As an extravagant holiday present to my girlfriend, I decided to buy tickets to all three Lincoln Center performances of the new Tom Stoppard trilogy. I only have a cursory knowledge of what the plays are about, but Tom Stoppard is one of my favorite playwrights and I've been meaning to see more theater while in the city... You can see how this is a great present for my girlfriend, no? Actually, Ethan Hawke is in the show and she has a special bond with him since one time they hung out together at a 20-person party. But that's not the point of this post. The point is that after buying tickets for Part I and Part II I discovered that there are NO SEATS LEFT for Part III! Nooooo! I am not at the Coast of Utopia, I am at the Coast of HELL!
My roommate is going to try and use the power of his platinum AmEx to get me some post-2/21 tickets for the third part, but I may just have to watch parts I and II and then read the script for part III or something. If anyone happens to have an extra two tickets to part III, let me know.
Anyway, I hope everyone is doing well. Sorry for neglecting the blog for so long!
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GREAT NEWS SPORTS FANS!
Due to popular demand, The Coast of Utopia has been extended until May!!! I now have two tickets - center orchestra!!! - for part III!!! Can I use more exclamation points!?!?! NO!!!!!!
This all begs the questions: a) Who's buying tickets to part three without seeing one and two? or b) Why are they presenting part three in a much smaller theatre?
Actually, it's: c) There are fewer performances of part three than parts one and two.
The expectation is that not all people will go to all three performances. Not because they will think the quality of the first performance is poor, but because three three-hour plays is a heck of a lot of theater through which to sit. I've spoken to various people who are "in the know" and they have all assured me that each part is excellent even when viewed independently, so missing the third part will not be like seeing Lord of the Rings Part I and II and then skipping Part III. Or, rather, reading the first two books and then not reading the third. I'll be okay.
Also, I must direct you to this vital post about "begging the question":
http://www.mixedmetaphors.net/index.php?section=blog&subpage=2005_07#000287
GREAT NEWS SPORTS FANS!
Due to popular demand, The Coast of Utopia has been extended until May!!! I now have two tickets - center orchestra!!! - for part III!!! Can I use more exclamation points!?!?! NO!!!!!!