Friends of Saul Zoom Meeting 2020.05.28 (from Octet by Dave Malloy)

Wondering how the characters from Octet are handling this quarantine? Catch up with them in this "Friends of Saul" Zoom meeting.
"The Forest" from OCTET
by Dave Malloy
directed by Annie Tippe
music directed by Or Matias
Special Thanks to the Original Off-Broadway Cast of Signature Theatre's OCTET, featured in this video:
Adam Bashian
Kim Blanck
Starr Busby
Alex Gibson
Justin Gregory Lopez
J.D. Mollison
Margo Seibert
Kuhoo Verma
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Be sure to check out the cast recording from Nonesuch Records!
Video Editing by Lindsey Augusta Mercer
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Signature Theatre celebrates playwrights and gives them an artistic home. Signature makes an extended commitment to a playwright’s body of work, producing several plays by each resident writer and delivering an intimate and immersive journey into the playwright’s singular vision. In 2014 Signature became the first New York City company to receive the Regional Theater Tony Award®.
Led by Artistic Director Paige Evans and Executive Director Harold Wolpert, Signature serves its mission at The Pershing Square Signature Center. This three-theatre facility located on West 42nd Street was designed by Frank Gehry Architects to host Signature’s three distinct playwrights’ residencies and foster a cultural community.
At the Center, Signature continues its original Playwright-in-Residence model as Residency 1, a year-long intensive exploration of a single writer’s body of work. Residency 5, the only program of its kind, was launched at the Center to support multiple playwrights as they build bodies of work by guaranteeing each writer three productions over a five-year period. The Legacy Program, launched during Signature’s 10th Anniversary, invites writers from both residencies back for productions of premiere or earlier plays.
Through the Signature Ticket Initiative: A Generation of Access, Signature has also made an unprecedented commitment to making its productions accessible by underwriting the cost of the initial run tickets through 2031.
Founded in 1991 by James Houghton, Signature has presented entire seasons of the work of Edward Albee, Lee Blessing, Horton Foote, María Irene Fornés, Athol Fugard, Stephen Adly Guirgis, John Guare, A.R. Gurney, David Henry Hwang, Bill Irwin, Adrienne Kennedy, Tony Kushner, Romulus Linney, Charles Mee, Arthur Miller, Suzan-Lori Parks, Sam Shepard, Paula Vogel, Naomi Wallace, August Wilson, Lanford Wilson and a season celebrating the historic Negro Ensemble Company. Lynn Nottage is the current Residency 1 playwright. Signature’s Residency 5 playwrights are Annie Baker, Martha Clarke, Katori Hall, Quiara Alegría Hudes, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Kenneth Lonergan, Dave Malloy, Dominique Morisseau; Will Eno completed his Residency Five in 2016. Signature’s productions and its resident writers have been recognized with the Pulitzer Prize, Lucille Lortel, Obie, Drama Desk and AUDELCO awards, among many other distinctions.
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480 West 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036
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[@jesusflores3392]

There is some sweet irony of them using a Zoom call for human connection to deal with internet/technology addiction

[@QuikVidGuy]

It's just another window in the background

[@LyricNear]

Everyone is so in character, down to their backgrounds and zoom usernames, I love this! Also, SAUL!

[@AppleFlavoredKitkats]

I LET OUT AN UNGODLY SCREECH WHEN I SAW THIS RECOMMENDED TO ME, OMG

[@AppleFlavoredKitkats]

finished the video and us starving octet fans are finally getting fed, bless up

[@samara.ariel.jpg_]

I will never be able to formulate in words how much this show exposes my truth of reality, means to me, and how it changed and helps me on a molecular and astronomical level. Thankyou. thankyou all so fucking much

[@purple_lemonade]

I see you, Toby, I see you. And no, he definitely didn’t

[@millaguerra2789]

The way the meaning changes when viewed through this lens?? Unreal and beautiful. Dave Malloy you have created something amazing and beautiful and as an actor I hope to one day be part of something even close to as profound.

[@oliviamanning2344]

sorry, i'm gonna have to watch the video again, i was too busy watching alex gibson's INCREDIBLE nails

[@Alex-tg9jj]

watching this makes me cry i can't believe i've never seen it before octet is one of my favorite musicals the acappella effect really is incredible and when i can see them all singing their individual parts to form one beautiful whole it's so breathtaking

[@Gameboyboy17]

This show needs more videos. NOW.

[@signatureinnyc]

We actually have a pretty extensive playlist from our original production, if you haven't already seen. Check it out! kzbin.info/aero/PLNoY-Uz9j4qlNy6znQeQSAMp4WoJ25Qz-

[@Gameboyboy17]

SignatureTheatreNY Thanks! I was hoping Dave Malloy would release a pro shot soon, this show deserves so much more love!

[@celestelalianna7276]

the beginning, my goodness the usernames and the quick Epstein didn't kill himself thing just makes this

[@samara.ariel.jpg_]

I WAS OKAY ONCE I CAN BE OKAY AGAIN I’VE NOT GONE CRAZY JUST YET I KNOW WHAT HELPS AND I KNOW WHAT HURTS I HAVE SCREENSAVERED THE FOREST TO REMIND ME THERE ARE PLACES THAT THE MONSTER DOESN’T GO ~~~~~~~~

[@brandonbaker6201]

Thank you! Love this. So impressive!! Can we just get one song a week as long as we’re holed up? 😊 Also, PINEAPPLE ON PIZZA IS GOOD! (You know the rest)

[@strbryrfrshr8277]

this is everything i needed right now

[@MrSean24601]

I can NEVER get Zoom quality this good! Bravo, everyone! You all sound amazing!

[@horyaah5721]

there are no words to describe how much i needed this. thank you!

[@lloydyokohama879]

Mannnnn I wanna do this show so bad

[@jesusflores3392]

Amazing wonderful show stopping outstanding beautiful

[@ParanormalShortStory]

My heart... is breaking and also filled with joy. Not sure what to feel here!

[@ryanmiller4125]

Not only was this great, I couldn’t help but appreciate the deep, deep irony.

[@DangerousRhetoric]

This show was fucking epic. I'm so glad I got to see it live in the before time.

[@meredithjulia162]

this made me so happy i cannot explain

[@jesusflores3392]

God bless this amazing musical

[@zunicz3811]

I looking for your next video

[@samara.ariel.jpg_]

Hmmmmmmmm... Ah There was a forest One time some time I walked through a forest One time some time The forest was beautiful My head was clean and clear Alone without fear The forest was safe I danced like a beautiful fool One time some time The twilight moon Smiling and winking Mist across my cheeks Murmuring magic Whispering soft Soothing green The fairies of the forest Were so small they lived in raindrops One kiss thru a meniscus And i trembled with delight That was a good day One time some time I walked through a forest One time some time Letter e But now The woods are dark and cold Clogged with nettles and roots There is a monster And i am a monster Addiction, obsession Insomnia, depression And the fear that i've wasted too much of my self On rapid and vapid click-clicks

[@owenmalone5055]

hmm i wonder if saul and little god are connected?

[@jesusflores3392]

YASSSSSS

[@zunicz3811]

Can we be friend?

[@jesusflores3392]

😚👌