals- but that's just me.
Eliot (signing as such as I've noticed another "El" on these pages recently)
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