Theatre/Theater L.A.: Orpheus Descending
Friday, January 15th 2010
by: u223501
Source: u223501.livejournal.com
Edited by: Marcy
So, I read through my f-list posts regarding OD last night and can’t say I really have all that much to add regarding the play itself. I saw it on Saturday evening and it was just spectacular! The theater is so small…not a bad seat in the house. That said, we managed to get front row seats…such a surreal experience to have the actors/actresses pass within inches of us as they performed. They all did a wonderful job and the play was truly enjoyable. It lasted until around 11 PM with the two 10/15-minute intermissions, and it felt like it was over before I even had time to realize it had begun. And I would be lying if I said I wasn’t having trouble focusing on the other actors/actresses with Gale standing so OMFG close to us lol. And singing. And playing the guitar. And wearing a white wife-beater. And shirtless. And then having his shirt ripped open. *faints* He did that lip thing once and I thought I might have a complete fangirl meltdown right there in the theater *face palm*. Melzy was there with us and we swapped fangirl looks frequently throughout the play :). And I think I nearly kicked her foot off when the lip thing happened lol. At one point he was standing a foot or so away from her chair and it was all we could do to force ourselves to continue watching the play rather than him (it was a part where he was to ‘fade’ into the background). Fade. Bwaaahaaaaahaaaa. Whatever.
Ok, other experiences. We did go to the theater on opening night (1/15) and were able to go and mingle with the audience/cast when it was done. We were almost ready to leave as we had decided Gale must have exited stage left (aka stealthily out the back door). Buzziecat was talking with Francesca Casale about her parts when I randomly glanced down a hallway on my left and about fainted when I saw…Gale, talking with a group of people which included Yara. He was kind of hidden behind a curtain, but it was unmistakably teh man \o/! I tapped Buzziecat on the arm, rudely interrupting her conversation *blushes*, but well, you understand. Right? A GH sighting can cause loss of logical behavior lol. And somewhere in my sudden inability-to-function-normally, he appeared in the hallway right by us, talking to everyone. I was totally overwhelmed lol, and sorta stepped back a little so I could watch without being completely obvious. And as everyone is reporting, I seriously couldn’t believe I was looking at a 40-year-old man. Early 30’s perhaps. But soooooo not 40. And again, I don’t really have much to add here that hasn’t already been said. He was charming, friendly, witty, laughing at and making jokes, and just generally enjoying himself. Buzziecat talked with him a bit and then said she was with a friend at which time she pointed to me. I leaned forward and he leaned forward and we both said hi. And try as I might ;), I couldn’t utter any other words. I wasn’t aware I had a shy bone in my body, but apparently, I have several when it comes to GH lol. Not only can he burn a woman down, he can also render her speechless. We stayed there for a while, but then he got bombarded with autograph requests etc. and we decided to take off knowing we’d be back the next night.
After seeing the play Saturday night, we waited around in the very small lobby for the cast members to come out. They eventually started trickling out to say hello, as did Gale. He was met by what appeared to be some friends and talked with them for a while. I felt very uncomfortable waiting as it seemed like everyone remaining knew the cast/crew somehow. So, we went outside and waited there. When he came out, he talked with us a bit, took pictures and gave us each an autograph. Again, he was so nice, funny, gracious and accommodating. He even drew an arrow to his picture on the playbill he signed so I knew which one was him. I LOLed about that, as did he :).
I am still floating around, unable to believe I actually saw him doing what he does so very well…act. He was truly amazing!
Ok, other experiences. We did go to the theater on opening night (1/15) and were able to go and mingle with the audience/cast when it was done. We were almost ready to leave as we had decided Gale must have exited stage left (aka stealthily out the back door). Buzziecat was talking with Francesca Casale about her parts when I randomly glanced down a hallway on my left and about fainted when I saw…Gale, talking with a group of people which included Yara. He was kind of hidden behind a curtain, but it was unmistakably teh man \o/! I tapped Buzziecat on the arm, rudely interrupting her conversation *blushes*, but well, you understand. Right? A GH sighting can cause loss of logical behavior lol. And somewhere in my sudden inability-to-function-normally, he appeared in the hallway right by us, talking to everyone. I was totally overwhelmed lol, and sorta stepped back a little so I could watch without being completely obvious. And as everyone is reporting, I seriously couldn’t believe I was looking at a 40-year-old man. Early 30’s perhaps. But soooooo not 40. And again, I don’t really have much to add here that hasn’t already been said. He was charming, friendly, witty, laughing at and making jokes, and just generally enjoying himself. Buzziecat talked with him a bit and then said she was with a friend at which time she pointed to me. I leaned forward and he leaned forward and we both said hi. And try as I might ;), I couldn’t utter any other words. I wasn’t aware I had a shy bone in my body, but apparently, I have several when it comes to GH lol. Not only can he burn a woman down, he can also render her speechless. We stayed there for a while, but then he got bombarded with autograph requests etc. and we decided to take off knowing we’d be back the next night.
After seeing the play Saturday night, we waited around in the very small lobby for the cast members to come out. They eventually started trickling out to say hello, as did Gale. He was met by what appeared to be some friends and talked with them for a while. I felt very uncomfortable waiting as it seemed like everyone remaining knew the cast/crew somehow. So, we went outside and waited there. When he came out, he talked with us a bit, took pictures and gave us each an autograph. Again, he was so nice, funny, gracious and accommodating. He even drew an arrow to his picture on the playbill he signed so I knew which one was him. I LOLed about that, as did he :).
I am still floating around, unable to believe I actually saw him doing what he does so very well…act. He was truly amazing!
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