#r&g toronto

[ithappensoffstage]

r&g report

I had the privilege of seeing rosencrantz & guildenstern are dead with billy boyd and dominic monaghan on march 5! a few people asked for my thoughts after, so here's a sort of stream of consciousness report that may or may not be comprehensive depending on what you're looking for out of said theatre report

anyway I do genuinely believe boydmonaghan are literally the only people who can and should ever play r&g

to start off I will say that this was my first time seeing r&g staged -- I've previously just read it A LOT -- so I can't make comparisons to other productions. I am also a lifetime fan of theatre and have been somewhat involved, but do lack some technical knowledge, so apologies if I can't cover some aspects accurately!

most important of course, boydmonaghan were stellar. their comfort and familiarity with one another is amazing to witness. of course it's staged, but none of their movements come across as anything other than two old friends. they move together like dance partners; there's really no other way to put it. when you put on a show with someone you're so intimate with, it just comes through in the physicality in ways that aren't replicable with people meeting just for one production. watching them as r&g just feels like you're watching them hanging out. they anticipate each other's movements beautifully, lean into each other naturally, play off each other with such comfortable rapport that you feel like you're watching childhood friends goofing off from your corner of the party.

and the RAPPORT I mean wow. damn. if you're familiar with r&g -- the question game scene? holy shit. breathtaking quickness. they are rapid-fire, on each other's heels in the vein of the best comedies. for everyone who knows my tastes of course, they have * the * hawkbeej dynamic. (I almost cried watching because I kept thinking of my beloved url namesake fic.)

great pacing, great chemistry. even when they're sitting still you can still feel the intimacy between them in just how they arrange themselves. lots of staging to reflect mirroring, lots of staging to reflect the thematic element of identity (sorry, I'm rosencrantz; he's guildenstern), etc. great costuming choice -- billy wears green except his blue waistcoat; dom wear blue but for his green waistcoat.

their deliveries were nothing short of spectacular. that of course wraps into pacing and chemistry as mentioned above. but I do feel it's worth mentioning again that they're both so good at speaking their lines. they have such rhythm with each other. and of course that's going to happen--they have a podcast, theyre incredibly close friends, but it's so great to see in a setting with predetermined script, predetermined runtime. again, youre watching two friends who are off their minds at a party really Go Through It.

boydmonaghan aside, I had some general issues with the production. they had quite regular sound errors, and made some sound design choices with music and vocal warping/autotune that were not to my taste. there was a cool echo element utilized that I liked a lot. as I mentioned I don't know other productions so I don't know if this is standard practice, but for this one it was quite fun. coin echoing, echoing around the stage when they shouted into the wings to give you that sense of being trapped. when they spoke to the audience space, it felt enormous, and as if they were speaking to you specifically. I just got so distracted by the mic problems and weird autotune.

the autotune moments were exclusive to the hamlet scenes. that brings me to the other actors. the player himself was magnetic. phenomenal. so much presence. emcee cabaret presence. great stuff. hamlet? so lacking imo. he played hamlet very angry and masculine, which is a choice I guess, but not how I like to see hamlet done. it did make some of the intersectional scenes a little jarring; which, I know is not entirely without reason, but it just wasn't my ideal way to play it.

other than the question scene, one of my favorite scenes in the original text of r&g is when they're talking about leaving the stage, and they continue to make excuses not to. "i think he went this way / maybe that way / why don't you come with me it'll be safer / we should try this direction / oh we should actually wait in case he comes back here." the director did skip this dialogue, which I think gives the indication of less agency for r&g. a little less participation, a little more of things happening to them. which is fine. I have no feelings either way of a better way to do it, but that is just the sense I got of it.

the stage is very small, the set is very cramped. lots of overt use of trapped imagery. theyre often crowded into specific space, sitting very close. when they make space, they make SPACE, indicating periods of disagreement. pretty basic staging for this, I'd assume.

outside staging, very cool lighting, although I am generally against scenes with "party lighting." again, not sure what typical lighting is the scenes with the players that got that, but I could have left it out. similarly, we got a scene with "rock" lighting, and I just thought it was too on the nose / in bad taste. arguable how meta you need meta/absurdist work to be ofc but that decision wasn't for me.

the other lighting choices were great. it starts SO dark. I had lower balcony seating and have great vision, but the start spotlight was so soft the two of them were damn fuzzy for me at the beginning. they gradually get more light in the spotlight, and then it expands. there was a great sunrise moment where they turned the Big Warm Light on the audience and it truly felt like a sunrise over me. the final "rosenc--? guilden--? now you see me / now you don't" from billy was beautifully performed. the lights split the stage into two distinct chambers, truly separating r&g for the first time despite any previous physical distance. I did get a little choked up.

