#asolo rep

[wellmanneredthief]

For those of you who haven't seen them yet, Asolo Rep released these videos from the out-of-town trials of Bonnie & Clyde with Jeremy Jordan and Laura Osnes!

[tofangirlonly]

Thinking about that video of everyone singing happy birthday to Laura Osnes and Jeremy Jordan on opening night of Bonnie and Clyde at Asolo Rep and how it's not on YouTube anymore and how I miss it a lot.

[catstrophysics]

Asolo Repertory Theatre: Sweeney Todd. 

[niennanir]

I haven't been out to the theatre much lately, mostly because the trend for shows has been a little more on the grim side, and that's okay. The things I want to see on stage aren't necessarily what other people want to see. If you're familiar with the theatre scene in Sarasota you're probably looking at me like I'm batty because there is truly a dizzying array of options. Honestly, there just wasn't anything recently that made me go "Oh, I've got to see that." And then 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea opened.

"Oh, I've got to see that."

So last night I toddled down to the Asolo, and let me tell you something: I had no idea what I thought I was going to see, but it was not that. I'm not opposed to technology in theatre, strictly speaking, but I kind of favor the artistry of hand crafted design. I like the attention to detail in a traditional set. I did not miss it last night. Most of the set was created through digital projection, incredibly inventive use of digital projection, blended liberally with puppetry for some of the fish and wide angle effects. The giant angler fish swimming through the audience had the ladies sitting next to us gasping in excitement.

The script itself was exciting, a condensed, reworked version of the original plot designed to incorporate ocean conservation on a modern scale into the classic story. For most fandoms I'm a purist, (with the exception of comics where everything is canon divergent,) I get really waco when things stray too far from the source material and if you're like that for Vern, you're probably going to freak out. But I felt that most of the changes were in service of making the plot more relevant to a modern audience. Prof. Aronnax is played by a woman, our narrator is a 21st century doctoral candidate procrastinating on his thesis in Oceanography, the plot adjustments exist for either condensation or to allow openings to thread discussions about marine biology with actual scientist in the show's app.

The show has an app.

Post show you can watch video interviews in the app with researchers studying what you've just been watching on stage, and of course take some goofy selfies. It's pretty original, a code on stage allows you to unlock more content inside the app which was fun because it gave you something engaging to do during intermission.

And I've got to talk about the kids, because the production was offering discount tickets to parents bringing their kids to the show. At which point I usually cringe because younger kids tend to get bored fast in the theatre. About a third of last night's audience was under 14 and you really could not tell, the little guy in the row in front of us was about 7 and he came out of the show wide eyed and excited after being nearly silent the whole evening. Which was great to see, you can't love the theatre if you never find anything to love about the theatre. Pretty sure that's going to be a tough act to follow though.

Pre show I sat in on a lecture by Craig Francis, one of the producers, who talked about the use of the technology and integrating science into science fiction. They're hoping to take the show to Pasadena next so keep a lookout Cali. And if you're involved with theatre on your local level; This, this right here. If you have it on your stage you won't be sorry.

[frontmezzjunkies]

#frontmezzjunkies presents an interview with #MaxRoll conducted by #MichaelRaver Max Roll Has His Day (and Night) - #AsoloRep’s #GoodNightOscar Concludes Successful Run in #Sarasota @asolorep

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[bookagig]

Headshot and Resume Requests.

Headshot and Resume Requests.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL – NYC Appointments  

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ALL THE WAY – NYC Appointments

More… Arena Stage Washington, DC LORT Non-Rep Seeking:NYC auditions to be held on 9/16-9/18, by appointment…

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[fuckyeahbriansears]

Hey, where'd you find Brian's bio for Hero? I'd love to see the other ones!

I’m sorry, I wasn’t able to access this inbox previously. The Hero bios for the Asolo rep production can all be found here.

[fuckyeahbriansears]

“We’re getting a standing ovation every night. It’s a sign that it’s working,” Bell said.