Ensembles You'd Hate To Be In

The practically nonexistent ensemble of Lestat.

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The Woman in White

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A Chorus Line.

"You, in the green, you're cut." Then sit backstage or go home.

Although, I guess that's not so bad.

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i have to agree with THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA one

I was in "The Secret Garden", and on the days I wasn't Dickon (it was, after all, community theatre), I was just so bored because of the lack of much to do.

On the flip side, I absolutely loved being in the ensembles of "Bye Bye Birdie" and "The Music Man." There's just so much to do for those shows, it's fantastic.

I would hate being in the Ensemble of "The Sound Of Music" At least as a male, all you do is waltz at the party, and turn into a Nazi in the final scene.

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42nd Street.

If you can't tap dance & you're in the ensemble, you come on like 4 times.

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Light and ACL.

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From the look of it at the Macy's parade you'd have to drug me before you could get me to go on in The Grinch......those Whos were way too happy.

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When I first saw this thread I knew someone would say The Grinch. I was in it at the Old Globe for two years, and let me tell you it is fun!

I would have to say Sweeney Todd, it just doesn't seem like it would be much fun, esspecially in the Doyle production.

I know this isn't in the thread but I think it would be BLAST to be in the Guys and Dolls ensemble

I think a lot of this has to do with how the director chooses to use the ensemble in a show. For instance I find it shocking that people listed the esembles of Secret Garden and Fiddler on the Roof as being boring...while almost all the productions I have seen or heard utilized the ensemble so that they were onstage almost the whole time. In Secret Garden the ensemble are the chorus of ghosts of the past that sort of narrate the story and watch over the characters. In the production of Fiddler I did, the ensemble was in view almost the whole time as the villagers and gave a sense of community.

I think in general it has to do with how ensemble-driven the director of a show is.

Akiva

ps.. Neddy....it is a BLAST. My first professional gig was playing Rusty Charlie. I got to sing a killer opening number and then have the time of my life for the rest of the show. Not a bad way to spend a summer.

Updated On: 11/26/06 at 03:13 PM

Yeah that's true, because when I was in Fiddler the ensemble just sort of stood there and sang their song and then left, didn't have much to do unless you were sort of a pseudo-ensemble member with a name.


And another vote for Guys and Dolls being awesome for ensemble. And 42nd Street is probably the best ensemble show you can ever be in (providing you tap, I guess)