It was a pleasure to run down to Pittsburgh to see Microscopic Opera's clever and fun production of SPEED DATING TONIGHT! They produced the show in the garden of a private home and all the audience members were given dating numbers and rotating table numbers as they came in. Cast members mingled with the crowd prior to the show so it was hard to tell who was performing and who was coming to watch. The new orchestration (clarinet/flute, vibraphone/percussion, piano, bass) worked well.
Up til now, productions have been in traditional theaters or recital halls. But this fall, Poor Richard's Opera will put the show on in a couple of bars in Philadelphia.
