Sunday, June 5, 2022
Claude and I went to see Murder on the Orient Express. It was everything the JS described in its review.
We marveled at the mechanics of turning the train car from a parlor car to a sleeping car. It had humor, beautiful costumes and great acting.
Towards the end of the second act an announcement was made to stay in our seats so that some mechanism could be repaired. (I may not have that correct, but there would be a delay in the performance). At first I thought it was part of the play. We are in the very first row so we could see everything that was going on. We saw mechanics with flashlights examining various areas, but nothing seemed to be moving. After a while Mark Clements came on stage and told the audience this is really "live theater", and the mechanism was not operable. The JS review made a comment about the unique train car:
- Luciana Stecconi's spectacular scenic design, which puts revolving train cars on the Quadracci Powerhouse stage. Only the Rep has the resources around here to do something like this.
In order to see "who done it" chairs were arranged at the front of the stage for the actors to act out their parts like at a rehearsal. It was very professional and we could see the end of the play.
Afterwards, Claude and I went to Saint Kate for beverages and to share a pizza. Patrons around us shared comments about how much they enjoyed the play, even though there was a glitch.
Claude was curious to find out if the problem was fixed for the 7:00 p.m. performance. He went up to the Quadracci and reported, "The evening performance is canceled."
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