Close Encounters
of the Alan Kind
Here you can read about the experiences of some lucky people who have met Mr. Rickman in person. If you have an encounter with AR you'd like to share, please send me an e-mail with your name and date. Photos are very much appreciated too!
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On August 16, 2002
by Kim - NEW!
My roommate, Glenn, and I went to see Private Lives in NYC. It's wasn't a far journey since we just live across the river in New Jersey. We had great seats, about the 15th row from the front and right in the center. The play was amazing and really funny. I was glad I didn't know much about it when I saw it, I was able to enjoy it for what it was instead of having some great expectations about it.
Afterward, we went to the stage door. First Emma Fielding came out and only a couple of people asked for her autograph. I told her she did a really great job and she was very nice, even acted a little surprised and said thank you. About 45 minutes later, Lindsay Duncan poked her head out, dropped her bag and ran back in laughing saying she wasn't ready yet. Everyone laughed with her, it was cute. She started on my side of the crowd, so I told her she was really wonderful in the play and she was very gracious. She also signed my Playbill, as had Emma.
Alan was still making his way through the other side of the crowd and said several times that he would stick around as long as he had too. I thought that was very sweet. He finally got over to my side, and signed my roommate's Playbill first (hence the picture above). Then I handed him my Playbill. I was so nervous. I didn't know what to say, I didn't want to look stupid because I'm not. I think I just muttered a Thank You and walked away. I did get the guts to ask him for a picture, which my roomie took and it turned out, thank goodness. I completely forgot that I had my Harry Potter DVD with me to have him sign, so I went back up to him. He kind of looked me over (probably wondering if I was a stalker or something) and signed it. That's all for my direct contact, but my roomie and I stuck around just to see what else was going to happen.
There was a little boy, probably 9 or 10, there with his mom. He was holding one of the HP books. They were standing off to the side and the crowd had pretty much gone by then, so they were clearly visible, but weren't approaching Alan. He looked over to them, and walked over. The kid's eyes got so big as he was coming. I thought he'd wet himself. It must be scary for a kid to meet Professor Snape. He just stood there and didn't say anything. Then Alan asked if he was a Harry Potter fan and the kid nodded. The mother then spoke up and asked if he would sign the book, Alan did and said to the kid, "See you in the next film." The kid smiled so big then. It was really wonderful to see him with a child, he handled it so well.
Then as he finally went to leave (he stayed outside for at least 30 minutes), he got in the passenger side of the car waiting for him, not the backseat as is where most people ride in NYC. He started to chat with the driver and waved to those of us still hanging around. I was totally impressed with all of the cast, especially Alan. It was a great night that I don't think I'll ever forget.
Sept. 1, 2002 (closing night)
by Siobhan
I just came back from the last PL show. Overall, it was amazing, the whole cast was marvelous. Before I get in to that, I saw Rima in the audience sitting with Mary Elizabeth Mastriano and a man. Rima was sitting in row E or F and looked very pretty, very classy. She wore black cropped pants, with a black tank top and a grey pashmina type shawl and black sandals. In person she is so pretty with a kind face. During intermission she was
laughing and smiling and looks so much better in person than any picture of her...I could see how AR would want to date such a classy woman.
The show itself was great, AR was funny and sang the song, he was in top form as was the rest of the cast. During the curtain call, he and Lindsay were given flowers by a man who may have been the stage manager ?? Not sure. I did take many pictures of the curtain call as well as by the stage door.
Waiting by the stage door I saw Carol Kane come out and it was a mob scene. I have never seen so many people waiting by the stage door before. People were pushing and shoving...I just stood back and took pictures of AR, as many close-ups as I could get...
Other tidbits: Jimmy the door man was in the audience and held up a sign to the cast that said "I love you and will miss you all. Come back again soon".
AR and Lindsay came out together but after finishing signing things, etc. AR went back into the theatre. It was then that I left to eat dinner...I will really miss seeing this show...
August 31, 2002
by Ann
I tried to recall all the details but half the stuff seems a blur to me right now, but I'm happy either way because I got to meet Alan Rickman (and smell him too! not intentionally, the scent just wafts around, hehe).
