August Theatre: Beauty and the Beast
So here I am, a month late, posting about our August theatre. This post will hopefully be quickly (within a day or so) followed by another, in which I tell about our September play.
So in August we made our way to San Diego's outdoor theatre in the park -- the Starlight Bowl at Balboa Park. This theatre had been built up for us as a cool place to watch a show, because as the planes fly over (which they frequently do), the actors freeze frame when appropriate. (Songs do not present an appropriate time to pause).
The play was the same plot line as the movie. There's not much to report there. Some songs were new, but otherwise it was the same. As to the theatre itself, there were a few things to be desired. First, the actors didn't freeze frame nearly as much as we thought they should, and not stopping during songs was also a significant issue since so much of the play was in song. So that was annoying. But also, the stage crew was a bit less than sensational. In at least two circumstances, curtains fell on plot pieces or people still on stage. As a final issue, though this is I suppose to be expected in such a casual theatre, the seating was not paused during the opening song -- and people found their way to their seats through the whole first song. Unfortunately, we were to the right of an aisle, and these people blocked our view, leaving us to just feel like we were listening to the sound track.
On the plus side, the players weren't bad, and the show was fun. But I don't feel the need to go see another show there anytime soon, at least not for the theatrical expertise.
So in August we made our way to San Diego's outdoor theatre in the park -- the Starlight Bowl at Balboa Park. This theatre had been built up for us as a cool place to watch a show, because as the planes fly over (which they frequently do), the actors freeze frame when appropriate. (Songs do not present an appropriate time to pause).
The play was the same plot line as the movie. There's not much to report there. Some songs were new, but otherwise it was the same. As to the theatre itself, there were a few things to be desired. First, the actors didn't freeze frame nearly as much as we thought they should, and not stopping during songs was also a significant issue since so much of the play was in song. So that was annoying. But also, the stage crew was a bit less than sensational. In at least two circumstances, curtains fell on plot pieces or people still on stage. As a final issue, though this is I suppose to be expected in such a casual theatre, the seating was not paused during the opening song -- and people found their way to their seats through the whole first song. Unfortunately, we were to the right of an aisle, and these people blocked our view, leaving us to just feel like we were listening to the sound track.
On the plus side, the players weren't bad, and the show was fun. But I don't feel the need to go see another show there anytime soon, at least not for the theatrical expertise.