(the final hamlet scene that follows jarred me from the emotion a bit because the horatio actor didn't even try at an accent ToT and it was just weirdly red-lit and they came in with the autotune for the Big End of Speech). and I wish they hadn't made it so Intense and Dramatic because they of course we get our time loop / back to the start / they start on "heads!" and it's such a hold-your-breath type moment. boydmonaghan are good enough that it brought me back but damn. (horatio actor please don't skip vocal lessons again.)

and yeah then I skipped stage door because it made me a little uncomfortable and I went home!

I was very lucky to go and I took my lovely wife (who liked it very much despite only having seen hamlet the day before lol). anyway if you can go I highly recommend! I am even considering pulling a @thealogie and going to see if I can scoop some last-minute box office tickets one of my remaining days here.

ask box is of course open for any questions <3

quick edit: I will say, sincerely, the r&g audience was one of the worst audiences I’ve been in. none of these people knew what the fuck was going on. I wanted to eject them all from their seats into the city skyline and have the theatre to myself (+ wife). literally constantly “what” “what is going on” “huh” from around us. go away. mutuals please come see this show so I can sit with you and not next to someone trying to have a y/n when they look at the audience.

edit 2: I think I mentioned but I did have lower balcony seating. I could see well! I think I might have preferred to be a bit closer just for the microexpressions I probably missed, but I would echo others in saying there really were no *bad * seats at all.

edit 3: stage door is out front to the left of the main doors if you're interested. I personally was not (I already have something signed by billy/have met him multiple times, and would prefer to meet dom at a comic con setting because that makes me more comfortable than stage door).

#might come back and edit or add more later but here's some hasty thoughts #rosencrantz and guildenstern are dead #theatre #r&g toronto #text

[londonknights]

domi gudas fight 1/2 bonus:

#toronto maple leafs #max domi #rick's gifs #yet another highly suspect on ice moment for max #can't believe this mf actually got me giffing r*dko g*das #anyway i'm SUPER normal abt the second gif #very normal #entirely ordinary

[spine-buster]

#Morgan rielly #Toronto maple leafs #I am SCREAMING #s c r e a m i n g #he looks so fucking good #he lorge

[zozo-01]

im so glad that i don't have to confuse the leafs and lightning in the first round anymore

#the last two years were r o u g h #petition to change the lighting jersey layout IM BEGGING #toronto maple leafs #zo's sports (trauma) thoughts #this is zo speaking

[transienthearts]

so far this year is awful and sucks so much EXCEPT it’s the year of good theatre 🤞🏼

#going to see r&g are dead in toronto this week 😇🥰

[tolerateit]

organizing all letters found via qr codes -> shorts

F (Brooklyn)

O (London)

R (Los Angeles)

A (Paris)

F (Melbourne)

O (Nashville)

R (Sydney)

T (Chicago)

N (Montreal)

I (Mexico City)

G (Berlin)

H (São Paulo)

T (Toronto)

#meg talks #taylor swift

[toasttt11]

carter hughes

Carter Reese Hughes

Number: 86

Season: Second

Position: C

Height: 5”8

Hometown: Toronto, Ontario

S/C: R

NHL: VC

Prev Team: Regina Pats

WHL

•Drafted first overall in 2019, the first WHL player with exceptional status, and won the Jim Piggot Memorial Trophy as the league's top rookie player in her debut season. In her third year in the WHL, she won the Bob Clarke Trophy as the league's leading scorer and was given the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy as its most valuable player, before also earning the Canadian Hockey League’s Top Scorer and Player of a year honors.

NHL

• Selected 1st overall (first round) by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2022 NHL Draft.

