It's been a surprisingly interesting weekend in the theatresphere. Here are the two things that caught my eye:
#1 - EXIT Stage LeftEXIT Stage Left is a new web-series about the fictional Lowry Theatre Company as they produce a play. On their website it is describe this way: "EXIT Stage left is a look at the men and women behind the curtain, from the auditions to opening night, a series with a bit for everyone, comedy, drama and touch of madness all coming from the stages of The Lowry Theater Company." It's free, online, and has 2 new webispodes a month (available on the 10th & 25th).
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Quantum Theatre in Pittsburgh did something like what your talking about. There's an article in LIVE DESIGN magazine about how they incorporated audience comments into a production of Shakespearre's Cymbeline.
http://livedesignonline.com/theatre/caution_robotic_technology_1108/index.html
Just read the article you linked there - looks really interesting, but not the kind of thing that could easily be incorporated by multiple companies. I am impressed by their use of technology though.
Twittering a play in progress is an interesting concept, definitely something a younger viewership might be interested in - they become part of the play in a way.
On the other hand, does it take away from the experience if the focus is on Twitter and not on the stage? Hmmm. I'm for both sides, which is of no help!
Lindsay - I've thought a lot about how distracting it would be: I know it wouldn't work at my theatre unless the performance was announced to be a "live tweet" show so that everyone in the audience was anticipating it (we are alley style, so you can clearly see what half the audience is doing).
I noticed that some of the comments from Portland's go at thing said things like "It's hard to type in the dark" or "I'm getting too caught up in the play to twitter" or "Whenever I type I miss something."
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