I went to see Private Lives today (Aug. 31st), 2:00 pm show. I had actually decided last night to go see it. I wanted to see it since it came overseas but never had the time to and since I don't have a credit card, I couldn't order tickets online either. Well, anyway, I went to see a play on Tuesday, "Metamorphoses" - excellent play as well, (paid for by my college) and my friends and I decided to hang around Times Square before the show started when we passed by 46th St and I saw the Richard Rogers Theater and I thought to myself, "I really want to see 'Private Lives'," but I knew none of the people I know would be up for seeing it because they didn't even know what it was about (They're also not Alan fans). I couldn't go see it any other time than today and tomorrow - closing day, so I decided to see it today. I went to the theater and there was this huge crowd waiting to go in. I wanted to go inside to the ticket booth but I couldnt because I was a little intimidated. Everyone there was a white person (nothing against white people, a lot of my friends are, it's just that I'm Asian and tiny compared to everyone) The theater finally let the people in and I saw the ticket booth on the side so I went in to buy a ticket. On the seating chart the seats all look good but when you get to the actual seats in the mezzanine, they're horrible. Well, that's where my seat was, and for the first Act, that's where I sat, not front mezz, but rear, all the way up there. I had to stretch my neck out and sit forward just to see the actors not being blocked by the head of the guy in front of me. During intermission, I asked one of the ushers if there were any other available seats because I seriously had trouble seeing anything. He told me I could sit in the front mezzanine or go to the box. At first, I sat in the front mezzanine but it was to the side so I went to the box, which is again, off to the side, but I stayed there anyway because it was so close to the stage. Actually, it was right next to the stage and above the stage, even closer than the people in the front row seats. Boy, was I happy! I enjoyed the rest of the show, and I was so close, I could smell the cologne/aftershave on Alan Rickman. It smelled so nice, no idea what it was but it was really nice. Anyway, when the show ended, the cast came out for two curtain calls. It was definitely one hell of a way to spend my afternoon. =)
When the show let out, a lot people had no idea that you could wait for the cast to come out but they joined the group. At first there were ten people, then it grew larger and later on to the street. I really wanted him to sign my HP (Harry Potter) DVD but I left it home because I couldn't find my sliver pen, so what's the point of having it signed if you can't see the signature? So I left it home. The first person to come out that I could recognize was Adam Godley. I think Alex Belcourt walked past everyone so no one really stopped her (She didn't play the maid, someone named Carolyn McCormick did) Anyway, when Adam Godley came up to me to sign my playbill, he looked at me sort of strangely. I'm not sure why though. I think it was the fact that I was the only Asian there waiting for autographs, and I was alone, plus the fact that I think he's around 6'2" or 6'3" and I'm only 5'1" so I proabably looked really tiny to him. Then Alan Rickman came