Shakespeare in Central Park 2010 Line Reports?- Page 5

[Just_John]

Shakespeare in Central Park 2010 Line Reports?#100

Posted: 7/28/10 at 11:54am

How many people on line usually get tickets? Is Jesse Tyler Fergusons part bigger in Merchant if Venice than in Winters Tale? I'm considering lining up tonight.

[Drunk Chita Rivera]

Shakespeare in Central Park 2010 Line Reports?#101

Posted: 7/28/10 at 2:26pm

I ended up getting the last voucher. I was with a group of four but only three of us got vouchers but we worked that out amongst ourselves. If you want tickets you need to get there well before 11.

[Katurian2]

Shakespeare in Central Park 2010 Line Reports?#102

Posted: 7/28/10 at 3:02pm

@Just_John: Ferguson's part is a lot bigger in Winter's Tale. He's barely in Merchant at all- really just one of the many supporting roles.

Yup, Delacorte seats 1,892 people. Which means that if you were in th 200s in line and didn't get a ticket, they must be selling a lot of those 'donor' seats, because even if every person ahead of you grabbed two tickets each, that would still only be 600 seats gone at most.

I whined about this earlier in this or another thread, but I really really really do NOT like that you can buy your way into a PUBLIC theatre show.

"Are you sorry for civilization? I am sorry for it too." ~Coast of Utopia: Shipwreck

[Play Esq.]

Shakespeare in Central Park 2010 Line Reports?#103

Posted: 7/28/10 at 3:34pm

"I whined about this earlier in this or another thread, but I really really really do NOT like that you can buy your way into a PUBLIC theatre show."

How else should the PUBLIC theater cover its costs?

[CapnHook]

Shakespeare in Central Park 2010 Line Reports?#104

Posted: 7/28/10 at 3:39pm

I've only tried the online Virtual Ticketing twice and lost both times. I might try lining up if someone wants to go with...I'd hate to wait that long all by my lonesome.

"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

[Katurian2]

Shakespeare in Central Park 2010 Line Reports?#105

Posted: 7/28/10 at 4:13pm

I don't know- which is why I don't really take that much issue. It's just annoying.

Capn: When I was in line this year, I was next to two people who were waiting alone as I was. It's really not bad if you can strike up conversation or just bring a book if you are introverted.

"Are you sorry for civilization? I am sorry for it too." ~Coast of Utopia: Shipwreck

[aspiringactress]

Shakespeare in Central Park 2010 Line Reports?#106

Posted: 7/28/10 at 10:55pm

For those with more Shakespeare in the Park experience:

When do you think would be a reasonable but cautious time to arrive for the final performance of Winter's Tale? I assume that there will be some sort of spike for the last show, but I'm not sure what to anticipate.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

"We don't value the lily less for not being made of flint and built to last. Life's bounty is in it's flow, later is too late. Where is the song when it's been sung, the dance when it's been danced? It's only we humans who want to own the future too." - Tom Stoppard, Shipwreck

[aspiringactress]

Shakespeare in Central Park 2010 Line Reports?#107

Posted: 7/29/10 at 5:30pm

bump?

"We don't value the lily less for not being made of flint and built to last. Life's bounty is in it's flow, later is too late. Where is the song when it's been sung, the dance when it's been danced? It's only we humans who want to own the future too." - Tom Stoppard, Shipwreck

[Cape Twirl of Doom]

Shakespeare in Central Park 2010 Line Reports?#108

Posted: 7/31/10 at 2:16am

When do you think would be a reasonable but cautious time to arrive for the final performance of Winter's Tale? I assume that there will be some sort of spike for the last show, but I'm not sure what to anticipate.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!


Well, I did the standby line tonight (Friday) for WINTER'S TALE, got there at about 6:45pm, and was given a ticket right before showtime at about 8:07pm. There were about 30 people still behind me on the line at that point, I *think* they all got in, as the guy had a stack of tickets left, but I can't be certain. Surprisingly, I ended up getting a front row seat! Row CC!

There were a couple people camping out when I left tonight at 11:10pm, probably because tomorrow is the last performance. (People hadn't been camping overnight previously for WINTER'S TALE, right? Just MERCHANT?) You'd probably be fine just doing the standby line, just get there earlier (5ish maybe? 4?) if you want to increase the odds of getting a ticket.

"It's Phantom meets Hamlet... Phamlet!"

[Unknown User]

Shakespeare in Central Park 2010 Line Reports?#109

Posted: 7/31/10 at 10:16am

Cape,

Was that you ahead of us? My daughter got CC too. She was the one making the Mountain Dew and hot dog runs, counting the line each time (we were #98 & 99, btw).

After the show, I saw two guys who must have been #140 or 150 on the stand-by line exiting the building. So basically everyone got in.

VIPs Friday night included Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD).

[Cape Twirl of Doom]

Shakespeare in Central Park 2010 Line Reports?#110

Posted: 7/31/10 at 11:56am

Cape,

Was that you ahead of us? My daughter got CC too. She was the one making the Mountain Dew and hot dog runs, counting the line each time (we were #98 & 99, btw).


Yes, that was me! Oh that's so funny! She sat next to me during the show! Did she enjoy it? It looked like she was having a great time.

(And I love that she asked the saxophone player on the line to play a Sondheim song! That really made me smile. )

"It's Phantom meets Hamlet... Phamlet!"

[Unknown User]

Shakespeare in Central Park 2010 Line Reports?#111

Posted: 7/31/10 at 12:50pm

We had a great time. And she lucked out getting row CC. I was four rows back, with Snooki and Carrot Top lookalikes sitting in front of me. She wouldn't have seen a thing besides the back of their bouffants.

Yeah, she asked the sax guy to play "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd," but he didn't have it. So she settled for anything from West Side Story that wasn't "Somewhere."

[CapnHook]

Shakespeare in Central Park 2010 Line Reports?#112

Posted: 7/31/10 at 1:21pm

Extra ticket for tonight's final performance of THE WINTER'S TALE. Free. PM if interested.

"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle