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Yrja

Theatre in NY

Hey! Going to NY in june and I want to see a good show. I was in drama school for four years so this is something I’d really love to do. I like unconventional stuff: I’ve seen some recordings of the Wooster group and would love to see them perform but unfortunately they seem to be touring Europe when I’m in NY (typical). But I do like that sort of stuff… performance art, devised theatre, political theatre. I’m not really into musicals unless they are a sarcastic parody on something and work as such. I like Sarah Kane, Shakespeare (who doesn’t), Beckett, Mayenburg, Pirandello, O’Neill, Dario Fo…..and many many more. Also I’ve been reading some Adam Rapp but never really seen anything beside from that movie he did. Would love to see something on stage that he wrote.

Beside from all that it’s really just about the company that produces the play. It’s easy to mess up a brilliant script but a bad script can become brilliant in the right hands. I also like seeing shows that have not used plays but made their own show though improv and/or other means.

I am also open to unconventional modern dance productions (dance theatre…stuff like that). I’ve seen for example: Pina Bausch and Sasha Waltz. Like their stuff a lot!

Anybody seen something recently or heard something? Something interesting? If so PLEASE let me know :) thanks!

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Yrja 2 #
Reykjavík, 10, IS | 1 year, 7 months ago (52 minutes after post)

I only have a chance to see one production. I’m going there for work and only have one night off for something like that.

I don’t hate shows about anything in particular. All concepts can be made interesting.

I was hoping for somebody’s personal opinion of what’s on…I don’t really trust theatre critics or marketing managers.

Thanks though :)

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 7 months ago (1 hour, 51 minutes after post)

Young Frankenstein was HYSTERICAL.

And its new so its not that crowded.

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Reykjavík, 10, IS | 1 year, 7 months ago (1 hour, 58 minutes after post)

That’s a musical right? I’m really bad with musicals. I saw the Jerry Springer musical in London and that was quite good. But they were singing all happy about domestic violence and all that. It was such a sharp parody and extremely sarcastic. I think I can only stand a musical if it’s like that. Is young frankenstein like that?

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US | 1 year, 7 months ago (2 hours, 38 minutes after post)

I hate musicals as well, but Young Frankenstein would be a good one should you not be able to find something else. It might be sold out though.

If you can’t find something that you like, I will recommend a different kind of theatre. UCB(Upright Citizens Brigade) theatre. It is improvised, but a long form that will actually make a short play based on an audience suggestion. It is amazingly funny, and the performers are very smart and it is great to watch.

Try to go on a night where they are doing a Harold, or even better Asssssscat 3000.

It is also cheap(under $10). The shows may feature celebrities, and it might be something different depending on what night you go.

I would go ucbtheatre.com and click on NY and then see the schedule for when you will be there.

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eqspike 8 #
US | 1 year, 7 months ago (2 hours, 38 minutes after post)

You may want to arrive early to assure yourself a good seat. It will most likely be crowded.

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Reykjavík, 10, IS | 1 year, 7 months ago (6 hours, 43 minutes after post)

haha! that’s incredibly funny and kinda scary…haha! Well the thing is I’ve been to NY once before and that time I also had like one evening to go and see something. I saw all the Upright citizens brigade episodes and totally love them! so I stumpled upon that very web site you mentioned a few days before I departed for NY and my mind was made up. This is actually yhe only theatre I’ve been to in NY. Excactly that! crazy you should mention it.

I actually didn’t like it… I felt like I was looking in on 1st year students in my drama school doing improv. That wasn’t really what I was craving I guess. Perhaps it was a bad night…dunno…but the guys doing the improv were actually, well..It was not very funny or original…there.. I was kinda bored and very disappointed to tell you the truth.

Amazing you should mention that though….out of ALL the theatre groups in NY. Haha!

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eqspike 8 #
US | 1 year, 7 months ago (20 hours, 44 minutes after post)

You might have actually seen 1st year students doing improv. They do have nights where students have shows to try out what they’ve learned in class. Or it could have just been a bad night, and some teams aren’t as strong as others.

I will say that if you can Asssssscat 3000 it will be at least one if not more of the people in the UCB episodes, plus other professionals. But don’t worry about going there if you only have one night to spend. But don’t write it off altogether in the future.

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Reykjavík, 10, IS | 1 year, 7 months ago (20 hours, 50 minutes after post)

Don’t worry. I deffinetly won’t write it off.

I would like to see something over the top crazy-pushing the envelope-”is this theatre?”-kind of show…you know what I mean? I’m looking through this now:
http://www.villagevoice.com/theater/ - a friend reccomended it. He’s lived in NY for a few years but knows nothing about theatre. He reckons that the opinions here are worth listening to though. So I’m giving it a shot :)

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eqspike 8 #
US | 1 year, 7 months ago (21 hours, 25 minutes after post)

If I still lived in NY I could have been much more help, but I haven’t for about 5 years now. That actually looks pretty cool, and I would try for that.

I think the most important thing from this thread is that you don’t like musicals. So no matter what you do your are on the right track. I hope you have fun in NY!

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 6 months ago (3 weeks, 4 days after post)

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Reykjavík, 10, IS | 1 year, 6 months ago (3 weeks, 5 days after post)

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