I got tickets to tonight's performance of HAMLET

So, the virtual line worked fine?

Given the fact that it is a total rain storm outside who would wnt to go if they got tickets for it anyways.

I don't know if Shakespeare In The Park is rain or shine but I can't see it going on with the way it is currently raining in NYC.

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I used to work for Shakespeare in the Park. No performances are cancelled until at least 8:15 - 8:30. They do this because they try to go on if at all possible. Sometimes it is raining early in the evening but then stops. If you have tickets I would still go to the theater in case it stops or slows down enough for them to proceed. I've never heard of this virtual line, can someone explain what that is?

It's a new thing they're doing this year. Beginning at midnight you can put your name in once to try and get 2 tickets for that evening's performance. They put up sometime after 1:15 or so (I checked around then and there werre no results yet) if you won them or not (you have to sign back in).

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Thanks JordanGirl. I can't imagine that makes things any easier for the box office...

I can't wait to see this production! I've studied/taught Hamlet extensively and it's my favorite Shakespeare piece.

Shakespeare + Hamlet + Awesome cast = an awesome summer night!

You have a whooooooooooooooole summer to get tickets. I wouldn't worry about 1 performance. (For the record, tickets that aren't picked up are released to the standby line.)

Yeah, and you had a whooooooooooooooole summer to sign up for tickets, but instead you intentionally picked a night you knew you couldn't go, then bragged about it here. Just because the one ticket on one night won't make a huge difference doesn't change the fact that what you did was stupid.

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Updated On: 5/28/08 at 01:11 AM

Or the phrase was put there to make it seem that way. It can be read either way ~ the problem with not being able to hear tone of voice through the internet.

Yes, a lot of us have all summer to try for tickets. But most people I know if there's even a chance they couldn't use them wouldn't bother to sign up. A last-minute emergency is one thing. Knowing you likely have something to do but putting your name in to see if you can win is something else. Principle-wise. This isn't the first time stuff like this has come up ~ with various posters. I've seen it a few times with the Live for 5 tickets at Playwrights, even when opening night is not rescheduled. "I won, but I can't use them..." It just gets annoying.

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Hey, if you legitimately thought you could use the ticket but an emergency came up, fine. Cool. It just read to me as kind of a casual "Oh well..." thing. Especially given the culture that seems to have evolved on here of people (not meaning you specifically) entering just to see if they win and then saying "Oh, I did, but I can't use..."

I'm sorry something came up and you couldn't make it.

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Hopefully you can win again on a night you can go. :)

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