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Written by Erik Piepenburg
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Last week, Victoria Bailey, the executive director of the Theater Development Fund — the nonprofit organization that operates New York City’s three discount TKTS booths — offered advice on how to navigate the TKTS system. This week she will be answering readers’ questions.
In this installment she discusses ticket availability and breaks some news about a new look for the lighted signs.
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Do all three booths offer the same tickets? — Posted by Linda Miller
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For the most part, yes, all three booths have the same productions and can access the same seats to those productions. Occasionally, a production will choose to sell seats at only one booth but that is rare. If we are using “hard” tickets, that is tickets that are generated by a ticketing system other than Telecharge or Ticketmaster (which serve almost all Broadway shows and numerous Off Broadway shows) they are only sold in Times Square.
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Can you actually get good seats for plays from the TKTS booth? — Posted by fluff
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Yes you actually can. As you will see from the experiences posted by others on this blog, people often get prime locations. At other times, the seats may not be as good. It all depends on what is available that day.
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Why in the redesign, did you not make it easier to see what shows are available? The signs are so small that you have to leave the line to see what tickets are for sale. — Posted by Rebecca
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First, we are delighted to announce here that we will be installing new screens in the coming months which will be easier to read. Additionally, we are exploring ways to use new technologies to get the information to people more easily, perhaps by providing the information over cell phones.
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Written by SmittenPlay
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How many plays have you attended where you find yourself "shuffling in your seat" wondering when the intermission is?
Or feeling so totally "zonked-out" by the end, that you can hardly keep awake on the trip home?
In a world full of fast information, immediate gratification, and super-busy lives, few people have the time or inclination these days to watch a two-and-a-half hour play, without getting bored or restless.
Whether you think this is a shame or not, it's simply the way of the world.
For local theaters, actors and writers, we have to adjust to a faster-moving culture with shorter attention spans, particularly if we want to entice a new theatre-going public to our productions.
The best thing we can do therefore, is to make sure the theatre experience is sharp, snappy, and immediately gratifying.
Get the audience in, entertain them, then make sure they emerge feeling stimulated by the experience, and will arrive home at a reasonable hour.
This is where the one-act play comes in.
One-act plays are often used to showcase new writing or directing talent. A theater might typically run a one-act season once a year, or every couple of years.
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Written by Joe Friendly
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An unusual way to celebrate a special anniversary is by hosting an interactive murder mystery dinner party! Sharpo’s Murder Mystery Evening is highly acclaimed and is not just a dinner theater show, but is in fact a game facilitated by professional actors. Actors infiltrate the party and mingle among your guests. It is sometimes hard to tell who is who. The mystery begins with a bang and a body and then unfolds throughout dinner and dessert. Scenes take place where the detective interrogates audience members and cast in order to get to the solution. This is a fun exciting way to celebrate your anniversary. It is role playing while still playing yourself. Many have called this the ultimate escapist fantasy! Fine dining, mystery, and intrigue! Players get the chance to solve the crime and clear their names for a chance to win a grand prize!
It is very popular to host a murder mystery party in your home for anniversaries and other occasions. The producers of Sharpo Incorporated are Eric Howell Sharp, a member of the prestigious Mystery Writers Of America, and partner, Nora Jean Sharp. Together they have designed a murder mystery program especially for house parties. It is devilishly clever and fun, and works with only two professional Sharpo actors which keeps the price affordable. This program is suitable for up to 50 players. There is also a Sharpo! Murder On Call production with 3 professional actors, or the Full Production Murder Mystery with 5 professional cast members. This is the same hit murder mystery that is playing weekly on Friday nights at the historic El Cid Dinner Theater in Los Angeles.
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