Yesterday was the first night of tech and I am now even more excited about Argonautika than I was before. It is smart, sexy, funny, and just downright awesome. Tech was particularly fun because the actors have already done the show in two or three other cities. Usually in technical rehearsals, our production staff is explaining to the performers how everything works. In Argonautika tech, the actors get to show our staff how the various technical aspects need to happen. I have to say that it speeds things along rather nicely. We got through 39 pages last night (it is a 97 page script). I took two pictures (without stage lights) of what the set looks like in the Matthews Theater.

This Sunday night (March 16) at 7:30pm is our first preview, and for that performance only, all seats in the house are $15. And youth tickets (for those with a student ID) are $15 for the entire run.Oh right, and there are also free tickets. But you’ve got to work for them. Write an Argonautika-themed limerick or haiku and email it to Jon, our marketing manager. He’ll pick the best two and give the winners a pair of free tickets to Sunday’s preview. And maybe we’ll publish your poems on the blog. Aw, what the heck. You can write whatever kind of poem you want. I would enjoy a good Argonautika villanelle.

Posted by Adam Immerwahr, Producing Associate at McCarter Theatre.

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