What Audiences Are Saying about Before I Leave You

Audiences young and old are loving BEFORE I LEAVE YOU!

Have you seen the show yet? Share your comments with us below!

• Whose story did you resonate with the most? The least? Why?



• What do you think happened to each of the characters after the curtain went down?



• Did you attend a post show conversation? What comments surprised you or made you think differently about the play? Would you attend a post show conversation again? What were you thinking about on the way home from the theatre?


Join the conversation!

 

The Huntington Theatre Company's production of Before I Leave You plays now through November 13, 2011 only at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA. Get tickets and information or call our Box Office at 617 266-0800.

 

BEFORE I LEAVE YOU: By the Numbers

Before I Leave You officially opens tonight. In case you missed The Boston Globe's fantastic cover story on October 14, here it is.



The cover of The Boston Globe's 'g' section Friday, October 14

 The Huntington Theatre Company's production of Before I Leave You plays now through November 13, 2011 only at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA. Get tickets and information or call our Box Office at 617 266-0800.

Students Connect with CANDIDE

Contributed by Harry Hobbs, Professional Education Intern


It's been about a month since I've begun my journey as a Professional Education Intern here at the Huntington and one of the most pleasurable parts of my work is to visit schools and prep students who come see our shows as part of our Student Matinee program.

Student Matinees give middle and high school students across the greater Boston area a chance to see live theatre, if not for the first time. For almost every play in our season we have a 10AM matinee performance for student's and their teachers to attend. We reach a wide range of schools to invite to our Student Matinees, and so far I've spoken to classrooms that vary significantly in age, background and exposure to theater; but they all seemed to connect with the themes of Candide, the play they saw Thursday, October 10th, which was sold out. Among the schools I visited were Swampscott High, Snowden International School, LARE Training Center, and North Quincy High.

CANDIDE Closes - Audience Refuses to Leave

Sunday, October 16, 2011. The Candide cast, orchestra and crew had given a stellar closing performance. They had taken their bows, the house lights were on, the actors had gone down to their dressing rooms, and I had turned off the camera, having recorded the show for our archives. But the audience wasn't done. They continued to stand, they continued to applaud, they continued to holler, they wanted more! I turned the camera back on - see for yourself - it was an amazing thing!



Candide - featuring Larry Yando, Geoff Packard, Lauren Molina, Erik Lochtefeld, McCaela Donovan, Travis Turner, Emma Rosenthal, Joey Stone, Alexander Elisa, Evan Harrington, Abby Mueller, Jeff Parker, Cheryl Stern, Jesse J. Perez, Timothy John Smith, Tempe Thomas, Spencer Curnutt, Rebecca Finnegan, Tom Aulino

Addendum (10/22/11): Many people have asked to see the closing night finale of Candide and the curtain call that took place before the above video was taken. Click to view an excerpt of  "Make our Garden Grow". Enjoy!

BEFORE I LEAVE YOU: Feedback

Ross Bickell and Kippy Goldfarb in Rosanna Yamagiwa Alfaro's BEFORE I LEAVE YOU. Now through November 13 at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA. huntingtontheatre.org. Photo: T. Charles Erickson

Have you seen Before I Leave You? Please share your comments with us.

Whose story did you resonate with the most? The least? Why?

What do you think happened to each of the characters after the curtain went down?

Did you attend a post show conversation? What comments surprised you or made you think differently about the play? Would you attend a post show conversation again? What were you thinking about on the way home from the theatre?

Leave your comments here.

The Huntington Theatre Company's presentation of Before I Leave You plays now through November 13, 2011 only at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA. Get tickets and information or call our Box Office at 617 266-0800.

Painting It Red: A Sheep on the Town

Let me tell you, ever since I arrived in Boston at the end of August to start preparing for my upcoming theatrical debut in Candide, I’ve been so busy. You’d think oh, being a sheep shouldn’t be so hard, right? Uh, wrong. There is so much to learn from our wonderful director Mary Zimmerman and all of the cast and crew. I wasn’t just typecast here; it’s a lot of work to truly embody such a unique and exotic character, and of course, I always want to give my best performance.

Fortunately, I’ve been able to squeeze a little bit of fun in alongside all my hard work. While the Huntington staff opened their doors for their 30^th anniversary Open House, I decided to spend my Columbus Day wandering around this great city of yours and taking in the sights and history. Anna Kohansky, the Company Manager here at the Huntington, made me take a few bodyguards along on my trip, seeing as my star status has sky rocketed ever since I landed this role. (You know how those paparazzo can get!) Luckily we had a camera and documented our Boston adventure. Check it out!

Ahhh I love escalators!

Education at the Huntington: Attracting New Schools

contributed by Lynne Johnson, Associate Director of Education


A few people were asking about what was going on in Education last night from 4 - 6, so Donna thought it would be a good idea to let you know about it.

We are always recruiting new schools for all of our programs, but last night we were highlighting Student Matinees and Poetry Out Loud. We did some networking and invited school teachers to come to an informational meeting covering both of these programs.

We also had a guest poet, Dr. Daniel Thomas Moran who is also an Assistant Professor at Boston University's School of Dentistry (yes a dentist AND a poet), share his love of poetry with 22 high school English teachers and librarians. He read two of his poems and is very excited about being involved with Poetry Out Loud. He signed copies of his book for our department, and if you're interested in poetry, any one of us would be happy to lend it out.

Our Poetry Out Loud State Champion, Michaela Murray also beautifully delivered two of poems for a very captive audience. She is riveting and will be joining us for the Open House if you'd like to see her perform.
We covered the nuts and bolts of both programs and offered our friendly educational services to all in attendance. A majority of them also attended Candide last night after the meeting.

All in all, we had a very successful meeting, and welcomed some new teachers on board for both of these programs.

That's all on the Education front for today anyway...

Learn more about our Student Matinees.