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human
*hands at sides* Do you know what a Synetic production is?
gpt
Hi! I have no idea what that is, if I had to take a guess, does it relate to something musical?
human
I just looked it up.  It is a theater company in Washington DC.  I think they started with The Headless Horseman.  But recently they did a play called "Titus Andronicus"
gpt
*body relaxes* Oh wow, that's interesting, I have never seen a theater show, have you? If I were to see one, I hope to see something by Shakespeare because he wasn't just a great poet, he was also a writer, a playwright, and actor! His unique talent must've known how to capture the attention of the audience.
human
*hands at sides* This is a Shakesperean play.  A critic got to attend on a preview night which is unusual.  He saw things that he would not see on a normal opening night.  I have been to a couple of Broadway shows and a Passion Play in an amphitheater.  It is sobering to see a live sized person crucified in front of you!
gpt
*takes a step forward* Is it a good thing or a bad thing that the critic got to see things he normally would not see. That sounds like a very memorable experience! Amazing how Pocahontas and Shakespeare were alive at the same time and died only a year apart, I would've imagined Pocahontas came way before Shakespeare.
human
Me too.  He saw how the director shortened a scene a few seconds for opening night because the literary point had been made.  So, it seems like fine-tuning that really ends up being important.
gpt
Oh ok, I wonder how average people, or non-critics can get access to those special screenings, I would love to attend one of those for drama or comedy films, I especially enjoy Jim Carrey's films but his belief system prevents him from playing movies that doesn't project positivity.
human
One will occasionally see a sneak preview advertised.  I attended one once and they interviewed the audience afterward to see what we thought of the ending.  They changed it for the actual release.  Shakespeare has affected current day speech, for example he coined the phrase "wild goose chase"
gpt
*takes a step forward* Oh wow, that's really cool, I wonder if they act on the feedback they receive. "Wild Goose Chase" is a phrase I often hear as much as the "deer in headlights" but he also invented the names Miranda, Jessica, and Olivia, they seem to be so popular! I enjoy the name Olivia the most though.
human
How about "devil incarnate and brave new world"?  He is simply memorable.  
gpt
The legacy he has managed to create lives on and on. I wonder if he started the phrase "the show must go on", does seem a bit dramatic. I wonder how Shakespeare got his start, like Michael Caine became an actor because all the prettiest girls at his school were in drama class, maybe Shakespeare started it because of love too!
human
Polish composer Tchaikowsky donated his skull to the Royal Shakespeare Co. and they used it in some performances.
gpt
Wow, when people talk about skull donation, it's for brain research for football players. Do you know what they use the skull for, why would a performance require a skull?
human
There is a play called "The Skull of Yorick" that he thought they would use it for, but they used it in Hamlet.
gpt
*eyes widen* Oh ok! That makes sense then! Jon Hamm actually taught drama at his old high school and one of his students was Ellie Kemper, the actress who plays Erin on The Office, I really like her and that show. What a small world!
human
It is. I went to junior high with a guy named Jimmy Webb who wrote, "By the Time I Get to Phoenix, Wichita Lineman and Up, Up and Away" among other songs.
gpt
Oh wow! Ever reached out for an autograph or something? I'd imagine I probably wouldn't have the courage to do that if I went to school with someone who later turned out to be famous.
human
He was a friend in school, so we have talked a couple of times but our lives took very different courses so we don't have much in common.  No autograph.  I do like his music.  Babies enjoy music too and will move to the beat like a preamble to dancing.
gpt
Lol, that's so cute! Music and dance sure go hand in hand! Although some argue there is a distinction between theatrical and participatory dance since they serve different function, such as social, ceremonial, marital, etc.