Actors Arriving
Actors Arriving
hlywoodstarlet
Swing Joined: 7/1/07
#1Actors Arriving
Posted: 7/1/07 at 8:12pmI performed a search on this and couldn't find anything, so I'm just curious to know if anyone has an idea as to when the actors generally arrive at the theatre before a matinee performance. On the Broadway.com backstage videos it always seems like they are hanging out backstage at least an hour before showtime but it's always hard to judge. Any insight would be great, thanks!
#2re: Actors Arriving
Posted: 7/1/07 at 8:14pmWhen I talked to Fantasia before The Color Purple (She's so nice) she said she is required to be there an hour before the show. When i saw it she got there at 7:26 and the show didn't start till like a quarter after 8.
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#2re: Actors Arriving
Posted: 7/1/07 at 8:15pmAny time between when the theater opens and half hour call.
ThankstoPhantom
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/05
#3re: Actors Arriving
Posted: 7/1/07 at 8:20pm
But it can depend on makeup requirements of course.
No matter what, you have to be there by half hour, even if you don't appear until Act II.
Last time I heard, swings and standbys just have to check in by half hour, and then they can go off somewhere if they want. They just have to be within 15-minute distance from the theatre, and they must be easily contacted (cell phones/beepers) in case something happens to the person in the track they understudy.
#5re: Actors Arriving
Posted: 7/1/07 at 8:21pmRandom off-topic story but, does anyone else love the story Elaine tells about being Merm's standby in "Call Me Madam" while doing the out of town tryout for "Pal Joey?"
#6re: Actors Arriving
Posted: 7/1/07 at 8:37pmI did that for Sweeney Todd once, and it wasn’t met with the best response. They tend to find it creepy so I don’t do it anymore. Wait at the stangdoor after the show like a semi-normal person.
popular_elphie
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/3/05
#7re: Actors Arriving
Posted: 7/1/07 at 8:40pm
Stage dooring before the show is generally not accepted.
Yankeefan is right, though. They can come in any time after 10 or 12 on Sundays. There are some actors who like to get there super early, and some who push the half-hour call.
#8re: Actors Arriving
Posted: 7/1/07 at 8:52pmUsually it's an hour before. Some like to arrive an hour and a half before or so and sometimes if you aren't on until later in the show you aren't required to be there until half hour.
#9re: Actors Arriving
Posted: 7/1/07 at 8:52pmUsually it's an hour before. Some like to arrive an hour and a half before or so and sometimes if you aren't on until later in the show you aren't required to be there until half hour.
broadwayboy1017
Leading Actor Joined: 6/4/07
#10re: Actors Arriving
Posted: 7/1/07 at 9:18pmLaura Bell Bundy ussually shows up an hour and a half before each performance
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