Gary: A Sequel To Titus Andronicus Previews — Page 3

david67 said: "I have tickets for the matinee today and have still heard nothing from Telecharge. Thank you all for posting here or I wouldn't have known!

I just called Telecharge and they said it's still on. I am very confused."

Telecharge has removed the shows from their website. Quite often, this board knows things before they do.

LightsOut wrote, "Apparently Bill Irwin is credited for Movement for this show!"



Excuse my ignorance, what is movement? Blocking?

JayElle said: "Excuse my ignorance, what is movement? Blocking?"



It's kind of like choreography, but instead of dancing, it's more focused on moving your body in a certain way to suit the stylistic needs of the show. Sometime it is a little bit more on the "dancing" side, but it's not so much dance steps as it is stylized body movements. In this case, Bill Irwin is noted for his career as a clown, so it's likely that he is helping the actors with things like slapstick and physical comedy.

I imagine there's going to be a lot of physical comedy with the moving of the dead bodies and Irwin is a master of that type of comedy. He liked helped with that.

SweetLips22 said: "I havn't read where 'blocking' came into this thread but isn't blocking putting the cast in place for lighting/sets without doing the full routines etc. More for the tech crew than performance."

Blocking = the actors’ movements onstage. Aka, about half of the director’s job.

No one better than BilI Irwin for movement choreography. But the trailer cited seems more about flash cuts, editing, and FX.

ACL2006 said: "I wonder if with this entire week cancelled if they'll try and extend at least a week. Sales seem strong for this. Are they still targeting the same date for opening?"

It still has a full month of previews (opening 4/11), so I wouldn't think it needs more time unless it's a mess. Back in the day, shows liked to open on Thursdays because newspaper circulation is higher on Fridays; if Rudin's using that rationale, the two other Thursdays in the season are taken, and it's not kosher to have more than one opening per night.

It's already on sale for 20 weeks (thru 8/4), which is a decently long run. Probably depends on sales, Nathan's willingness to extend, and if the Shuberts have promised the Booth to anything else.

It's live theatre. It's unfortunate, but s&%t happens and they have to roll with the punches. They want the actors to be comfortable, while also starting previews as quickly as possible. It's a balancing act. (It's also funny that people on here frequently complain that shows "feel like a first preview" or "needed more rehearsal time." In this case, they're giving them more time.)

Also, Andrea was the 2nd lead in a 3-character play...it's not like one of the Gangsters in Kiss Me Kate broke 4 ribs and any swing could have stepped into the part temporarily or permanently with little disruption. We don't know when Julie was able to start rehearsing (Kristine, too), how big/wordy the roles are, the physical demands, etc.

This producer has done some shady things in the past, but this does NOT feel like one of those things!

Updated On: 3/9/19 at 11:19 PM

If they hired Bill Irwin to do movement, then this is going to be a very physical production. Not something you can just throw someone into, or onstage with a script in hand for a few performances.

With that cast (Kristine now) one of the more promising plays of the season. (Crime scene cleaners) On my must see list for sure.