Thanks to a myBART contest and an unbelievable stroke of luck, we were able to score a some free tickets to the dress rehearsal of the live production of Peter Pan in San Francisco.
The tent theater itself was fairly small, giving every seat a decent view of the completely round stage. However given the tiny venue, the production was still grand with costumes and props animated backdrops projected onto the tent walls and a completely functional stage with moving sets.
Well, almost. This being a dress rehearsal, they still had to work out some bugs. Multiple times I noticed the mechanical stage props getting stuck and not disappearing when they're supposed to and actors' costumes getting stuck on their way off the stage. The stairwell off the stage was crushed by marching pirates (and almost led to a potentially disastrous but still hilarious fall), and they even had to "pause" the performance because Peter Pan's harness got stuck and he wasn't able to fly onto the stage.
Overall, I can't complain about a show that would have cost at minimum $50. Free stuff FTW, people.
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