Rent @Campbelltown
Sun, 12 Feb 2006, 04:30 pmtodd74 posts in thread
Rent @Campbelltown
Sun, 12 Feb 2006, 04:30 pmHeaded out to Campbelltown fri night as I read they were doing my fave show of all time, RENT!, nervous and excited to see what they had done with Larsen's brilliance... Not only did they far surpass two previous productions of RENT! I have seen recently, but made me laugh, cry and moo! They didn't just play roles, they appeared to be LIVING them... Voices were varied, but beautiful, raw and passionate, relationships unfolded before and I actually believed them - Maureen and Joanne were just perfect, not butch and sterotypical, angel and Collins ripped my heart apart and Roger and Mimi burned me! The ensemble came together tightly, voices meshed in hot harmonies which tingled the spine... all up a fantastic performance! No day but today!
Re: Rent @Campbelltown
Wed, 22 Feb 2006, 06:11 pmWalter Plinge
To Agreeable,
I'm really sorry that you didn't enjoy the show.
I've been reading through the string of conversations and yes for the record, I too, am a cast member.
I needed to let you guys who didn't understand why we were walking around the auditorium before, during and after the show understand.
When he was directing, Jon came to us with ideas for the show and said what kind of impression he wanted to make on the audience. To give it a different feel from the typical production of Rent he wanted to go out on a limb and try something new. So he thought the dramatic illusion of "bringing down the fourth wall" would make the audience question it and create a different impression, which from what I can see, has happened.
I don't really apolagise for that, as studying drama, I appreciated the fact that instead of learning about the "isms" (realism, naturalism, absurdism etc) that I could finally test it out.
What I do apolagise for, personally, is that you didn't feel at home, or all that welcome, as you said. We had a very lively, warm, caring cast and we were very tight as a group, and from what I noticed we did meet and greet the audience when we could. It's also the same respone for whoever said we were saying things about other productions of Rent. I went to see Rockdale and Chatswood and I was impressed with both, but I don't judge, as although they're all the same musical, it's definitely not the same show, as each had a different director who had something original and amazing to bring to the show.
I do hope you come back again to see another A&B production, because the line up for the next few is TOTALLY amazing and I can't wait to be as much apart of them as possible!
Thankyou so much for coming 'agreeable', I'm really glad I could hear your opinion and hopefully if you come to see another show, you'll enjoy us, and it, just that little bit more :) :p :D
To everyone who was in rent, I REALLY miss you all. You're amazing and I've learnt so much from you. Drop me a line sometime. I love you guys so much!!!
With all my love
Jen xx
I'm really sorry that you didn't enjoy the show.
I've been reading through the string of conversations and yes for the record, I too, am a cast member.
I needed to let you guys who didn't understand why we were walking around the auditorium before, during and after the show understand.
When he was directing, Jon came to us with ideas for the show and said what kind of impression he wanted to make on the audience. To give it a different feel from the typical production of Rent he wanted to go out on a limb and try something new. So he thought the dramatic illusion of "bringing down the fourth wall" would make the audience question it and create a different impression, which from what I can see, has happened.
I don't really apolagise for that, as studying drama, I appreciated the fact that instead of learning about the "isms" (realism, naturalism, absurdism etc) that I could finally test it out.
What I do apolagise for, personally, is that you didn't feel at home, or all that welcome, as you said. We had a very lively, warm, caring cast and we were very tight as a group, and from what I noticed we did meet and greet the audience when we could. It's also the same respone for whoever said we were saying things about other productions of Rent. I went to see Rockdale and Chatswood and I was impressed with both, but I don't judge, as although they're all the same musical, it's definitely not the same show, as each had a different director who had something original and amazing to bring to the show.
I do hope you come back again to see another A&B production, because the line up for the next few is TOTALLY amazing and I can't wait to be as much apart of them as possible!
Thankyou so much for coming 'agreeable', I'm really glad I could hear your opinion and hopefully if you come to see another show, you'll enjoy us, and it, just that little bit more :) :p :D
To everyone who was in rent, I REALLY miss you all. You're amazing and I've learnt so much from you. Drop me a line sometime. I love you guys so much!!!
With all my love
Jen xx
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