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There were lots of great moments from last night's Fletcher and Rare Bird Show sets that made me just so so happy.
Matt and Nathan were overall, amazingly patient. I liked the black out after taking the suggestion and haven't seen Rare Bird do this before -- me likey. Especially with a really informal-talky opening, it did a good job of signaling to the audience the "beginning" of the set proper. There were some talkers and sharers in the audience and this simple lighting move effectively put an end to audience shout-outs. Niiiiiiiiice. I know that's something we struggled with at times in Illegal Refill doing the living room.
Rare Bird had some great characters, especially from Matt Holmes (I loved Mr. Megaphone). I also loved the simplicity of the scenes -- they didn't generate a whole bunch of material, they really delved right into the dynamic or information that was already available to them and explored it really thoroughly.
Fave quotes -- "more Braveheart......less like Mel Gibson," Mr. Megaphone's R.E.A.L. acronym "Realistic Engagement Amongst Lutherans" and also, in general, Nathan's idea to dry out the insides of a Panda with salt so that it could be worn with a suit.
Fletcher's set was fantastic. It was their third set with the newest cast members and they are gelling really well. What I appreciated most about their set was its cohesiveness. There were very natural, recurring games and themes throughout. They did a great job of "creating a world" in their piece -- something my coach always used to say about creating an environment/set of rules that's a context for the whole piece. You guys created, heightened, and were consistent with the whole geography-sex connection and the idea of having sex/hooking up to get ahead in life was explored in so many different contexts. Love it.
Thanks for an awesome show, youse guys. What did other people think of some of the PHIT shows this week?
Matt and Nathan were overall, amazingly patient. I liked the black out after taking the suggestion and haven't seen Rare Bird do this before -- me likey. Especially with a really informal-talky opening, it did a good job of signaling to the audience the "beginning" of the set proper. There were some talkers and sharers in the audience and this simple lighting move effectively put an end to audience shout-outs. Niiiiiiiiice. I know that's something we struggled with at times in Illegal Refill doing the living room.
Rare Bird had some great characters, especially from Matt Holmes (I loved Mr. Megaphone). I also loved the simplicity of the scenes -- they didn't generate a whole bunch of material, they really delved right into the dynamic or information that was already available to them and explored it really thoroughly.
Fave quotes -- "more Braveheart......less like Mel Gibson," Mr. Megaphone's R.E.A.L. acronym "Realistic Engagement Amongst Lutherans" and also, in general, Nathan's idea to dry out the insides of a Panda with salt so that it could be worn with a suit.
Fletcher's set was fantastic. It was their third set with the newest cast members and they are gelling really well. What I appreciated most about their set was its cohesiveness. There were very natural, recurring games and themes throughout. They did a great job of "creating a world" in their piece -- something my coach always used to say about creating an environment/set of rules that's a context for the whole piece. You guys created, heightened, and were consistent with the whole geography-sex connection and the idea of having sex/hooking up to get ahead in life was explored in so many different contexts. Love it.
Thanks for an awesome show, youse guys. What did other people think of some of the PHIT shows this week?