tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735133.post8751490451993414388..comments2020-09-15T13:47:28.229-05:00Comments on GreyZelda Land: Question about PreviewsRebeccaZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15464629645834665372noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735133.post-56930591704764803362008-01-18T11:12:00.000-06:002008-01-18T11:12:00.000-06:00i think they are valuable in 2 ways:1.) you can in...i think they are valuable in 2 ways:<BR/><BR/>1.) you can invite theater colleagues as a test audience to promote good vibes and interesting reactions to the work before opening night.<BR/><BR/>2.) it is a nice way to get your friends to come for free who would otherwise be too cheap to comeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735133.post-73334730397591842022008-01-18T11:06:00.000-06:002008-01-18T11:06:00.000-06:00One thing I didn't take into consideration is the ...One thing I didn't take into consideration is the difference between companies that have their own theatre as opposed to those who rent their performance space ... a lot of times we only have a handful of days to get loaded in and ready to roll, so ... that's why we don't normally do previews.<BR/><BR/>I can definitely see why they would be valuable to a production, if you're able to have that extra time.<BR/><BR/>RZRebeccaZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464629645834665372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735133.post-8368985499694199702008-01-18T01:15:00.000-06:002008-01-18T01:15:00.000-06:00I think previews are incredibly useful, but I thin...I think previews are incredibly useful, but I think what you're describing, Rebecca, is a final dress or tech, not a preview. <BR/><BR/>To me, previews are all about audience reaction. The show pretty much works (and certainly is technically in place) but there are still unanswered timing questions about how an audience will react or how a scene now works. <BR/><BR/>it's often not feasible for a storefront theater to open up with a preview week if you're going to be charging less... The sooner you open, the sooner you can pay off that credit card debt you took on to pay for the show. But, allowing yourself for a preview or two - plus rehearsal to make adjustments - AFTER all the tech is in and the show is running smoothly can drastically improve the quality of your dramatic product.<BR/><BR/>But it's certainly gravy, you know? Sometimes we can't handle too much gravy.<BR/><BR/>By the way, thanks for your comments about Bev!Nick Keenanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616166732562821631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735133.post-72160558712415902852008-01-17T11:04:00.000-06:002008-01-17T11:04:00.000-06:00Well, for SRT if we charge at all, its usually onl...Well, for SRT if we charge at all, its usually only 5$ - but in the end we end up comping people. And it's usually theatre people - folks we're looking for feedback from. <BR/>We look at it like this - come see our show before it opens (for free or super cheap), give us some feedback, and then tell everyone you know about it. <BR/><BR/>However, I totally understand what you're saying about "performance ready". If we were ever at a point where we didn't think the audience SHOULD see something, we wouldn't have them (I think)Diannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333754520494099085noreply@blogger.com