4/5 Corrie Lavina K. 1 year ago on Google
We
spent
a
few
vacation
days
in
Rapid
City,
where
The
Scarlet
Pimpernel
was
playing
in
a
local
theatre.
Since
a
made-for-TV
rendition
of
the
story
has
been
my
favorite
movie
for
years,
we
were
really
looking
forward
to
the
experience.
We
were
not
disappointed!
The
set
design
was
top
notch,
the
costumes
were
par
excellence,
and
the
sound/lighting
technicians
really
put
on
a
fantastic
show.
(Inventive
use
of
black
light,
by
the
way.
Every
scene
change
became
a
feature
thanks
to
the
way
petticoats,
cuffs,
and
cravats
stood
out
against
the
darkness.)
The
theatre
itself
is
rather
quaint
and
nostalgic,
too.
I
struggled
to
find
good
information
online
to
tell
me
where
the
performance
would
be
located,
but
their
website
directed
me
to
a
Facebook
page
where
I
was
able
to
send
a
message
and
ask
for
an
address.
It
would
have
been
helpful
to
know
that
Seraphim
Theatrical
Entertainment
is
the
name
of
a
physical
performance
venue,
and
not
just
the
organizational
name
of
a
company
of
players
and
their
administrative
staff.
Given
the
theatre
company's
rather
unique
mission
statement
and
description
of
its
personnel,
I
also
ventured
to
ask
for
a
recommendation
regarding
local
churches
to
visit
while
we
were
here.
Not
only
did
they
respond
quickly
with
their
location,
they
also
recommended
the
church
which
meets
in
their
current
building,
plus
another
local
congregation
which
also
appeared
to
be
a
viable
recommendation.
The
quality
of
the
play
itself
was
really
good
for
community
theatre.
(I
grew
up
in
an
avid
theatre
community
in
small-town
Canada
and
now
I
live
in
Bozeman,
Montana;
both
of
which
are
burgeoning
with
excellent
community
theatre.)
The
only
real
issues
I
noticed
were
a
few
details:
1.
Although
the
physical
setup
of
the
venue
was
reminiscent
of
a
theatre-in-the-round,
the
performance
was
blocked
in
a
manner
that
is
more
conducive
to
a
black
box
stage.
On
several
occasions,
one
or
more
players
blocked
another
from
our
view,
so
we
would
see
the
back
of
a
head/shoulders
instead
of
seeing
the
face
of
whomever
was
speaking
at
that
time.
An
adjustment
of
spacing/angles
and
coaching
players
to
cheat
out
so
as
to
improve
the
audience's
ability
to
see
them
could
have
made
a
world
of
difference.
2.
The
lion's
share
of
spoken
lines
in
the
play
were
delivered
at
wildfire
speed,
making
it
incredibly
difficult
to
catch
and
understand
dialogue
in
real
time.
This
affected
the
timing
on
several
humorous
moments,
which
affects
the
entire
experience.
The
script
itself
is
phenomenal.
Added
details
(which
I
do
not
recall
from
the
movie
but
assume
came
from
the
book)
added
additional
depth
and
richness
to
the
plot
and
character
development.
I
understand
this
adaptation
of
the
classic
novel
was
written
by
one
of
Seraphim's
founders?
Well
done!
Now
I
am
inspired
to
finally
pick
up
the
book
and
begin
reading
it
for
myself.
If
we
return
to
Rapid
City
in
the
future,
I
will
definitely
be
checking
in
with
Seraphim
to
see
if
they
are
putting
on
yet
another
enjoyable
production.
I
hope
they
are,
otherwise
we
may
need
to
adjust
our
travel
dates
to
align
with
future
performances.
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