Encore!
Mon, 24 June 2002, 02:48 pmBabar's Sister11 posts in thread
Encore!
Mon, 24 June 2002, 02:48 pmThis has been argued countless times before but sod it, I'm still asking.
Who decides whether or not to have a "Curtain Call" or "Encore" as some would say?
I've had countless answers such as :
-->The conductor (usually also the MD) decides
-->The Stage Manager decides
-->The guy/gal pulling the curtains back and forth decides
-->The cast decide
: these decisions, of course, are based on how rowdy/quiet the audience has/have been.
Any more answers or arguments against the 'choices' mentioned? I can't make up my mind....
Re: Always Plan For An Encore!
Tue, 25 June 2002, 04:15 pmpersonally, i think there's nothing worse than going out for an extended encore unrehearsed.
They end up messy and disorganised, leaving the audience and the performers wishing nothing had been done at all.
It's better to leave the audience wanting more than to go out there, do more, mess it up and have the last memory of the show as a negative one.
Sometimes even if the extended encore is rehearsed and smooth it still ruins the ending by going on too long.
At Roleystone Theatre it is usually the SM who decides whether to go back on or not to do the organised extended encore.
They end up messy and disorganised, leaving the audience and the performers wishing nothing had been done at all.
It's better to leave the audience wanting more than to go out there, do more, mess it up and have the last memory of the show as a negative one.
Sometimes even if the extended encore is rehearsed and smooth it still ruins the ending by going on too long.
At Roleystone Theatre it is usually the SM who decides whether to go back on or not to do the organised extended encore.
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