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re: You Know It's Community Theatre When...#350
Posted: 5/22/09 at 6:26pmA few months ago, a local playhouse advertised for auditions in a production of Aida "no experience necessary".
re: You Know It's Community Theatre When...#351
Posted: 5/22/09 at 6:31pmWhen there are teenage fangrils behind you claiming that the theatre is putting on a production of Wicked next year.
-Danmeg's 10 year old son.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/04
re: You Know It's Community Theatre When...#352
Posted: 5/22/09 at 7:10pmYou know it's community theater when rehearsal comes to a screeching halt because someone brought in coffee and doughnuts!
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
re: You Know It's Community Theatre When...#353
Posted: 5/22/09 at 7:16pm...the production gets a rave review on Corine's Corner
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
re: You Know It's Community Theatre When...#354
Posted: 5/22/09 at 8:12pmDolly, EVERYTHING gets a rave on Corine's Corner.
re: You Know It's Community Theatre When...#355
Posted: 5/22/09 at 8:19pm
I don't know if this has been posted on here, and I know this is a thread to poke fun at community theaters, however this theater group needs your prayers. This was on the news a while back. 3 members of this theater were shot and killed. Please send your support!
http://www.townandgownplayers.org/
Swing Joined: 6/18/08
re: You Know It's Community Theatre When...#356
Posted: 5/22/09 at 8:31pm...you do a production of thoroughly modern mille that has set changes that last up to 10 minutes so during each one, a cast or crew member performs a song from the 20's..the show ends up being 3.5 hours long
re: You Know It's Community Theatre When...#357
Posted: 5/22/09 at 9:42pm
BDavis0095, sorry this is very random... but I'm not gonna lie
your avatar is hot.
-Danmeg's 10 year old son.
re: You Know It's Community Theatre When...#358
Posted: 6/8/09 at 11:53am
You know it's community theatre when you discover that the last project the sound crew worked on was the 2009 Tony Awards telecast. 
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
re: You Know It's Community Theatre When...#359
Posted: 6/8/09 at 11:59am
The take out all the profanity from WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
(Really, "Date the hostess" isn't nearly as effective as "Hump the Hostess")
re: You Know It's Community Theatre When...#360
Posted: 6/8/09 at 1:15pm
...When the actor who plays Jimmy Smith, who is otherwise very talented and age-appropriate, happens to be about 10 inches shorter than Millie Dillmount.
...When the very gay young man playing the older Patrick in Mame sings, "The debs all go for me." You just can't help but snicker.
...When the young woman who sings "Dance 10 Looks 3" doesn't really have, ahem...you know.
You know you're in community theater when you go home knowing that someone in that audience was tranported from his very lonely world for 2 or 3 hours and he can't wait until your next show, even if it is the hundredth time seeing Guys and Dolls or The Music Man. It's all good.
re: You Know It's Community Theatre When...#361
Posted: 6/8/09 at 2:21pm
...when the same damn actors are cast year after year in the leads
...every performance is not an original one; it's simply an imitation of Ethel Merman or Mary Martin.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
re: You Know It's Community Theatre When...#362
Posted: 4/17/14 at 4:36am
Ok. This is from The Onion, but, otherwise, it could be real!
They Gave The Part to HER!
re: You Know It's Community Theatre When...#363
Posted: 4/17/14 at 9:09am
Broadwayguy2: "they use 'Happy Birthday' as an audition song". That's how Jill Haworth auditioned and got the Sally Bowles role in the OBC of "Cabaret"
PS. DG - I was in agreement with you on the thread initally, but it seems actually more affectionate than mean spirited.
re: You Know It's Community Theatre When...#364
Posted: 4/17/14 at 10:34amyou're totally and unexpectedly blown away by the show and afterwards are trying to figure out why you felt that way and realize it's just the ineffable chemistry of theater where sometimes everything just works, even with nonprofessionals with zero budget.
re: You Know It's Community Theatre When...#365
Posted: 4/17/14 at 12:14pmThe part of the Narrator in Joseph is split into three parts to create more roles.
re: You Know It's Community Theatre When...#366
Posted: 4/17/14 at 12:26pm
...when Tony misses his entrance and Chino, not knowing what to do, shoots Maria.
Updated On: 4/17/14 at 12:26 PM
re: You Know It's Community Theatre When...#367
Posted: 4/17/14 at 12:40pmyou see a production of Hairspray and Tracy is skinny, Edna is played by a woman, most of the black characters are played by white people, there is no big hair and character names are pronounced wrong- I’ve actually witnessed this.
re: You Know It's Community Theatre When...#368
Posted: 4/17/14 at 1:13pm... when actors and the crew are from the community.
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