The scavenger hunt, although in the rain, was interesting to say the least. I am not a theater enthusiast, and I had always assumed that theatrical history in NYC was based around Broadway mainly. So I was surprised to see that most of the answers to the scavenger hunt was outside Broadway, specifically the ones that held historical significance to the growth of theater and the arts in New York City.
There were two interesting “finds” in our hunt. The first was the answer to the hint “an actor’s place of worship”. I had always walked passed this temple and the name had always intrigued and stumped me. It was called the “ Actors Temple”, with a purple banner flying with those words and the Jewish star. It was only during the scavenger hunt when I read the clue I realized that this building was the answer! I guess my curiosity helped me remember that clue.
The other find that interesting was something that we actually did not get to find. Originally Tin Pan Alley was located somewhere along Broadway and 28th, and a plaque commemorating it had been placed there. But as we arrived on the location, we realized that the plaque had been removed to another location. I just found it interesting to commemorate a place in a different location.
I think this class in general had the most interesting experience completing this scavenger hunt. The rain did not let up, and by the end my teammates and I were completely drenched. But overall it was a good experience. I don’t think there is a better way of learning something then going out into the actual world and seeing it for yourself. The classroom can only teach you so much. To go out and see all these different locations in the city made me appreciate theater even more.
The Nyc scavenger heart was interesting although the rain made it slightly less attractive to be running around New York.
The item on the list where somewhat of what I expected with a few curve balls I’m used too. Some items seemed like it was impossible the most interesting item I was the oldest theater to be lit by electricity however I wasn’t able to get there in time for the hunt I now know that at this very old building is on The way of my daily commute towards work. The best find I’d say was the studio simply because the downtown area is more attractive to my eyes running around looking for old theater related objects was more fun than I thought however a pamphlet of each item if you find it would have been useful towards learning more of said objects