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Shakespeare in the Park Lines
#175re: Shakespeare in the Park Lines
Posted: 7/10/09 at 6:36pm
I d be happy just to get in.
There aren't really any bad seats in the house anyways.
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ghostlight2
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#177re: Shakespeare in the Park Lines
Posted: 7/10/09 at 7:07pm
Maybe another reason for the lines being crazy and tickets being scarce is because of the people who wait there just to sell their tix after.
I checked on craigslist the day I was there, even before 1pm there were tons of ads up,selling tix, some as much as $150 for a single tic.
I find it sad that people would do that but what are you gonna do...
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#178re: Shakespeare in the Park Lines
Posted: 7/10/09 at 7:12pmI'm just thinking that, no matter what happens, we are going to have one ROCKIN night on Sunday! (Even if it means we have to go somewhere else and act it out ourselves!)
#179re: Shakespeare in the Park Lines
Posted: 7/10/09 at 7:16pmhaha sounds good!
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#180re: Shakespeare in the Park Lines
Posted: 7/10/09 at 7:17pm
"I checked on craigslist the day I was there, even before 1pm there were tons of ads up,selling tix, some as much as $150 for a single tic. I find it sad that people would do that but what are you gonna do... "
Yeah, this was a big issue on the other board, and I have a post on this thread that now makes no sense because I was responding to Capn Hook, who suggested that tking hire a line-sitter off of craigslist. My response was most people can't afford that.
Besides, I do think it's wrong. I also think it's stupid. If you're going to pay someone you don't even know $150 for one ticket, why not spend the extra $20 for a sure thing, a good seat, and a write-off?
Good luck and have fun.
Updated On: 7/10/09 at 07:17 PM
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#181re: Shakespeare in the Park Lines
Posted: 7/10/09 at 9:00pm
I think the entitlement of some of the people on this board -- and of everyone on the line is baffling. It's a FREE show. Even if 10% of the tickets were only available, what's it to you? It's a free show and they are still giving seats away to a top notch production. That being said, the Public has a strict policy of not falling below their 70-75% free ticket self imposed limit. That is probably the reason that they cut off Summer Sponsor sales this past week. Now, they don't necessarily mean 75% of the HOUSE but of total tickets. So some nights, most of the tickets will be sponsor tickets and other nights, they will be mostly given to the lines.
I've been on line three times (got tickets twice) and the abuse that the poor staff takes is pretty ridiculous and borders on dangerous. The other day, a group of rowdy young people threatened to "knife" one of them as they left the park because they didn't get tickets. That was the day that a group at the front was DEAD DRUNK at 7am and behaving despicably. People were upset because they didn't "monitor" the line before 6am. Like the staff should get up and camp out overnight because a few nutjobs decided to stay up all night. They also take huge abuse for allowing the obvious scalpers but they cannot legally prevent them from being there or selling tickets. I guess a couple of years ago, some scalpers tried to sue them so they can no longer even try to out-trick them.
My friend who works at the Public says that they have never had this many people trying to enter the lottery so their servers are overtaxed. We forget they are still a non-profit and they can't overnight decide to upgrade their website without a great cost. They don't have a webmaster, so it's some assistant who updates the website. That requires money and we are in an economy that sucks. So yes, it has been a nightmare, but understandable and they did the best they could to notify people.
He also told me that people fake disabilities, rent wheelchairs, show up at 7:30pm and try any lie they can to get in. The Virtual Line sent them a confirmation, or they were told to show up by a staff member or they start spouting common names that might be on a reservation. Some pretend to be lawyers and intimidate the staff saying they will be sued. Others pretend they are picking up for celebrities. It's pretty ridiculous.
With all the abuse they get for providing Free Shakespeare, it's a miracle they even still produce it. I'm surprised the staff doesn't rebel and say no more.
visionoflove
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#182re: Shakespeare in the Park Lines
Posted: 7/10/09 at 9:21pm
I was just hearing some of the abuse from the staff - some elderly woman who ppl kept feeling bad for and giving tickets too who was actually selling them.
Just so everyone knows, the line is forming outside. Let the fun begin.
