CHESS AT KENNEDY CTR

[Glinda2]

Posted: 2/12/18 at 5:01pm

Trying to plan stage dooring strategy for Chess at Kennedy Ctr.  One person told me "You never know where they'll come out."  Another person told me "It's outside to the left and they'll come out."  Any advice?  Would love to compliment the cast after the show.

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 2/12/18 at 6:14pm

The left?

The front of the Kennedy Center faces the lot where the cabs and buses pull in. The back overlooks the river. The Eisenhower stagedoor is on the RIGHT side of the building, right at the front. It's labeled with a plaque. It's the only thing on that whole side of the building. There is a staircase that goes down towards the Watergate complex next to it.

Other than that, there is no strategy. You stand there. They come out or they don't. There's 100 different exits to the Kennedy Center, so if they want to sneak out another way, it would be impossible to stake out all of them.

[Esther2]

Posted: 2/12/18 at 9:31pm

If Glinda2 is coming out of the front door of the KC after seeing the show, s/he would turn left to get to the stage door of the Ike.  

That said, there are multiple ways the cast could leave, so, as always, it's a crap-shoot.  I'd just go to dinner and forget the stage door.

[Glinda2]

Posted: 2/13/18 at 6:58am

I think Esther has it correct.

[Glinda2]

Posted: 2/13/18 at 7:00am

Thank you Esther. Much appreciated.