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Purim went well
Mar. 1st, 2010 10:26 amAs I think I've mentioned previously, last year's purim schpeil was such a disaster that we got complaints about it just not being funny, and, generally, being a mess. So the pressure was on to redeem ourselves this year.
Long story short, I think we did. We just went slapstick this year, which worried my boss. However, after she saw the first rehearsal, she was a convert. She explained that she wasn't dubious about physical comedy per se -- she was dubious about poorly performed physical comedy. And, once she saw the kids perform, she knew it would work out. And it did.
So, when you read the script, it won't be as funny as some of our other schpeils have been, because, well, it's all visual. But it worked well on stage.( Read more... )
Long story short, I think we did. We just went slapstick this year, which worried my boss. However, after she saw the first rehearsal, she was a convert. She explained that she wasn't dubious about physical comedy per se -- she was dubious about poorly performed physical comedy. And, once she saw the kids perform, she knew it would work out. And it did.
So, when you read the script, it won't be as funny as some of our other schpeils have been, because, well, it's all visual. But it worked well on stage.( Read more... )