Playbill.com: Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA, will do something unprecedented in American regional theatre, as far as any research can tell: On Sept. 11, the Tony Award-honored company will open two world-premiere musicals on the same day — The Boy Detective Fails in the afternoon and The Hollow in the evening.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Musicals The Hollow and Boy Detective Get World-Premiere Openings in VA Sept. 11
Playbill.com: Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA, will do something unprecedented in American regional theatre, as far as any research can tell: On Sept. 11, the Tony Award-honored company will open two world-premiere musicals on the same day — The Boy Detective Fails in the afternoon and The Hollow in the evening.
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This was an interesting idea and endeavor that I know Signature is very proud of. The Boy Detective Fails is not only funny and touching but the music is great and of what I saw of the artistic aspects it's a very well told story. The neighborhood is set up with model buildings which are painted and lit with leds and placed around the stage. The scale contrast is really fun and you get a clear sense of the world. This is a great show, i'm hoping to get to see it in the next few weeks. The Hollow on the other hand is interesting because it started out rough. I would love to analyze the growth process of this show. Coming into rehearsal the show was seriously reworked and re-conceptualized by CMU alumni Matthew Gardiner who is directing the piece. I heard one song from this show at the Signature's Season Showcase called "Blue" and that was really lovely. I'm curious as to what the ending product ended up as.
Of note in these productions is the significant number of actors that are part of the "rep company" that are in both productions. While it is perhaps interesting for an audience to go see both shows and note any crossovers, it becomes a management nightmare in trying to deal with the logistics of this decision. I know many of the actors in the company, as well as some of the Stage Managers and they experienced many difficulties in scheduling things we take for granted, such as when actors are available. There was a lot of negotiating between the teams about when actors were most needed in a particular show's rehearsal. Since they also rehearse on site, trying the decide who gets the "nicer" rehearsal space can also be a point of contention. Having PSM'd a two musical rep myself this summer it quickly becomes clear that no problems are small problems.
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