Posted: 3/6/16 at 10:20pm
Has anyone done the stage door yet? Im going to the matinee next saturday and was wondering what the chances were of Saoirse actually coming out.
Thanks :)
Posted: 3/6/16 at 10:22pm
I'm interested in finding out who comes out also. For those of you who have seen the show, is there merchandise available yet? Specifically posters. Thanks for your help!
Posted: 3/6/16 at 11:11pm
I went to the second preview (evening performance) and waited after at the stage-door. Most of the supporting actors came out but none of them stopped to sign (although nobody asked them, so they might have).
After maybe 20 minutes, the stage-door attendant came out and told us that Saoirse, Ben and Sophie had all left already. However, it was the 2nd preview, and it was also very cold and windy out. So I wouldn't be surprised if they will start coming out later in the run.
Posted: 3/7/16 at 2:22am
a friend was told no merchandise is being sold til after opening
Posted: 3/7/16 at 3:32am
According to pictures posted on Instagram, Saoirse is signing and posing for photographs with fans at the stage door.
Posted: 3/7/16 at 2:59pm
atuomala said: "According to pictures posted on Instagram, Saoirse is signing and posing for photographs with fans at the stage door."
From what I can see on Instagram, all I can tell is that she's come out at least once. It remains to be seen if that's her regular routine.
Posted: 3/7/16 at 3:09pm
It's also possible they got a pic with her before the show.
Posted: 3/7/16 at 5:02pm
Also, does anyone know the approx run time? It is not poster on broadway.com yet.
Thank You :)
Posted: 3/7/16 at 5:04pm
It was a little under 3 hours when I saw it. Though hopefully they've tightened it up since then.
Posted: 3/7/16 at 5:24pm
bwayfan101 said: "And was there an intermission when you saw it? "
Absolutely! I doubt a single person in New York would buy a ticket to watch the Crucible for the 3 hours without an intermission.
Posted: 3/7/16 at 6:49pm
We saw all five hours of Einstein on the Beach without an intermission.
Posted: 3/7/16 at 7:57pm
theatregoer3 said: "We saw all five hours of Einstein on the Beach without an intermission."
Well bless your patient soul. The longest live show I've ever seen without an intermission was Henry IV at St. Ann's, which was about 2:15 I think.
Posted: 3/14/16 at 8:48am
I went on the Sat matinee performance and all but the four leads came out. However, no one had any type of pens to sign with (this was the one day I forgot my sharpie haha) Also, most of the actors asssummed people were only waiting for Saoirse so they just waved to the fans and continued to walk. I got a few signatures from the teen girls in the show, but that is it. Kind of disappointing. However, I heard from a friend who works in a co-producer's office that all of the leads are pretty consistent with coming out after 8pm shows. Saoirse comes out if she does not have a lot of notes to go over. :) Hope that helps. Enjoy the show.. it was really great.
Updated On: 3/14/16 at 08:48 AM
Posted: 3/14/16 at 1:38pm
I had a terrible experience at the Stage Door on Saturday night. We were told that Saoirse was coming out - she didn't have a sharpie with her and made the most bizarre way though the line. She would literally stop and talk to someone for a minute, sign their playbill, skip past half the line, and the stop again. She maybe signed 8 playbills total. She was then hustled away like President Obama by her "security." I get that they don't have to sign (blah, blah, blah), but I found the entire experience to be just bizarre.
Updated On: 3/14/16 at 01:38 PM
Posted: 3/14/16 at 5:41pm
That sounds completely odd and random.
Sorry for your experience.
I wonder what's going on over there? Maybe this changes after previews?
Posted: 3/14/16 at 7:46pm
Why do people always expect actors to carry sharpies? If you want the autograph, shouldn't the onus be on you to have a pen ready?
Posted: 3/14/16 at 8:03pm
^ Agreed. If there's a performer you're really itching to talk to/get a sig from, you should have brought a Sharpie in pocket.
Posted: 3/14/16 at 8:06pm
AC126748 said: "Why do people always expect actors to carry sharpies? If you want the autograph, shouldn't the onus be on you to have a pen ready?"
A lot of people don't know. In all of my first stage door experiences at Broadway shows, everyone always had a pen and everyone had their own pen, so the thought never even crossed my mind. Zero concept of carrying my own Sharpie for requesting autographs from Broadway actors. After having done stage door quite a few times, I saw some other SD'ers had their own pens, so thought I'd be safer to start carrying my own pen as well, which has come in handy a few times since then but mainly for Broadway ensemble cast members or for Off Broadway.
Seasoned security will know to carry a bunch of pens for their actors.
Posted: 3/16/16 at 12:09am
It's not the actors who typically carry pens, but the security at the door. Security at the Cort and the Longacre always have a pocketful of sharpies on handy when the actors step out to sign. But, just in case, I always carry my own sharpies with a variety of different colors depending on which would look best on the particular playbill. It's always good to have a gold/and or silver sharpie on hand just in case when the playbill is primarily black. I can't tell you how many pens I've lost at a stage door because other people were not prepared. Judith Light got away with at least two of mine over the past few years.
Posted: 3/16/16 at 1:47am
I have never stage doored because I just don't care about autographs, but after the Sunday matinee we went to a restaurant in the neighborhood. They were slammed so we took seats at the bar. It took me a moment to realize that Ronan was sitting next to me with a lady friend. When she saw my program, she initiated a very friendly, brief discussion. I asked how she was enjoying NYC, which she said she is, she thanked me for coming to the play and I wished her all the best with her run. She couldn't have been nicer.
Posted: 4/16/16 at 11:33am
seeing the show in a few weeks (on a wed. night), just curious how the stage door has been? is it crazy?
Posted: 4/16/16 at 11:46am
The stage door usually only has about 10 people there, but only ensemble come out and possibly the girls (except Ronan) Sairose rarely comes out, if she does you are lucky.
Posted: 4/16/16 at 5:35pm
Strange cats on 'ere reviewing stage doors. Anyone seen the show?
Directed by Ivo Van Hove with a cast including Whishaw, Okonedo and Hinds I was really interested in direction, performances and views of the play
