WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? Preview Thread

I'm desperate to see pics of cast and set for this production particuarly because a) I love the show and b) I love EDIT: SCOTT PASK's set design (I don't know why I posted Buether)

Also: I hope that responses to this post can talk about the number of empty seats...haven't bought my tickets yet (hoping to see it in April)

Updated On: 3/3/20 at 01:40 PM

This is a Rudin production. Don't be surprised if there aren't a ton of production photos made available.

Joe Dee said: "I'm desperate to see pics of cast and set for this production particuarly because a) I love the show and b) I love Miriam Buether's set design)

I was in and out of the Booth a few times during tech last week and can say the set looks pretty cool!

 

The set is mainly bookshelves and doesn’t look very exciting. You can see the pics on Instagram by someone who works at the theatre.

They are selling rush for $39 and I got a ticket just after 6pm last night. My seat was C 14 in the orchestra, which was last seat house right. It appears that they are selling the last 2 seats house left and right of rows B, C, and D based off of who I talked to around me last night and what Telecharge shows available over the next few days. You miss a corner of the stage but no more than maybe 2 minutes of one character the whole show from the seat. It also definitely beats the $169 that the other orchestra seats are listed as.

I was there last night. I haven't seen a production before but read the play years ago. I enjoyed it. Metcalf was amazing and the cast overall was strong. In great shape for a first preview. 

One thing I will say is that I think they should have a short intermission between Acts 2 and 3. Just a minute, like the pause in Iceman Cometh (I think? Not sure how long that was. I think the Ferryman had a 2 or 3 minute second intermission).  I know they're building the intensity but it reached a point where I wanted to just stretch for a second so I could fully appreciate Act 3. Also, no late seating/reseating. So if you have to use the restroom, definitely go during the intermission.

Show started at 8:05, intermission ended at 9:15, show ended at 11pm. Didn't see any merch.

Desperate to hear more for those there last night.  I'm wondering if the production is in good shape now for a visit next week or would waiting for it to tighten and getting tickets closer to opening be a better option?

Compared to some first previews I've seen, this one is fairly polished. I would say that Act 3 drags a little though that could just be a combination of me being cramped and a little tired. I didn't fully connect with the intensity of the ending. Not sure how much things would change through previews. The one thing that I'd hope would change would be the intermission thing but I don't know that they would. 

In the last revival of "A Delicate Balance" the curtain went down and then right back up between the second and third act. It confused the hell out of people who started running when the curtain started going down and then were ushered back to their seats.