点评:I'm ultra sensitive about writing a poor review when it comes to community theatre; my kids starred in musicals from elementary school thru high school. We are well aware that they are not professional productions; we are adept in throttling our expectations given the level of production.
Although Jesters isn't a professional theatre it is a "paid" dinner theatre and there is a reasonable expectation that goes with that. We have attended dinner theaters across America for over 30 years and I have never been disappointed by any production we've attended; including many local ones like Boulder Dinner Theatre. I may not love a particular story but I am always wowed by the talent and that is taking into consideration there are always mistakes, like an instance of someone forgetting their line etc.
We are a family of four (three of which have performed in multiple musicals) and left at intermission; that was after a vote,and serious consideration of respect for the establishment and the actors; we were in the front row. When the lead is off tune for 50% of her songs, several actors forget their lines, ensembles are clearly switching parts to cover someone who is not on their prescribed part. It's obvious the level of rehearsal didn't meet the expectation of a paid performance. It was obvious that some actors had some talent but the combined performance detracted from the ability of any one solo or actor.
Unless you are going to support someone you know in the cast I would steer away from this venue. We only attended Nunsense but our feeling was the venue and the culture of its professionalism wouldn't fare any better with another production.
翻译:对于社区剧院,我写差评总是格外谨慎;我的孩子们从小学到高中都参演过音乐剧。我们很清楚这些并非专业制作;鉴于制作水平,我们很擅长降低期望值。
虽然 Jesters 不是专业剧院,但它是一家“付费”的晚餐剧院,因此我们对其抱有合理的期望。三十多年来,我们在美国各地都看过晚餐剧院的演出,从未失望过,包括许多本地剧院,比如博尔德晚餐剧院。我可能不喜欢某个特定的故事,但我总是会被演员们的才华所折服,即便演出中总会有一些小瑕疵,比如有人忘词等等。
我们一家四口(其中三人都参演过多部音乐剧)在中场休息时离开了;这是经过投票表决,并认真考虑了对剧院和演员的尊重之后做出的决定;我们当时坐在前排。女主角一半的歌都跑调,好几个演员忘词,合唱团成员明显在互相顶替,以掩盖某个演员的失误。很明显,排练水平远未达到专业演出应有的水准。虽然有些演员确实有天赋,但整体表现却掩盖了任何一位独唱演员或演员的实力。
除非你是想支持你认识的演员,否则我建议你避开这个剧院。我们只看过《修女也疯狂》,但我们感觉这个剧院及其专业氛围,即使再上演其他剧目,也不会有所改善。