Comments on: The Standing Ovation: A meaningless gesture? http://thedirectorsector.com/2008/08/05/the-standing-ovation-a-meaningless-gesture/ Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:02:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Alison http://thedirectorsector.com/2008/08/05/the-standing-ovation-a-meaningless-gesture/comment-page-1/#comment-242 Alison Sat, 09 Aug 2008 18:24:00 +0000 http://thedirectorsector.com/?p=110#comment-242 Oh look! Something we CAN agree on! It makes me ill the way people leap to their feet at the beginning of curtain call. Wait till someone who deserves it takes their bow, if you're going to do it at all. (I can think of about 4 shows I've seen in the past 2 years that MIGHT have deserved a standing O from the get-go. And they were tiny, ensemble cast shows.) Of course, some shows have found tricky ways to force an ovation. <i>Coram Boy</i> comes to mind, as at curtain call the entire cast started in on Handel's Messiah. Yes, the show was quite well done, but I didn't really want to stand until I was good and ready. Silly sheople. Oh look! Something we CAN agree on! It makes me ill the way people leap to their feet at the beginning of curtain call. Wait till someone who deserves it takes their bow, if you’re going to do it at all. (I can think of about 4 shows I’ve seen in the past 2 years that MIGHT have deserved a standing O from the get-go. And they were tiny, ensemble cast shows.)

Of course, some shows have found tricky ways to force an ovation. Coram Boy comes to mind, as at curtain call the entire cast started in on Handel’s Messiah. Yes, the show was quite well done, but I didn’t really want to stand until I was good and ready.

Silly sheople.

]]> By: Leaux http://thedirectorsector.com/2008/08/05/the-standing-ovation-a-meaningless-gesture/comment-page-1/#comment-240 Leaux Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:24:05 +0000 http://thedirectorsector.com/?p=110#comment-240 I agree... but you knew that. I must say, (mostly for my defense), in places such as The Fox... one might stand up at the end just to be able to get the hell out of there quicker! Then again, you know they're going to rant about money and charity and such... so unless you've got an aisle seat and very little company, I suppose you should just stay seated. I agree… but you knew that. I must say, (mostly for my defense), in places such as The Fox… one might stand up at the end just to be able to get the hell out of there quicker! Then again, you know they’re going to rant about money and charity and such… so unless you’ve got an aisle seat and very little company, I suppose you should just stay seated.

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