This past Sunday, April 4, the audience of "Into the Woods" was treated to amazing special effects that created quite a "moving" performance. At the opening of Act II, the stage was in complete black out, the actors in place, and we were one light cue away from beginning "Once upon a time...later...," when the theatre starting shaking. About 10 minutes too early to be the Giant's earth shaking entrance, we realized we were having and actual earthquake. The 7.2 magnitude quake was centered in Mexicali and rolled underneath us for about 45 seconds. Once we realized it was really happening, audience members leapt to their feet and made for the exits.
After a brief evacuation intermission, we reentered the theatre to begin Act II anew. Laughs erupted minutes later when the Giant's footsteps "shook" the sets and the Baker and his wife surmised that an earthquake destroyed the Witch's garden. Thanks' to everyone who was there that day for handling the whole affair with levity and good [...]
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After a brief evacuation intermission, we reentered the theatre to begin Act II anew. Laughs erupted minutes later when the Giant's footsteps "shook" the sets and the Baker and his wife surmised that an earthquake destroyed the Witch's garden. Thanks' to everyone who was there that day for handling the whole affair with levity and good [...]