out (He was in all black: black button down shirt, black jeans, and black sneakers.) and started signing and taking photos with people. There was this one girl who was shaking so badly when she asked him to sign her playbill and memorabilia, I think she started crying. On his way from the left to the right, someone asked for a photo but either his camera wasn't working or he wanted to get the entire stage door, his son, and Alan in the picture that Alan said "How long does it take to take a photograph?" Of course, he said this as a joke, and then went on signing. (His voice is soooo low... very mellow, I say a bit therapeutic) He got to the woman next to me and she had a copy of a SS book. (I'm assuming the SS Diaries book) She asked him if he'd read it and he said "Of course!" and laughed. Then someone slided in front of me to get their playbill signed when I was going to hand mine to him. Well, he signed theirs but he waited until that person moved out of my way so he could sign mine. (I was being blocked and I couldn't hand my playbill or pen to him and the person in front of me didn't seem to want to move, until she realized he was waiting for her to move) Again, I could smell the cologne he was wearing and it was nice. He took my playbill and pen but he too looked at me strange. (I guess he was thinking the same thing that I thought Adam Godley thought, something along the lines of the fact that I
มนุษย์ ชนิด Alan ที่นี่คุณสามารถอ่านเกี่ยวกับประสบการณ์ของบางคนโชคดีที่ได้พบนาย Rickman คน ถ้าคุณมีการเผชิญหน้ากับ AR คุณต้องการใช้ร่วมกัน โปรดส่งอีเมลที่ มีชื่อและวันของคุณ ภาพที่นิยมมากเกินไป --------------------------------------------------------------------------------บน 16 สิงหาคม 2002 โดยคิม - ใหม่ ฉันเพื่อนร่วมห้อง เกล็น และผมไปดูชีวิตส่วนตัวใน NYC มันมีไม่ได้เดินทางไกลเนื่องจากเราอยู่เที่ยวในนิวเจอร์ซี่ เรามีที่นั่งที่ดี เกี่ยวกับแถว 15 จากด้านหน้าและด้าน เล่นได้ตื่นตาตื่นใจ และตลกจริง ๆ ผมไม่ทราบมากเกี่ยวกับมันดีใจเมื่อเห็นมัน ผมสามารถสัมผัสในสิ่งที่มันเป็นแทนความคาดหวังบางอย่างดีเกี่ยวกับมัน หลังจากนั้น เราไปถึงประตูขั้น Fielding เอ็มม่าแรกออกมา และเพียงไม่กี่คนขอเธอออโตกราฟ ฉันบอกว่า เธอเธอได้งานที่ดีจริง ๆ และเธอเป็นอย่างดี แม้ดำเนินการน้อยประหลาดใจ และกล่าวขอบคุณ ประมาณ 45 นาทีภายหลัง ลินด์เซย์ดันแคน poked เธออกใหญ่ หลุดกระเป๋าของเธอ และวิ่งกลับในหัวเราะบอกว่า เธอไม่พร้อมยัง ทุกคนหัวเราะกับเธอ ไม่รัก เธอเริ่มฝูงชน ทางของฉันเพื่อให้ฉันบอกเธอเธอจริง ๆ ในการเล่น และเธอสุภาพมาก เธอยังเซ็น Playbill ของฉัน มีเอ็มม่า Alan นั้นยังคงทำให้ทางของเขาผ่านด้านข้างของฝูงชน และกล่าวว่าหลายครั้งที่เขาจะติดอยู่ตราบใดที่เขาเกินไป ความคิดที่ไม่หวานมาก เขาได้ผ่านด้านข้างของฉัน และระบบ Playbill ของเพื่อนร่วมห้องของฉันก่อน (ดังภาพด้านบน) แล้วฉันมอบเขา Playbill ของฉัน ผมประสาทดังนั้น ฉันไม่รู้ว่าจะพูด ไม่อยากจะดูโง่ เพราะฉันไม่ ฉันคิดว่า ฉันเพียงแค่ขอขอบคุณคุณ muttered และเดินไป ผมไม่ได้กล้าที่จะถามเขาในรูปภาพ ที่เอา roomie ของฉันและมันเปิดออก ขอบคุณ พระเจ้า ฉันสมบูรณ์ลืมว่า ผมมีดีวีดีแฮร์รี่พอตเตอร์กับฉันเพื่อให้เขาเข้าสู่ระบบ เพื่อไปขึ้นเขา เขาของมองฉันมากกว่า (คงสงสัยว่า ถ้า ผมเป็น stalker หรือบางสิ่งบางอย่าง) และลงชื่อ นั่นคือทั้งหมดสำหรับผู้ ติดต่อของฉันโดยตรง แต่ roomie ของฉัน และฉันติดอยู่รอบ ๆ เพียงเพื่อดูว่าอะไรกำลังจะเกิดขึ้น ชาย 9 หรือ 10 อาจมีกับแม่ของเขาได้ เขาได้จับหนังสือ HP อย่างใดอย่างหนึ่ง พวกเขาก็ยืนอยู่ออกไปด้านข้าง และฝูงชนได้สวยมากไปแล้ว พวกเขาได้เห็นอย่างชัดเจน แต่ไม่ใกล้ Alan เขามองผ่านไป ทางเดินผ่าน