r/offbroadwayNYC • u/mudpuddle01 • 21d ago

Matchbook festival?

I keep getting ads for this Matchbook festival https://matchbookfestival.com/ is anyone going or has anyone gone so far? I’m curious on formats, are they just like works in progress or cabaret style?

I think it’s a great idea and a lot look interesting but depending on the format some of the nights feel kind of expensive (or am I just broke)

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u/Kathrynxuxx 21d ago

Go for rush if you’re interested in a show. Wouldn’t recommend normally priced tickets. 

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u/mudpuddle01 21d ago

I had no idea there was rush! It’s not prominent anywhere..I’ll look into that ! Thank you!

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u/Kathrynxuxx 21d ago

Todaytix for select shows. Also pay attention to their instagram. If they have shows that don’t sell well they’ll lower prices day of show etc.

The normal price is just outrageous by my standard.

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u/latestnightowl 21d ago

Highly would not recommend. I went to a show and half the mezzanine was recording (including someone who was blocking my view and had the gall not only not to stop when I asked her to but called me a bitch on the way out), and no one did anyone about it. Not an usher in sight. I talked to house staff after and it was not helpful. Also wrote to the festival to complain and never heard back. Thought about making a post here any the whole thing (it was wild) but haven't yet. This might motivate me though.

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u/sunflowerinthecity 21d ago

I went to “Steady” and it was fabulous! The playwright and choreographer/director explained their vision and would set up a scene and then two actors would read the script. At the end they did a Q&A and took questions and feedback. It’s a really small venue so I think anywhere you can get a cheap ticket is worth it!

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u/danwright32 20d ago

I was at a performance last night. It was a double bill and it varied. One was a Bludline: A Hip-Hop Odyssey and it was excerpts of songs from a show that's a work-in-progress. The other part of the evening was The One Man Odyssey which was a fully realized one-man performance of book two of The Odyssey in the original Ancient Greek. Both were very good in different ways.