SA Stage Seating Rules

I looked to see if there was already something on here about this but I wasn’t successful.

Anyway. Saw the tour of Spring Awakening a couple of days ago. I noticed that a few minutes before the show started an usher came out and started a reading what seemed like a long list of rules for those sitting on the stage? What are these rule?

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and my guess is on the tour the ushers are newer to the process and don't want to forget anything.

They tell you the rules on Bway, too. Big one; don't touch the water bottles!

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Does anyone else think the whole "leaving the stage" thing at intermission is strange? I went to see it recently (and obviously sat on-stage) and it seemed kind of amature-ish to have stage hands blatantly come out to deconstruct the "stomping floor-boards" and instert the tracked platform. Believe me, I loved, LOVED the show and have seen it neumerous times, but that part always kinda dissapoints me and makes me feel like I shouldn't be able to see it happening. I don't know.

As far as rules, one biggie is: don't touch the actors. I found this kind of hard because I had the seat right next to Hunter Parrish (Melchior.) I'm glad I saw the show before because it was hard to focus that time. Haha

"Does anyone else think the whole "leaving the stage" thing at intermission is strange? I went to see it recently (and obviously sat on-stage) and it seemed kind of amature-ish to have stage hands blatantly come out to deconstruct the "stomping floor-boards" and instert the tracked platform."

No, I didn't find it strange at all. That's how things are done with this show. So what, you had to get out of your seat for 10 minutes, 15 at the most.

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I think it would be more strange for them to all of a sudden add an act curtain to "hide" the change.

It's never bothered me. Actually refreshing to see humans do the work instead of just a button being pushed!

They don't talk about your clothing at The talk....that comes when you are on line and have purchased on stage tix.

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I knew that as soon as I posted my thought it would get berated with snarky comments. Listen, I love set designs and inner-workings of things, I just thought is was odd how all of a sudden people just come out and start deconstructing part of the set. It's not bad, just unexpected. I can't urge to you how much I love this show. I'm not complaining by any means. I've seen the show five times now and never had a complaint, besides a simple thought about the set change at intermission. Maybe "dissapoints" was the wrong word choice.

-gladriel_freak: "how else are they going to make the one and only set change in the show if they don't have stange hands come out a do it?" Well, I could name close to 100 other shows that have numerous set changes done without being seen.

-LizzieCurry: You'd think for a production by Baz Luhrmann everything would be smoke and mirrors, based off his movies.

Anyway, now that you know what I truly meant (not that you even care anyway) this board can go back to being the fun-loving, welcoming, and friendly place it's always been...oh, wait...

(this comment was sarcastic. need to clarify important; more complaints would be made otherwise.)

"You would, but you would be wrong."

I usually am.

Another random, probably easliy answerd, question. On tour, do Moritz and Wendla just enter from the sides during "Those You've Known" instead of thru trap doors? That was another cool thing to see up close, the trap doors and the circle-jerk/grave pit. Does anyone else find that funny? The same pit they use to burry a friend is also used to jack off in? Kinda poetic...not really.

Bump

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I wonder if they give/mail out a list of onstage rules when purchasing onstage tickets for the tour? My friend and I sat on stage after getting the tickets in the am day of (we were in the rush line) and the box office gave us a detailed sheet of rules with specific instructions to read it carefully.

Re: mailing list with tickets

I think on the tour (or at the Des Moines stop, at least) you must purchase your tickets at the box office. You can't get them online. They probably give you the list when you buy them.