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Posted: 6/20/03 at 9:38am
Hey guys. Traveling on the commuter rail this morning into Boston I thought of a horrible experience I had during a tour last summer...the non-equity Rent tour. The production was horrible and this is coming from someone who loves Rent. From equity show to equity show for the most part the actors/singers are great (professional quality) but not in this non-equity tour. Before going into the show I didn't think there could be that big of a difference between those in the union and those not. I was wrong though and I have sworn off non-equity tours! And to top off a night of a horrible performance of Rent I completely embarassed myself. My friends and I went to a local restuarant and I noticed the people next to us were having a conversation about the performance so I decided to turn around and give them my two cents. Stupid me!!! I gave them my opinion of the show and while I was doing that I was being kicked underneath the table by my wife and friends (they knew something I didn't know). To make a long story short I told the conductor his performance sucked...really bad!!! Anyway...I thought I'd share this with you and maybe I can hear horror stories or dumb stuff you have done when it comes to theatre.