ตาของเด็กได้เลย ตามที่เขาได้มา ฉันคิดว่า เขาจะปัสสาวะรดตัวเอง มันต้องน่ากลัวสำหรับเด็กกับศาสตราจารย์ Snape เขาแค่ยืนมี และไม่ได้พูดอะไร แล้ว Alan ขอถ้า เขาเป็นแฟนแฮร์รี่พอตเตอร์ และพยักหน้าเด็ก แม่พูดขึ้น แล้วถามว่า เขาจะลงหนังสือ Alan ได้ และกล่าวถึงเด็ก "นั้นคุณในฟิล์มถัดไป" เด็กยิ้มดังใหญ่แล้ว มันจริง ๆ เห็นเขาลูก เขาจัดการได้ดี แล้ว ตามเขาไปในที่สุดการลา (ทรงพักอยู่อย่างน้อย 30 นาที), เขาได้รับในด้านผู้โดยสารของรถรอเขา backseat เป็นไม่ได้ที่คนส่วนใหญ่นั่งใน NYC เขาเริ่มสนทนากับคนขับ และ waved ที่เรายัง รอบ ๆ ผมประทับกับหล่อ Alan อย่างยิ่ง มันเป็นค่ำคืนที่ฉันไม่คิดว่า ฉันจะเคยลืม 1 ก.ย. 2002 (ปิดคืน) โดย Siobhan ผมเพียงมาจาก PL แสดงล่าสุด โดยรวม ก็ถูกน่าพิศวง ทั้งนักแสดงยิ่งใหญ่ ก่อนที่จะในไปที่ ฉันเห็นริม่าในผู้ชมที่นั่งอยู่กับแมรี่เอลิซาเบธ Mastriano และคน ริม่านั่งแถว E หรือ F และดูสวย มากมากมีระดับ เธอสวมสีดำครอบตัด กางเกง กับเสื้อกล้ามสีดำ และสไบชนิด pashmina สีเทารองเท้าแตะสีดำ คน เธอจะสวยให้กับใบหน้าดี ในระหว่างการเสวนาที่เธอ หัวเราะ และยิ้ม และดูมากกว่าในรูปภาพของเธอ... ฉันได้เห็นว่า AR จะต้องวันผู้หญิงมีระดับ ดูตัวเองได้ดี AR ได้ตลก และร้องเพลง เขาได้ในแบบฟอร์มด้านบนเป็นส่วนเหลือของการหล่อ ในระหว่างการเรียกม่าน เขาและลินด์เซย์ได้รับดอกไม้ โดยคนที่อาจได้รับการบริหารจัดการระยะ?? ไม่แน่ใจ ผมไม่ได้ใช้รูป ของโทรม่าน เป็นประตูขั้น รอตามระยะประตูเห็นแครอลเคนออกมา และก็ฉากม็อบ ฉันไม่เคยได้เห็นคนจำนวนมากรอ โดยประตูระยะก่อน คนถูกผลักดัน และ shoving ... ฉันแค่ยืนกลับ และเอารูปภาพของ AR ถ่ายเป็นจำนวนมากที่อาจได้รับ... เคี้ยวอื่น ๆ: จิมมี่คนประตูถูกผู้ชม และถือขึ้นเครื่องไปโยนที่กล่าวว่า "ฉันรักคุณ และจะคิดถึงทั้งหมด กลับมาอีกครั้งเร็ว ๆ นี้" AR และลินด์เซย์ออกมาด้วยกัน แต่หลังจากกิจกรรมเสร็จสิ้นลง ฯลฯ AR ก็กลับเข้าไปในโรงละคร ถูกแล้วที่เหลือจะรับประทานอาหารเย็น... ฉันจริง ๆ จะพลาดชมการแสดงนี้... 31 สิงหาคม 2002 โดยแอน พยายามเรียกคืนทุกรายละเอียดสิ่งครึ่งดู เบลอผมขณะนี้ แต่ฉันมีความสุขด้วยวิธีใด เพราะผมกับ Alan Rickman (และกลิ่นเขาเกินไป! ไม่ตั้งใจ กลิ่น wafts สถาน hehe เพียง) I went to see Private Lives today (Aug. 31st), 2:00 pm show. I had actually decided last night to go see it. I wanted to see it since it came overseas but never had the time to and since I don't have a credit card, I couldn't order tickets online either. Well, anyway, I went to see a play on Tuesday, "Metamorphoses" - excellent play as well, (paid for by my college) and my friends and I decided to hang around Times Square before the show started when we passed by 46th St and I saw the Richard Rogers Theater and I thought to myself, "I really want to see 'Private Lives'," but I knew none of the people I know would be up for seeing it because they didn't even know what it was about (They're also not Alan fans). I couldn't go see it any other time than today and tomorrow - closing day, so I decided to see it today. I went to the theater and there was this huge crowd waiting to go in. I wanted to go inside to the ticket booth but I couldnt because I was a little intimidated. Everyone there was a white person (nothing against white people, a lot of my friends are, it's just that I'm Asian and tiny compared to everyone) The theater finally let the people in and I saw the ticket booth on the side so I went in to buy a ticket. On the seating chart the seats all look good but when you get to the actual seats in the mezzanine, they're horrible. Well, that's where my seat was, and for the first Act, that's where I sat, not front mezz, but rear, all the way up there. I