Ronete Levenson (as Elma Duckworth), Noah Bean (as Bo Decker), Karen MacDonald (as Grace Hoylard) and Will LeBow (as Carl) in the Huntington Theatre Company's Production of Bus Stop playing through October 17, 2010 at the Boston University Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave, Boston MA
The post show feedback has been very positive with our audiences; Bus Stop seems to be a hit. Audience members are telling us that it's fun, there's substance behind the laughs, a real sense of loneliness within the comedy, and people seem to be taken by surprise at the ending. How did you think the play would end? 
Stephen Lee Anderson (as Virgil Blessing) and Noah Bean (as Bo Decker) in the Huntington Theatre Company's Production of Bus Stop playing through October 17, 2010 at the Boston University Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave, Boston MA
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The Huntington Theatre Company's Production of Bus Stop is playing through October 17, 2010 at the Boston University Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave, Boston MA. For tickets and information click here or call our box office at 617 266-0800
12 comments:
Quite entertaining. The stories of Bus Stop begin to really interconnect as the First Act ends, and stay laced together through the Second and Third Acts. Many of the nuances in the broad themes of love, loneliness, and knowledge might have been lost if the production was not so well understood by the actors. As the characters are brought in by layers, so too are their stories. Each is a piece of the overall message; each has his or her own experience to contribute to this thrown-together group that ends up a little wiser than when they started. And then, one by one, the layers are taken away again, until, as in the the beginning of the play, a solitary player is left on the stage to convey a final profound and somber message to his audience - without saying a word. Once again, the actors gave life to this performance, taking the subtleties and drawing them out for all eyes, poking into the humor and aching and the honestly of Inge's words. A very well acted and surprisingly moving performance.
Great show--first time at BU Theatre and it is an excellent venue
Good seats, nice theater and very good production
Seemed very dated. Couldn't care much about the characters. Good production, especially the set design.
Very dated play with not very interesting characters. Not sure why the Huntington would include something so bland for its first show of the season.
I enjoyed "Bus Stop" very much. However, having two 10-minute intermissions is for the birds! That's not enough time to get into the Ladies' Room, never mind having a drink. Would it be possible, in future, to run two acts together and have one 20-minute break? This would be far more advantageous for everyone.
Hi! Temple Gill, Director of Marketing, here. Thanks for your comments about the intermissions. I just wanted to quickly let you know that you can always take your drinks and snacks into the theatre with you - you don't have to rush to finish up while the lights are flashing! The ladies room line, of course, is a bigger challenge with a short intermission. ;)
Creaky play (as written). Generally good ensemble work. Probably the first thing I've ever seen LeBow in where I found him bearable. But not much more than classic Nicholas Martin pablum. Glad the Huntington (under DuBois) is deemphasizing this kind of pleasant yawn and doing more challenging, stimulating work with real emotion like Stick Fly or Two Men of Florence.
I loved this play: The set, the actors, the music, the direction. It was warm (even in the snow), quirky, poignant, funny. Bravo!
I really loved this play. It was about loneliness, the kindness of strangers, integrity, and the importance of each person. Everyone matters. There are no "little people." It was not "dated." As always, beautifully produced.
Hello,
The university that I am attending is doing the show "Bus Stop", and I was just wondering why you chose to do two 10 minute intermissions instead of just one after Act 1 and 2? (We are trying to decide which to do)
Thank you!
A response to the student wondering about the two intermissions:
Sometimes productions of BUS STOP choose to only use one intermission, but two intermissions makes more sense with the structure Inge chose. He writes the play in real time. Whenever the curtain is up, time passes normally, and the only "elapsed" time takes place between the acts during those two intermissions. It made sense to us to honor that choice Inge made, as opposed to trying to play two of the acts together and making the play feel lopsided as a result.
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