Cactus ads boil down classics of the theater

Prying people away from social media and computer games for live theater is tough. And these posters from Cactus for the Denver Center Theatre Company won't make it any easier. The ads here, including the stylized eyeball with a drop of blood beneath, seem kind of cool at first. But when people realize they're advertising Othello, they'll de-friend the person who dragged them off Facebook and made them sit through this high-brow crap. The series also includes A Raisin in the Sun and A Christmas Carol. It's like every book you hated in English class coming to life and mocking you. None of the plays, to my knowledge, was even based on a TV series. (Did I get passed over for the lead in my high-school play? Let me put it this way: There are no small parts, my ass!)

—Posted by David Gianatasio

Published on August 25, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Heads off to this 'Evil Dead the Musical' spot

Standing beneath a marquee for Evil Dead the Musical can be hazardous, judging by this ad for the production, which just wrapped after almost 400 performances in Toronto (making it the longest-running Canadian show of the past 15 years). Earlier we looked at some of great print ads from the same campaign. All of the work is by Saatchi & Saatchi Toronto, of whom Bruce Campbell would be proud. Via YesButNoButYes.

—Posted by Tim Nudd

Published on December 11, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (4)
Filed under Freaky, Nudd, Saatchi & Saatchi, Theater