#183re: Shakespeare in the Park Lines
Posted: 7/11/09 at 1:24amThe line is already up to 85th and CPW right now.
ghostlight2
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#184re: Shakespeare in the Park Lines
Posted: 7/11/09 at 1:42am
Sorry to hear people are misbehaving, but?
"I think the entitlement of some of the people on this board -- and of everyone on the line is baffling".
I dunno about that. Some of the people on the board, yes. Everyone on the line? Not so much. Dedicated group. People from everywhere. I met a lot of really interesting and totally not entitled people on the line.
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#185re: Shakespeare in the Park Lines
Posted: 7/11/09 at 4:01amat 3:30 this morning, on my way home in a cab, the line was at 90th street. I honestly feel bad for those people who've been there since god knows when who are that far back in the line and clearly won't be getting tickets.
#186re: Shakespeare in the Park Lines
Posted: 7/11/09 at 7:57am
I'm currently waiting on line for tix for tonight. The line monitor was saying that the cutoff for tix is around the people who got online at 2am. The first guy was on line at 8pm. So far it's been really calm, haven't seen any of the behaviours described above.
And, no clue if they'll stick it out or not, but totally just spoke with some people who said they were headed out to CPW to start the line for Sun night tix. Yes, it is 8am Saturday. Hope they make it!!!
#187re: Shakespeare in the Park Lines
Posted: 7/11/09 at 8:10amThat's insane. I mean, it is their business, but sitting on Central Park West for 29 hours, just to get in, is something I would never want to do. I wasn't even willing to give up my Saturday morning of my vacation a couple of weeks ago to wait 8 or 9 hours. I did enter the virtual lottery for today, since I am now going to the city, but there is no loss if I do lose.
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#188re: Shakespeare in the Park Lines
Posted: 7/11/09 at 11:17amthose are some dedicated folks.
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#189re: Shakespeare in the Park Lines
Posted: 7/11/09 at 11:54amI've been busy all summer and have been unable to see the show until tomorrow.. closing night... I have resolved myself to getting in line around 10pm. Is that even early enough?
ghostlight2
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#191re: Shakespeare in the Park Lines
Posted: 7/11/09 at 12:05pmi would say yes. thats probablly early enough to get a ticket. where you are in line could be anybody's guess.
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#192re: Shakespeare in the Park Lines
Posted: 7/11/09 at 12:08pm...dear god. I'll keep you updated once I'm up there.
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#193re: Shakespeare in the Park Lines
Posted: 7/11/09 at 12:14pmThe National Weather Service says that there's an 80% chance of rain & thunderstorms tonight.
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#195re: Shakespeare in the Park Lines
Posted: 7/11/09 at 12:23pmYer a veritable ray of sunshine, steve.
#196re: Shakespeare in the Park Lines
Posted: 7/11/09 at 12:56pm
I don't know how fast your weather fronts move back there, but there is a nasty looking one right now that stretches from Youngstown through Buffalo almost to Syracuse. That's it's present location. I suppose it could move 300 miles in eight hours? But even so, it's a narrow little front and there's nothing behind it. So hopefully it will either hold off until after 11 or if it does rain, be just a short cloudburst.
Fingers crossed for everyone planning to attend.
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#197re: Shakespeare in the Park Lines
Posted: 7/11/09 at 1:44pmYeah, it doesn't look like it will affect tonight's performance, but it would affect the people waiting in line for tomorrow night's performance. Good luck to everyone planning on lining up!
#198re: Shakespeare in the Park Lines
Posted: 7/11/09 at 1:50pm
Wow! And I thought the line to mother courage was crazy!
MAybe the rain will discourage some people...
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#199re: Shakespeare in the Park Lines
Posted: 7/11/09 at 3:19pm
Is there anyone that would have any idea about this....
Someone is trying to tell a friend of mine that if he got on the standby line by 3 or 4 today for Twelfth Night, he'd DEFINITELY (her emphasis not mine) get tix because she saw Hair 3 times in the last 2 wks that way when it was in the park. I, OTOH, said it was unlikely even getting tix at that time from what I've read.
Can anyone give me some feedback about that? Don't know if she reads here, but maybe it'll give us both an answer.
Thanks!
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