Comments on: Theatre Review: “Some Men” at the Phoenix Theatre http://www.indytheatrehabit.com/2008/06/14/some-men-at-the-phoenix/ Reviews, rants, and raves about all kinds of live theatre in the Indianapolis area. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:57:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Hope http://www.indytheatrehabit.com/2008/06/14/some-men-at-the-phoenix/comment-page-1/#comment-1931 Hope Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:04:16 +0000 http://www.indytheatrehabit.com/2008/06/14/some-men-at-the-phoenix/#comment-1931 Thanks for reading, and thanks for your comments, Chuck. Thanks for reading, and thanks for your comments, Chuck.

]]> By: chuck http://www.indytheatrehabit.com/2008/06/14/some-men-at-the-phoenix/comment-page-1/#comment-1930 chuck Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:26:58 +0000 http://www.indytheatrehabit.com/2008/06/14/some-men-at-the-phoenix/#comment-1930 I saw it Saturday night. I liked it, didn't love it. My partner was less enthused. The complaints I had were not of the performances, but of the script. I think McNalley's work has declined in quality in recent years. I think the therapy session was weak, and a bad place to end it. The stonewall scene and especially the scene where the young queers confront the old gays stood out. The hospital scene was not nearly as effective as it might have been. I wish the program would have ID's the roles the guy played, instead of just listing everyone as ensemble. I like to match character names to the program and read the bios based on that. I like to know more about the actors, where I had seen them before, ect. Especially in this play, where some of the same characters were mentioned by name only in the later scenes. I was disapointed about turnout as well. The theatre was only a third full-usually I have to fight to get tickets, especially on cheap seats weekend. I know pride was going on, but there should have been a better tie in to get the crowds in. I saw it Saturday night. I liked it, didn’t love it. My partner was less enthused. The complaints I had were not of the performances, but of the script. I think McNalley’s work has declined in quality in recent years. I think the therapy session was weak, and a bad place to end it. The stonewall scene and especially the scene where the young queers confront the old gays stood out. The hospital scene was not nearly as effective as it might have been.

I wish the program would have ID’s the roles the guy played, instead of just listing everyone as ensemble. I like to match character names to the program and read the bios based on that. I like to know more about the actors, where I had seen them before, ect. Especially in this play, where some of the same characters were mentioned by name only in the later scenes.

I was disapointed about turnout as well. The theatre was only a third full-usually I have to fight to get tickets, especially on cheap seats weekend. I know pride was going on, but there should have been a better tie in to get the crowds in.

]]> By: Hope http://www.indytheatrehabit.com/2008/06/14/some-men-at-the-phoenix/comment-page-1/#comment-1914 Hope Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:50:05 +0000 http://www.indytheatrehabit.com/2008/06/14/some-men-at-the-phoenix/#comment-1914 Thanks very much, Adrienne, for the info and for reading my blog! Oh, my, indeed! I want to go see "Some Men" again. Thanks very much, Adrienne, for the info and for reading my blog! Oh, my, indeed!

I want to go see “Some Men” again.

]]> By: Adrienne R. http://www.indytheatrehabit.com/2008/06/14/some-men-at-the-phoenix/comment-page-1/#comment-1910 Adrienne R. Sun, 15 Jun 2008 07:21:19 +0000 http://www.indytheatrehabit.com/2008/06/14/some-men-at-the-phoenix/#comment-1910 Hello, Hope, I was mesmerized and delighted by Some Men this evening, and (literally) spent hours talking about it over drinks afterwards. The official name for the lighting stencil is gobo. From Wiki: A gobo is a template or pattern cut into a circular plate used to create patterns of projected light. The name may be derived from go between, or from Goes Before Optics. Go between refers to its position between the lamp and the lens. Another origin may be: Graphical optical blackout. Gobos are similar in use to cookies (see cucoloris), and flags, which are placed farther from the lighting instrument between the lens and subject. Cucoloris? Oh my ! AR Hello, Hope,
I was mesmerized and delighted by Some Men this evening, and (literally) spent hours talking about it over drinks afterwards. The official name for the lighting stencil is gobo. From Wiki:
A gobo is a template or pattern cut into a circular plate used to create patterns of projected light. The name may be derived from go between, or from Goes Before Optics. Go between refers to its position between the lamp and the lens. Another origin may be: Graphical optical blackout. Gobos are similar in use to cookies (see cucoloris), and flags, which are placed farther from the lighting instrument between the lens and subject.
Cucoloris? Oh my !

AR

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