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TITUS ANDRONICUS
« on: Oct 16, 2011, 11:21 pm »


So, Leaving behind the "best of all possible worlds" and into . . . well, my fifth production of  TITUS ANDRONICUS.




TITUS ANDRONICUS
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Michael Sexton
Featuring Jay O. Sanders as Titus Andronicus
 
November 29 - December 18, 2011
 
Titus is Rome's greatest general and the head of a noble Roman family. When his armies vanquish the Goths, their defeated queen unleashes a fury that rocks Titus's city, devastates his children, and shatters his sense of self. The cycle of revenge is shocking, bloody, and all-encompassing, but expressed through poetry and theatricality as vivid, energized, and thrilling as anything in Shakespeare's later works.
 
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Re: TITUS ANDRONICUS
« Reply #1 on: Oct 17, 2011, 07:51 am »
Because when I think of the holiday season, I think Titus  ;D

Five times, wow. Strange the shows that haunt our careers. Happy managing!
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« Reply #2 on: Oct 17, 2011, 10:21 am »
from the sublime to the bloody ridiculous....wow! I don't know if I COULD do Titus 5 times....
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Re: TITUS ANDRONICUS
« Reply #3 on: Nov 02, 2011, 10:11 pm »
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Re: TITUS ANDRONICUS
« Reply #4 on: Nov 02, 2011, 10:54 pm »
Hey, I've worked with your sound designer!

I actually really like Titus. G'luck!
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Re: TITUS ANDRONICUS
« Reply #5 on: Nov 29, 2011, 01:14 am »
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/156995-Titus-Andronicus-With-Jay-O-Sanders-Begins-at-the-Public-Theater-Nov-29

Tech'ed the show in two days (28 page run book)

Over 7 liters of blood used nightly.  (BUCKETS)

1 meat pie

44 pieces of plywood to track, wash, clean, re-set (2.5 clean up post show)

Weapons galore - pick axes that have to pierce plywood, knives (Some sharp, some not).

A very interesting production; not your typical Shakespeare, and not my typical production.

This will be one tell tell stories about.

Runs for three weeks as part of the Public Theater Lab series in NYC.

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Re: TITUS ANDRONICUS
« Reply #6 on: Nov 29, 2011, 06:42 am »
Happy opening!
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« Reply #7 on: Nov 29, 2011, 10:05 am »
2 and a half hours post show clean up? God bless your crew!
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Re: TITUS ANDRONICUS
« Reply #8 on: Nov 30, 2011, 07:52 pm »
Congrats Matthew! Definitely sounds like one that will add lots of great stories to your SM file...haha

Makes me thankful that my show has a 5 minute preshow setup and absolutely nothing post show - living the dream ;)
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Re: TITUS ANDRONICUS
« Reply #9 on: Dec 14, 2011, 01:39 am »
http://theater.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/theater/reviews/titus-andronicus-at-public-lab-review.html?hpw


(NYTImes Review)

It's a hit, we run all week . . . seriously, the tragedy of the public lab is we open and close the same week . . . insert sad face.

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2011/12/14/theater/20111214-titus.html

Opening Night photos  http://www.playbill.com/multimedia/gallery/3407

Oh the stories to tell from this one . . .

More photos on my web site . . . http://www.stagemanager.net/Stagemanager.net/Photos.html


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Re: TITUS ANDRONICUS
« Reply #10 on: Dec 14, 2011, 08:22 pm »
Sounds like the cost of a story is a pint of beer and a bar stool!
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