Equus Rush

#1

Equus Rush

Posted: 11/16/08 at 8:26pm

Hi! has anyone here tried the Equus student rush line? How was it? were there a lot of people? What time did you get there? sorry for all the questions but I'm coming in from out of town and need to gage my arrival time! thanks for any help you can give me.

#2

re: Equus Rush

Posted: 11/16/08 at 8:39pm

I was wondering too! :) Thanks for asking

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#3

re: Equus Rush

Posted: 11/16/08 at 10:04pm

I rushed Equus last Tuesday. I got to the box office at around 9:57 or so and got center onstage seats, row B. The seats were pretty uncomfortable and very obstructed and we ended up viewing the second act from the second row of the orchestra thanks to open seats.

You shouldn't have a hard time getting rush tickets even after 10 though, so don't sweat it.

#4

re: Equus Rush

Posted: 11/17/08 at 12:54am

Are all of the rush tickets on stage?

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#5

re: Equus Rush

Posted: 11/20/08 at 10:36pm

yeah.. were the tickets all onstage?

#6

re: Equus Rush

Posted: 11/20/08 at 11:10pm

Yes.

I didn't think the onstage seats were that bad. I actually really liked them. I'd prefer sitting there than the mezzanine or rear orchestra; it's so much more intimate. I missed a few of Richard Griffiths's lines during his speeches when he faced the house head-on (the stage direction says the actor should address the onstage seating as well *ahem*) but being able to feel your seat shake with the horses' hooves and such more than made up for that.

My only problem was the rather large girl sitting next to me whose thighs encroached on my space so much that I had to sit 90 degrees sideways the entire show.

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#7

re: Equus Rush

Posted: 11/20/08 at 11:12pm

is there a seating chart that shows the onstage seats?

#8

re: Equus Rush

Posted: 11/28/08 at 7:52am

Does anyone know if you're able to request seats that aren't onstage?

#9

re: Equus Rush

Posted: 11/28/08 at 7:58am

I tried requesting a seat in the audience when I went to rush EQUUS and the box office guy said no.

Apparently if all of the on-stage seats have been sold, they will start selling seats in the audience for rush.

The show is not even close to selling out, so your best bet for rush is to get there like 30 minutes prior to curtain, at which point hopefully all of the on-stage seats will be sold for the performance and they won't have any choice but to sell you a rush seat located in the house.

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#10

re: Equus Rush

Posted: 11/28/08 at 10:09am

I got there at around 2:30 on Friday afternoon and got the last seats - far stage left. They were great seats - nearly totally unobstructed - and were definitely better than the ones stage right or upstage center.

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#11

re: Equus Rush

Posted: 12/30/08 at 5:41pm

Anyone know if rush will be available for the friday 2pm show? Also, how crowded has it been recently?

#12

re: Equus Rush

Posted: 12/30/08 at 11:38pm

I got there at 7 pm for an 8 pm show on Monday and they still had tickets left. Might've been because it was a monday, but who knows.

#13

re: Equus Rush

Posted: 1/2/09 at 10:54pm

Just wondering - but does Equus rush offer other seats than just on stage seats? A friend of mine is going to go rush for it before it closes, but prefers not to sit in the onstage area.

#14

re: Equus Rush

Posted: 1/3/09 at 12:18am

From what I remember reading, yes, but only if all of the on-stage seating has been sold.

#15

re: Equus Rush

Posted: 1/3/09 at 12:19am

I was just talking to my friend and she did Equus rush and she got front mezz seats and she said they were amazing

#16

re: Equus Rush

Posted: 1/23/09 at 3:17pm

Is this strategy of getting there as late as possible a good one?

#17

re: Equus Rush

Posted: 1/23/09 at 7:24pm

In case anybody wants more info: I went by the theatre at 4:15 today and got rush tickets in the back of the mezzanine (row J). I'll report after on how the seats are.

#18

re: Equus Rush

Posted: 1/23/09 at 7:25pm

bump?

#19

re: Equus Rush

Posted: 1/24/09 at 12:25am

So yeah, the seats were great. The theatre's not huge enough that the back of the mezzanine is unpleasant to watch from. Plus, I got to move up to the third mezzanine row during intermission. A FANTASTIC show, too. Daniel Radcliffe has REAL talent and naturality.

#20

re: Equus Rush

Posted: 1/25/09 at 10:28pm

I did the rush today with my cousin. We got to the theater at around 1:00 pm and got row J side mezzanine seats for the 3:00 pm matinee. The theater is not that big (we didn't feel far away at all) and we had a perfect view. If you haven't seen this play yet you should definitely try to make it out before it closes!

#21

re: Equus Rush

Posted: 1/26/09 at 6:58pm

I went to get rush tickets an hour before the show and they were for row J rear mezzanine but the usher got confused and put us in row J orchestra. We kept our mouths shut and nobody came to claim the seats, so we got really great seats for $30.