Comments on: Tourism: Ford’s Theatre http://www.welovedc.com/2009/03/27/tourism-fords-theatre/ Your Life Beyond The Capitol Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:42:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kevin http://www.welovedc.com/2009/03/27/tourism-fords-theatre/comment-page-1/#comment-6296 Kevin Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:43:11 +0000 http://www.welovedc.com/?p=11059#comment-6296 I think they're aware of the issue and they seem to avoid selling the most obstructed seats when they can. I got stuck in one of the upstairs obstructed seats briefly because I arrived late and they won't open the doors to let you enter the ground floor part until intermission because it throws a lot of light into the theater. So my obstructed view was basically my own fault. I think they’re aware of the issue and they seem to avoid selling the most obstructed seats when they can. I got stuck in one of the upstairs obstructed seats briefly because I arrived late and they won’t open the doors to let you enter the ground floor part until intermission because it throws a lot of light into the theater. So my obstructed view was basically my own fault.

]]> By: Jenn Larsen http://www.welovedc.com/2009/03/27/tourism-fords-theatre/comment-page-1/#comment-6292 Jenn Larsen Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:45:31 +0000 http://www.welovedc.com/?p=11059#comment-6292 If they staged that play as a straight-on proscenium, then I can see how the columns would still be an issue. However "The Civil War" is staged as a thrust which opens up the view more, and I didn't think the colums posed a sightline problem. But, definitely noted. They cannot move or remove the columns due to structural issues. so if it bothers you be aware. If they staged that play as a straight-on proscenium, then I can see how the columns would still be an issue. However “The Civil War” is staged as a thrust which opens up the view more, and I didn’t think the colums posed a sightline problem.

But, definitely noted. They cannot move or remove the columns due to structural issues. so if it bothers you be aware.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.welovedc.com/2009/03/27/tourism-fords-theatre/comment-page-1/#comment-6290 Kevin Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:26:53 +0000 http://www.welovedc.com/?p=11059#comment-6290 The obstructed sightlines are still a thing of the present actually, as I learned when I saw "The Heavens Are Hung In Black" there recently. There are still seats in both the balcony and on the ground floor where the view is partially obscured due to the presence of supporting columns. It's a bit like seeing a play at Fenway Park in that regard. The obstructed sightlines are still a thing of the present actually, as I learned when I saw “The Heavens Are Hung In Black” there recently. There are still seats in both the balcony and on the ground floor where the view is partially obscured due to the presence of supporting columns. It’s a bit like seeing a play at Fenway Park in that regard.

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