International

Team Canada

2023 World Championship- Gold Medal, 9 G, 8 A, 10 GP. Most Goals, Assists and Points in the tournament.

2023 U20 World Junior Championship - Captain, Gold medal, 11 G, 15 A, 7 GP

2022 World Championship- Silver Medal, 8 G, 9 A, 10 GP.

2022 IIHF World U18 Championship- Silver Medal, 8 G, 10 A, 6 GP

2022 U20 World Junior Championship -Captain, Gold medal, 10 G, 9 A, 7 GP

2021 World Junior Championship- Silver Medal, 10 G, 8 A, 7 GP

2021 World Championship- Gold Medal, 9 G, 7 A, 10 GP

2021- IIHF World U18 Championship, Gold Medal, 10 G, 8 A, 6 GP

2019 World U-17 Hockey Challenge- Bronze Medal, 5 G, 6 A, 6 GP

2019-2020

Regina Pats

71 G, 69 A, 67 GP

2020-2021

Regina Pats

15 G, 17 A, 15 GP

Assistant Captain

HV71 Jr.

3 G, 1 A, 4 GP

2021-2022

Regina Pats

86 G, 81 A, 56 GP

Captain

2022-2023

Vancouver Canucks

78 G, 62 A, 140 P, 78 GP

Received the Rookie of the Year award.

Second in most points in the whole NHL.

Signed a Contract for 13 Million dollars for three years and a 1 million dollar signing bonus.

2023-2024

Vancouver Canucks

28 G, 32 A, 60 P, 37 GP

Personal

• Born June 8, 2004

• Daughter of Jim and Ellen Hughes

• Has Three siblings, Quinn, Jack, Luke.

#carterhughesau #carter hughes x connor bedard #cb98 #ch86 #jack hughes x reader #nhl x reader #jack hughes #jh86 #luke hughes #quinn hughes #quinn hughes x reader #nico hischier x reader #nico hischier #lh43 #luke hughes x reader #vince dunn #vancouver canucks #nj devils #connor bedard x reader #connor bedard #vince dunn x reader

[hugheswritetr]

Heartbeat | Jack Hughes AU

MASTERLIST

♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡

an.: the main character is loosely inspired by Summer Di Laurentis, but the plot is mine:) This is smutty fiction

T H A L I A I N E S M A R I O T T

born : 17th April 2003, New York

♡ Thalia knew who she was from a young age, an heiress to one of the biggest hotel empires in the world. Even though she grew up as privileged kid in Upper East Side, New York, her late father always preached to her about kindness and humbleness. When her father died in 2015, her mother made the decision to move to Michigan for her older brother’s hockey career and to reunite with her childhood friend Ellen for support.

A U R E L I A D I A N E M A R I O T T

born : 29th August 1968, Missouri

♡ Aurelia never imagined this life for herself, going from middle class girl from St. Louis to multimillionaire was a huge jump for her. Her children were born into the life of luxury but she had to learn to navigate through it. Even though distance separated her from her childhood friend Ellen, she still kept contact. After her husband’s death in 2015, she moved to Michigan to be reunited with her friend to have some support and to support her son’s hockey development in USNTDP

M A T T H E O L U C A M A R I O T T

born : 9th October 1999, New York

♡ Mattheo was the original heir to the hotel empire, but due to his love for hockey he gave it up for his younger sister, he and his father were close, but the passion for following his footsteps was always in Thalia. After the move to Michigan, Mattheo closely bonded with Quinn.

H U G H E S F A M I L Y

… as they are

PLAYLIST

Little Bit - Drake ft. Lykke Li

-I know you told me break their hearts, but it’s you I wanna take apart

Enchanted Waterfall - Tory Lanez

- Look up, it’s a full moon outside, there’s things we both can’t deny

Preach - Drake feat. PARTYNEXTDOOR

- I’m on that wave tonight, I hope you not the crazy type

Break from Toronto - PARTYNEXTDOOR

- Tight jeans on so she feel my shit

Been Away - Brent Faiyaz

- If I put my trust in you, what would you do?

Heartbreat - Childish Gambino

- I wanted you to know that I’m ready to go

#jack hughes #nhl #nhl imagine #quinn hughes #nhl fic #jack hughes fic #jack hughes fanfiction #jack hughes imagine #jack hughes x reader #luke hughes #new jersey devils #jack hughes smut

[trainwreckgenerator]

ur tag on the merry and pippin post!! did you end up going to see r&g are dead in toronto ?

YEAH it was very very good :)) forever changed by the vision of dominic monaghan mincing around stage in his little green waistcoat and frilly neck ruff and cuffs. single dangly earring + mullethawk are you picking all this up. she dom on my nic til i moan & ghan and so on

#he didnt come out for the q&a afterwards but mr boyd did so that was nice :) i got his auttygraf #i dont live in toronno but i have family there who put me up for the night lmao #rambles #they just added more dates i think as well.......canadian followers i want that twink obliterated

[thegroovywitch]

John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page backstage at the Rock Pile, Toronto, ON, February 2, 1969.

