The Magic of Theatre- Lechayim!!!
It was simply unbelievable. All of us, each and every member, actor, director, production person, have all worked on different productions at different points of time. And yet, Confessions, that dark comedy about brutal fiction coming to life, that we all begain with, that Lechayim productions begain with, always comes back, and always has something of a statement to make, in all of our lives.
And that's exactly what happened on the 2nd of Sept, in the 9.30 pm show at Prithvi Theatre. . The end of the 2nd Act.The show's about to draw to an end, half an hour more. Kashin and Divyang, on stage, taking their scene as it comes. 158 people watching intently, focussed on each and every turn the play was taking ( we have the lovely script to thank for that, apart from our performances, i hope)...and, suddenly,..the power goes off...Darkness..pitch black...prithvi staff rushes inside with candles and torches...production team, us actors up in green room start to almost panic...mobile torches set up, ready to aim at stage...when...
Divyang (K)---Detective, should we go on?
Kashin (T)---- yes, I think we should...As I was saying....
The actors let the play go on...and reading this, the audience members, were nice enough to light up torches and mobile phones of their own, and aim it towards the stage...letting the play linger on, even in the middle of this temporarily chaotic moment. Although the blackout lasted for almost 7-8 mins, it was still a beautiful sight, and it turned out to be one of our best shows ever, because the lights came on after, and the play went on, and the audience loved it, and our director came on stage and personally thanked the audience for sitting through the darkness..
Its funny how things like this happen in the theatre...Some audience members actually believed it was part of the dark scene, which was set in an interrogation room, where a sudden blackout had been part of an innovative light design....all in all, we at Lechayim would like to thank you guys again, and hope that we can continue to serve you with intelligent and rivetting plays like Confessions...its been the cornerstone of everything we've done, and with these 2 shows, especially this one, we've reached a new High...cheers...To Life, To Life, LECHAYIM!!!
And that's exactly what happened on the 2nd of Sept, in the 9.30 pm show at Prithvi Theatre. . The end of the 2nd Act.The show's about to draw to an end, half an hour more. Kashin and Divyang, on stage, taking their scene as it comes. 158 people watching intently, focussed on each and every turn the play was taking ( we have the lovely script to thank for that, apart from our performances, i hope)...and, suddenly,..the power goes off...Darkness..pitch black...prithvi staff rushes inside with candles and torches...production team, us actors up in green room start to almost panic...mobile torches set up, ready to aim at stage...when...
Divyang (K)---Detective, should we go on?
Kashin (T)---- yes, I think we should...As I was saying....
The actors let the play go on...and reading this, the audience members, were nice enough to light up torches and mobile phones of their own, and aim it towards the stage...letting the play linger on, even in the middle of this temporarily chaotic moment. Although the blackout lasted for almost 7-8 mins, it was still a beautiful sight, and it turned out to be one of our best shows ever, because the lights came on after, and the play went on, and the audience loved it, and our director came on stage and personally thanked the audience for sitting through the darkness..
Its funny how things like this happen in the theatre...Some audience members actually believed it was part of the dark scene, which was set in an interrogation room, where a sudden blackout had been part of an innovative light design....all in all, we at Lechayim would like to thank you guys again, and hope that we can continue to serve you with intelligent and rivetting plays like Confessions...its been the cornerstone of everything we've done, and with these 2 shows, especially this one, we've reached a new High...cheers...To Life, To Life, LECHAYIM!!!
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