tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post113190892045060585..comments2023-09-29T04:00:21.951-07:00Comments on followspot: ‘Great Portland Rolling Ovation’followspothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05390128032621439981noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-1133482810503908662005-12-01T16:20:00.000-08:002005-12-01T16:20:00.000-08:00Any curtain call should take a MAXIMUM of five min...Any curtain call should take a MAXIMUM of five minutes to block; anything more is self-indulgent. Just like semi-colons. Or sentences that aren't sentences.<BR/><BR/>But seriously, clapping after a show is like wearing pants. I'll explain. When I am taking a bow, I don't know if these a-holes are clapping because they enjoyed the show - or if they are clapping because "society" says they must. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-1133480652196379152005-12-01T15:44:00.000-08:002005-12-01T15:44:00.000-08:00if an audience is given a curtain call, rehearsal ...if an audience is given a curtain call, rehearsal time should be devoted to it. after all, it's a part of what the audience paid for. <BR/><BR/>and curtain calls are a delicate thing: if it comes too soon, or goes too long, it can really mar what transpired before.<BR/><BR/>hm...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-1133297781367374902005-11-29T12:56:00.000-08:002005-11-29T12:56:00.000-08:00I know curtain calls are often the very last thing...I know curtain calls are often the very last thing anyone bothers to work on -- I mean, why give up precious rehearsal time, right? -- but I do believe curtain calls could be more tailored to the show, and, in that manner, respond to one of james' viewpoints (correct me if I'm wrong, james), that there are times when the very last moment just needs to hang a little before it gets broken by followspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05390128032621439981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-1133092884594437932005-11-27T04:01:00.000-08:002005-11-27T04:01:00.000-08:00I'm always suspicious of standing ovations. You K...I'm always suspicious of standing ovations. You KNOW some of those people are just trying to get their coats out from under their butts so they can get to their cars quicker. <BR/>I miss people throwing roses at the stage (or vegitables for that matter) Whatever happened with that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-1132567290182590202005-11-21T02:01:00.000-08:002005-11-21T02:01:00.000-08:00One funny sight was the curtain call we did for Gl...One funny sight was the curtain call we did for Glengarry Glen Ross, a couple years ago. Man, it was a tight show (which I mostly watched, as the new guy in the bit part, from the best seat in the house, onstage.) These actors spun on a dime and snapped up cues and in general showed how Mamet's done. But, the curtain call! In the tiny Magdelane Theater space, we shuffled and bowed in no David Millstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03572137506121239769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-1132517917797343972005-11-20T12:18:00.000-08:002005-11-20T12:18:00.000-08:00A related grimace: the too-long staged curtain cal...A related grimace: the too-long staged curtain call ... bringing out nearly everyone one at a time ... then taking one too many group bows forcing the clapping to continue and face haplessley as people are still on stage ..... ouch. A well-appointed company might have a trained usher start audiences clapping and a trained prinicple actor lead the company in short or extended curtain calls. It's aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-1132125298779699212005-11-15T23:14:00.000-08:002005-11-15T23:14:00.000-08:00To add to my comments above about resolutely remai...To add to my comments above about resolutely remaining seated and Staebler's long-ago column, I've seen only a few theater shows in Portland that really deserved a standing O. I doubt I've ever been IN one, but a few audiences have granted them. I can't say I feel either patronized or artificially pleased; as Dan says, we know, and if people stand, I feel it's just kind of beside the point for meAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-1132073121441693442005-11-15T08:45:00.000-08:002005-11-15T08:45:00.000-08:00From a performance side, I think Dan nailed it. Wh...From a performance side, I think Dan nailed it. What an audience does during the show is more important to me than how they respond at the end.<BR/><BR/>From an audience point of view, I hate that I am basicly forced into a standing O so I can see the actors at the end, and if I choose not to, I'm vilified. Granted, if the O is earned, great! I'm not quite sold on Defunkt's policy, but this topicAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-1132006056362215442005-11-14T14:07:00.000-08:002005-11-14T14:07:00.000-08:00Most theatre folk can tell the difference between ...Most theatre folk can tell the difference between a rolling stand and an explosive stand, just as they can tell when the audience is with them or just coasting. Seated applause is just great. A rolling ovation is a nice gesture. An explosive stand is pure adrenaline. <BR/><BR/>Dead silence before explosive applause is the best of all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-1131996301570315302005-11-14T11:25:00.000-08:002005-11-14T11:25:00.000-08:00I have to be honest. As a performer, I don't care ...I have to be honest. As a performer, I don't care if you stand for me or not. I know an appreciative audience far before curtain call. A responsive, interactive crowd is the best reward and far better than any applause. <BR/><BR/>I think curtain call is much more important to the audience than it is to the actor. It's their opportunity to say thank you, and they really need it to feel like it'sAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-1131992074231175272005-11-14T10:14:00.000-08:002005-11-14T10:14:00.000-08:00Does a half-baked standing ovation really make per...Does a half-baked standing ovation really make performers feel good? Or is it kind of embarrassing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-1131991787608400052005-11-14T10:09:00.000-08:002005-11-14T10:09:00.000-08:00My wife read Hicks's piece aloud to me, because sh...My wife read Hicks's piece aloud to me, because she has repeatedly seen me remain solidly in my seat through many Portland standing O's. I applaud wildly and long, sometimes longer than the rest of the audience when I feel the performance deserves it, but I'm very grudging about standing, whether or not I can see anything at that point.<BR/><BR/>Back in the late 1980s, the Oregonian's classical Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-1131915358096274342005-11-13T12:55:00.000-08:002005-11-13T12:55:00.000-08:00My mother-in-law once referred to me as a "Scrooge...My mother-in-law once referred to me as a "Scrooge" because I refuse to jump out of my seat when everyone else is standing. I laughed out loud while reading Mr. Hick's piece.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-1131912991997254822005-11-13T12:16:00.000-08:002005-11-13T12:16:00.000-08:0050 word increments! Interesting blog idea... will ...50 word increments! Interesting blog idea... will come back soon. ;)Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138087328302701954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-1131911682557269092005-11-13T11:54:00.000-08:002005-11-13T11:54:00.000-08:00Good comment! But I'll tell you, standing-ovation...Good comment! But I'll tell you, standing-ovation-itis has long plagued NYC, too, though there is a greater tug of war in the audience between those who are trying to hang onto their souls by remaining in their seats and those who are just happy not to be watching television.<BR/><BR/>I hadn't gotten the point of Defunkt's stance on curtain calls, but I get it now.David Millstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03572137506121239769noreply@blogger.com