Of all the memorable things which happened during Toronto’s two heavy shows last night (Led Zeppelin at the Rock Pile and the Turtles and Iron Butterfly at Massey Hall), one visual image easily stood out.

It was the sight of Led Zeppelin’s hero-worshipped lead guitarist, Jimmy Page – resplendent in avocado velvet suit, bent over as if in agony to the audience, his fingers working like a touch typist’s, his foot thumping like a kangaroo’s tail, the sounds as clear and as piercing as a bedside phone in the stillness of 3 a.m.

Above all else and there were highlights aplenty, it was Page’s night. He arrived in Toronto, without a record on the market but with a reputation that long ago preceded him.

Several critics, myself included, had suggested Led Zeppelin just might be the next so-called super-group, the likes of Cream and Hendrix. Advance airplay and reviews of the debut Led Zeppelin album (to be issued on Atlantic shortly) brought over 1,200 people to the Rock Pile. They expected a lot, and few were disappointed. Considering the group was only formed a few months back, it’s remarkably tight and together.

Led Zeppelin is not Cream, nor will it fill the spot left behind by Cream. Nobody will. But the Zeppelin outfit has a thing going of its own and there’s little doubt that thing is going to be very successful.

— By R. Yorke for G&M ‘Pop Scene’

#john paul jones #jimmy page #led zeppelin #60s #1969 #1960s #robert plant #classic rock #john bonham #rock #60s rock #60s music #sixties #60s vintage #hard rock #rock n roll #concerts & events #by dee dee 🌺🕯️

[ithappensoffstage]

It's R&G day can you hear me screaming from Toronto

#to stage door or not stage door though... #text

[soldier-poet-king]

Also found out that the Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd R&G are Dead is coming to Toronto after Halifax so like. Will sell a kidney for a weekend evening performance ticket when they're sure to be performing

#generally love understudies and matiness #but i GOTTA see the one with my guys i am going FOR my guys #franposting #mutuals come visit me in march we can go see SHOW

[wutbju]

Bible Conference in 1968 was strange:

The annual Spring Bible Conference is one of the outstanding features of the year at Bob Jones University. Running for eight days, the conference brings to the campus outstanding, orthodox Bible teachers, pastors and evangelists. All regular academic work is suspended for the conference which takes the place of a spring vacation.

This year's conference was considered one of the school's best. More off-campus guests were present than for any other event in the school's history.

Services were held in the 3,000-seat Rodeheaver Auditorium, and overflow crowds watched the services via closed-circuit television in the 1,000-seat Concert Center. For most of the sessions it was necessary to use a third auditorium the War Memorial Chapel, which has a seating capacity of about 700+.

Guest speakers at the conference included Dr. Robert T. Ketcham, national consultant (retired), General Association of Regular Baptist Churches, Chicago, Ill.; Dr. Ian R. K. Paisley, pastor of Raven hill Free Presbyterian Church, Belfast, Ireland, moderator of Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster, editor of "The Revivalist," "Protestant Telegraph." Also, Dr. Charles S. Poling, pastor of the Church of All Christian Faiths, Phoenix, Ariz.; Dr. Glen Schunk of Greenville, evangelist; and Dr. H. C. Slade, pastor of Jarvis Street Baptist Church, Toronto, Canada.

The next Bible Conference will be March 30-April 7, 1968. Among the speakers scheduled are Dr. G. Archer Weniger, pastor of the Foothill Boulevard Baptist Church of Oakland, Calif; Dr. Noel Smith, editor of the Baptist Bible Tribune," Springfield, Mo.; Dr. Bob Wells, pastor of the Central Baptist Church of Anaheim, Calif.; Rev. John Balyo, pastor of the Cedar Hill Baptist Church of Cleveland Heights, Ohio; and John Stormer, author of' "None Dare Call It Treason."

John Stormer was an anti-communist speaker.

And then a WBJU story:

WBJU, the student-manned carrier-current radio station, is now in its second year of operation. Located in the radio television wing of the Fine Arts Building, the fully equipped radio station is designed to be heard in the eight student dormitories.

Though staffed entirely by radio students, the station's operations are supervised by Robert Pratt, chairman of the division of speech and head of the department of radio and television, and other members of the radio-television faculty.

