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Posted By: n2drama
Subject: Is any one familiar with ...
Date Posted: 10/10/08 at 1:24pm
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Is anyone familiar with "Rabbit Hole" By David Lindsay-Abaire or with "The Butterfingers Angel" by William Gibson? If so, what is your opinion? Thanks |
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Posted By: B-M-D
Date Posted: 10/10/08 at 3:29pm
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Love Rabbit Hole. There are at least 3 CTs with productions opening this season and it's on the list of considerations for my CT for the 2009-10 season. It's a wildly popular drama like Proof was when rights first became available for CTs.
Not familiar with The Butterfingers Angel. ------------- BD 
"Dying is easy, comedy is hard." |
Posted By: Davenport Scott
Date Posted: 10/12/08 at 9:03pm
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Rabbit Hole is a beautifully written play and I really want to direct it! It's on our short list for our next season. Butterfingers Angel...yeah...we cut that pretty fast. |
Posted By: skoehler
Date Posted: 10/13/08 at 11:52am
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Don't know Butterfingers Angel, but Rabbit Hole is a wonderful script. I don't think my audiences would go for a full production, but it is on my short list for at least a staged Reading. However I myself will probably stay clear, with a 5 year old son, the play just hits a little close to my inner fears. If you have not read it do so, it is wonderful just to read. To all those who are listing it as "high on the list" PLEASE let the rest of us know how it goes over with CT audiences. ------------- Steven Koehler Managing Director Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette www.lafayettecivic.org |
Posted By: n2drama
Date Posted: 10/13/08 at 2:15pm
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Dav_ Scott - You say you "cut that pretty fast", is that to say you didn't do it? If so, what was the compelling reason? I'm asking because I haven't had a chance to read the play yet and don't know anything about it other than what the synopsis says. Thanks |
Posted By: SDstoryteller
Date Posted: 10/13/08 at 4:59pm
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Rabbit Hole is a fantastic script! One of my favorite CTs here in San Diego mounted a production this past spring. I know it was a multi award winner...although I don't have a lot of insight into Box Office. The performance I saw was well attended, and I believe (I think this is what I remember) they saw a typical "drama" audience. Nothing like putting up a Simon...but not a money loser either. ------------- Watching someone struggle to maintain control is far more fascinating than watching them lose it. |
Posted By: Davenport Scott
Date Posted: 10/15/08 at 12:53pm
| We read Butterfingers Angels and kinda thought it was a mess...didn't care for it at all. We cut it from our under consideration list. |
Posted By: theatre junkie
Date Posted: 10/15/08 at 1:38pm
| While I do not know anyhting about either of these shows, I would volunteer a resource I use when looking for information about a particular play. Try looking both of these shows up on google books (books.google.com). Go to google books type in the name of the show and or the author. If the play comes up on your search results, look for a line that says 'limited preview'. Click on that to pull up excerpts from that particular show. I have been able to get a lot of information about a script using this. Including, but limited to, who holds the rights, cast details, and technical notes. I did do a search and both of these shows have limited previews. Hope this information is helpful. |
Posted By: bellygoddess
Date Posted: 12/01/08 at 1:29pm
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The theatre I work with did Rabbit Hole in Jan '08. (I *think* we were the first CT in my state to do it...maybe) It was a really nice production. The script is wonderful and very touching. I ran lights for the show. I was disappointed that I never got to see the full show, (lights, sound, etc,) from the audience, to get the full emotional impact!
I would suggest it to any theatre who is considering it.
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