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By: Survey Results: Defining The Purpose of a Theater Review - ShowBizRadio

Survey Results: Defining The Purpose of a Theater Review - ShowBizRadio — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:17:37 +0000

[…] admit, that my appearance in Providence Players’ The Time of Your Life in October 2006 was initially to audition just to see what the audition process was like. I think our getting experience on both sides of the stage has improved our coverage of local […]

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 18:39:53 +0000

Have a great time and just remember they call it a play for a reason. Have fun with it and “play”. But just one word of advice. Learn yourt lines asap. It is impossible to act with the acript in you hand.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 18:33:02 +0000

#1. Auditions are fun. It is very interesting to see how different actors approach a role and to the see the casting decisions the director makes. #2. Don’t be too discouraged about people telling you you don’t know what you are in regard to your reviews of the shows you see. Everyone has an opinion and yours are as valid as a reviewer who writes for a prestigious newspaper. You are much braver because you provide a method for public feedback. Your participation in this production will be a learning opportunity. The participation of even a seasoned performer in a production should be a chance to learn new things and to take on new challenges. Typically the audience for local theatre is not composed largely of renowned theatre experts. Most of the audience members are people very much like Mike and Laura and their post performance wrap-ups in the car on the way home are much like the observations you generously share here. You are eager to gain new insights from theatre. In a similar manner, the people who put on the shows should use this forum as an opportunity to learn from you. If you see a show and you just don’t get it, it is a great disservice to themselves for the cast and crew to attack your opinion. They should accept you honest opinions and use the experience to learn how to make their productions comprehendible to a typical audience member. If your reviews were all just, “We really like it they did a good job”, they would be rather pointless.

Kevin

By: Leta

Leta — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 17:22:00 +0000

Congratulations! I hope you have a wonderful time and enjoy getting to learn the whole process.

By: Jay Tilley

Jay Tilley — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:43:32 +0000

Break a leg! 🙂