According to Mr. Pratt, the carrier-current station serves as a "laboratory training unit for students who have dedicated themselves to using broadcasting as a Christian ministry." He said that the station also endeavors to supplement the listening interests of the student body.

The university grants the bachelor of arts degree in radio and television and the bachelor of science degree in broadcast engineering. WBJU is in addition to the commercial stations operated by Bob Jones University -- WMUU and  WMUU-FM in Greenville and WAVO and WAVO-FM in the Atlanta, Ga., area.

#Bob Jones University #1967 #Greenville News #YeahTHATGreenville #Advertisement #Anniversary #Bible Conference #BJUBC1968 #WBJU #WAVO #WMUU

[jocelynscrazyideas]

Masterlist

not sure if I’ll be writing yet- I’m planning on it, just not sure if I’m ready for the creation part. I’ll probably start during off season 🤗

Who I write for: if your desired player is not here, just mention the name, and ill add them to the list!!

A: Alexander Holtz - New Jersey Devils Auston Mathews - Toronto Maple Leafs Adam Fantilli- CBJ

B: Brock Faber- Minnesota Wild Brady Tkachuk- Ottawa Senators Brendan Brisson- Vegas Golden Knight Brodie Ziemer- USNTDP U18/ college commit: U of Minn Brendan McMorrow- USNTDP U18/ Commit to U of Denver

C: Charlie Strobel- University of Minnesota Cole Caufield- Montreal Canadieans

D: Dawson Mercer- New Jersey Devils Dylan Duke- U of Mich/ Tampa Bay Lightning

E: Ethan Edwards- U of Mich/NJD

F: Frank Nazar lll- U of Michigan/Chicago Blackhawks

G: Gavin Brindley- U of Mich/Columbus Blue Jackets Garrett Shifsky- University of MIchigan

H: J: Jack Hughes- New Jersey Devils John Marino- New Jersey Devils Johnny Beecher- Boston Bruins

K: Kiril Kaprizov? - Minnesota Wilds Kienan Draper- Detroit Red Wings Kandre Miller- New York Rangers

L: Luke Hughes - New Jersey Devils Luca Fantilli- U of Michigan

M: Mark Estapa - U of Michigan Mackie Samoskevich - Florida Panthers/charlotte checkers Matt Boldy - Minnesota Wild Matthew Tkachuk - Florida Panthers Matt Rempe- NYR

N: Nick Moldenhauer- U of Mich/Toronto Maple Leafs

O: Owen Powers- Buffalo Sabers Oliver Moore- University of MN/Chicago Blackawks

P: Philippe Lapointe- Univeristy of Michigan

Q: Quinn Hughes- Vancouver Canucks

R: Rutger McGroarty- U of Mich/Winnipeg Jets

S: Seamus Casey - U of Mich/NJD Sidney Crosby?- Pittsburg Penguins

T: Trevor Zegras- Anaheim Ducks Tyler Duke- U of Michigan Thomas Bordeleau - San Jose Sharks

#hockey #jocelynscrazyideas #quinn hughes #ethan edwards #jack hughes #luke hughes #nhl #umich hockey #umich #nico hischier #John Marino #johnny beecher #nhl players #hockey fics

[blysse-and-blunder]

I’m seeing R&G in Toronto soon too and I am SO excited but no one in my life understands what a big deal it is lol. Glad to see someone else who’s looking forward to it!

I’m sorry that no one around you is getting sufficiently HYPE are they just not theater people? Or not lotr people? Either way hello hi yes this is going to be SO GOOD I have almost been unable to think about it, it’s going to make me incredibly annoying otherwise!! Can’t wait to disCUSS

#I thought it was only coming to Halifax at first and I had really made my peace with not seeing it #and then I made my peace with not being able to afford a ticket or not being able to fit it in #but the stars ALIGNED BABAY #petersprojection #answered

[thealogie]

🤦‍♀️ rabag stands for "I mistyped ragad and my phone dutifully took it on as part of the vernacular - not for the likes of it to question how the kids talk these days - and let it pass unremarked upon."

but now I'm picturing it as "RAH bag" like a bag rustling in an excited fashion. perhaps an IKEA bag with a raccoon inside of it to go with the Toronto theme

No don’t worry I got that you meant r&g but since it was few times you used that I was wondering if I was missing something. I love rahbag!!