had to stretch my neck out and sit forward just to see the actors not being blocked by the head of the guy in front of me. During intermission, I asked one of the ushers if there were any other available seats because I seriously had trouble seeing anything. He told me I could sit in the front mezzanine or go to the box. At first, I sat in the front mezzanine but it was to the side so I went to the box, which is again, off to the side, but I stayed there anyway because it was so close to the stage. Actually, it was right next to the stage and above the stage, even closer than the people in the front row seats. Boy, was I happy! I enjoyed the rest of the show, and I was so close, I could smell the cologne/aftershave on Alan Rickman. It smelled so nice, no idea what it was but it was really nice. Anyway, when the show ended, the cast came out for two curtain calls. It was definitely one hell of a way to spend my afternoon. =) When the show let out, a lot people had no idea that you could wait for the cast to come out but they joined the group. At first there were ten people, then it grew larger and later on to the street. I really wanted him to sign my HP (Harry Potter) DVD but I left it home because I couldn't find my sliver pen, so what's the point of having it signed if you can't see the signature? So I left it home. The first person to come out that I could recognize was Adam Godley. I think Alex Belcourt walked past everyone so no one really stopped her (She didn't play the maid, someone named Carolyn McCormick did) Anyway, when Adam Godley came up to me to sign my playbill, he looked at me sort of strangely. I'm not sure why though. I think it was the fact that I was the only Asian there waiting for autographs, and I was alone, plus the fact that I think he's around 6'2" or 6'3" and I'm only 5'1" so I proabably looked really tiny to him. Then Alan Rickman came out (He was in all black: black button down shirt, black jeans, and black sneakers.) and started signing and taking photos with people. There was this one girl who was shaking so badly when she asked him to sign her playbill and memorabilia, I think she started crying. On his way from the left to the right, someone asked for a photo but either his camera wasn't working or he wanted to get the entire stage door, his son, and Alan in the picture that Alan said "How long does it take to take a photograph?" Of course, he said this as a joke, and then went on signing. (His voice is soooo low... very mellow, I say a bit therapeutic) He got to the woman next to me and she had a copy of a SS book. (I'm assuming the SS Diaries book) She asked him if he'd read it and he said "Of course!" and laughed. Then someone slided in front of me to get their playbill signed when I was going to hand mine to him. Well, he signed theirs but he waited until that person moved out of my way so he could sign mine. (I was being blocked and I couldn't hand my playbill or pen to him and the person in front of me didn't seem to want to move, until she realized he was waiting for her to move) Again, I could smell the cologne he was wearing and it was nice. He took my playbill and pen but he too looked at me strange. (I guess he was thinking the same thing that I thought Adam Godley thought, something along the lines of the fact that I
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