ok, just finished wastching the whole American Theatre Wing video that Ryan and Annie pointed out (Ryan: the transcript, Annie: the video). anyway, if you get a chance, you HAVE to watch it! New found love for DRS and evryone involved. And learned so much about the process too. These are the things you have to look out for if you do watch it:
1. Norbert brings up the "balcony scene" idea and how there was so much more to it i.e. more physical comedy. And he asks Jack O'Brien why he cut it out, since everyone one in the show laughed until they were sick. And O'Brien said something along the lines of that they had it just to get laughs, they really didn;t need it to get the whole musical point across, which I think is good, but I would have love to have seen what else Greg and Joanna had to do up there. lol.
2. Annie, you'll love this....i thinki. Jack O'Brien called John a "Theatre animal." Which I think is a great name for him.
and 3. Norb tells them a great story of when he went to a ballgame with John and how funny it was. That story is near the end of the video.
But, seriously, even if you read the transcript, you have to see the video. Facial expressions and how people said things; too good to miss. here's the website again (just scroll down to Production: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels):
ATW production video of DRS
<--- the set of A Midsummer Night's Dream that I was assistant stage manager for during the 2007 season at the STNJ outdoor stage.
-Dre- You must remember all the same that at the crux of every game is knowing when it's time to leave the table... And it's important to be artful in your exit. No turning back, you must accept the con is done... It was a ball, it was a blast. And it's a shame it couldn't last. But every chapter has to end, you must agree.
~Dirty Rotten Scoundrels~
There's a special kind of people known as show people. We live in a world full of dreams. Sometimes we're not too certain what's false and what's real. But we're seldom in doubt about what we feel.
~Curtains~
It is a far, far better thing I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest I go to, than I have ever known.
~A Tale of Two Cities ~
Updated On: 11/6/05 at 04:19 PM