Is Anyone Going To See The Public Theatre's Not So Public Performance of ROMEO & JULIET Tonight?

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/18/12 at 12:46pm

Would love to hear thoughts from any rich people who were lucky enough to be able to afford Public tickets to the Public Theatre tonight!

[Wynbish]

Posted: 6/18/12 at 12:48pm

Attendees tonight are the 1%!

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 6/18/12 at 1:24pm

I'll be there. Will definitely report back.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/18/12 at 1:30pm

Well lucky you.

Hopefully someone who goes will make it "available to the public".

[wonkit]

Posted: 6/18/12 at 1:31pm

Love the title of this thread.

[Kad]

Posted: 6/18/12 at 1:33pm

Like I said in the other thread about this, don't assume only the 1% will be able to see this just yet.

[Wynbish]

Posted: 6/18/12 at 1:35pm

Any chance they will record it and cinematically release it, like National Theatre or Met Opera productions?

[Kad]

Posted: 6/18/12 at 1:39pm

No. This is only a staged reading. It's music stands on the As You Like It set.

[ChenoKahn]

Posted: 6/18/12 at 1:45pm

It's not their problem you can't afford it.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/18/12 at 1:46pm

*eyeroll*

[Wynbish]

Posted: 6/18/12 at 1:48pm

"It's not their problem you can't afford it."

1%! Occupy Walken Streep!

Updated On: 6/18/12 at 01:48 PM

[Felm_heart]

Posted: 6/18/12 at 2:58pm

Oskar Eustis gave a talk at my school several weeks ago. He told anyone who was still going to be in the city to stay by their computers around 6 PM on this date. They're almost certainly going to be giving away some free tickets. Or something.

[wonkit]

Posted: 6/18/12 at 4:10pm

And your computer better be a laptop at CPW and 86th Street.

[Kad]

Posted: 6/18/12 at 4:16pm

That probably wouldn't be a bad idea.

[mybigsplash]

Posted: 6/18/12 at 4:48pm

I have a pen video camera if anyone would like to borrow it for tonight to surveil the performance. Holds 20 gigs of HD video and looks like a pen.

PM me, serious only.

[wonkit]

Posted: 6/18/12 at 6:07pm

If the Public were smart (and I did say "if"), they would film it and sell the dvd as a fund raiser. That would be far more democratic than $1500 (or the limited number of $500 performance only tickets).

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/18/12 at 6:59pm

So...nothing?

[SNAFU]

Posted: 6/18/12 at 7:18pm

Geesh stop the whinning, someone has to pay for it!

I'm sorry but the Public theatre gives out free freaking tickets all summer long. It has to get money from somewhere. So the F what if it has a reading to raise money? Get the F over it! Corine!

Updated On: 6/18/12 at 07:18 PM

[wonkit]

Posted: 6/18/12 at 7:40pm

I am perfectly calm about this. I merely suggest that the Public find a way to fund raise from those of us who do not have $1500, since there are so many more of us out here. Yes, someone does have to pay for it, but I would prefer that a theater that calls itself "Public" be supported by lots of small donations in addition to the enormous sums being donated by corporations and the wealthy. It may sound like whining to you, but to me it sounds like basic economics.

[SNAFU]

Posted: 6/18/12 at 7:51pm

Wonkit, how many events does the Public have like this over the course of the year? How many Free performances does it provide? Yes, it does have major corporstions funding it howeverfree theatre in the park is still an expensive venture. How long and how much would a fund drive cost directed to those who do not have $1,500 to spend on a ticket? Figure in mailing publications, postage etc. Let us talk economics indeed!
If public donations were enough, they wouldn't need these types of events. I will venture to query the OP how much he has donated to the Public theatre this year? Or you for that matter?

Updated On: 6/18/12 at 07:51 PM

[wonkit]

Posted: 6/18/12 at 10:37pm

I did not suggest that it had to be exclusively small donations. And how much have you donated?

[SNAFU]

Posted: 6/19/12 at 12:41am

Me? I'm not the one complaining of a high ticket price fund raising event for the PUBLIC Theatre and not being offered a freebe.

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 6/19/12 at 12:44am

Well, it was great. Was it to the caliber of a full-blown production? No. But I don't think anyone there tonight or otherwise expected it to be. It was a chance to see some of the most amazing stage actors alive today live on stage doing what they love best and that's what was delivered.

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 6/19/12 at 12:51am

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/19/12 at 12:53am

Oh that's awesome!!! So glad you had a great time!!