We want everyone who attends a live theatre performance to enjoy thoroughly that performance. Below are a few items that, if followed, will greatly enhance the experience for all concerned.
Please remember that this is not a movie. The people on the stage can hear and see you. Your reactions fuel them. Your negative actions can also affect them. You may never see this reaction because, being performers, they are skilled at hiding them. The performers and all those people behind the scenes have worked hard to create a night of entertainment for you. Please show them the respect they deserve.
Also remember that the people sitting near you came to see the performance, not to hear your conversation.
NO CELL PHONES: Don’t let them ring or buzz during a performance. Do not speak on them during a performance. If you must take an urgent call, please exit the auditorium and do not begin speaking until you are away from the rest of the audience.
Even your watch that chimes or beeps the hour is a distraction.
COMING AND GOING: Please do not enter or leave the auditorium during a performance unless it is an emergency. Please arrive before the performance begins. The time posted is the time the show actually starts. There are no commercials or previews!
It is the option of the theatre to prevent audience members from entering the auditorium until intermission or at least a scene change.
NOISES: You may not notice it, but candy or cough drop wrappers, whether unwrapped slowly or quickly, make a lot of noise! Please don’t unwrap them during the performance. If you suspect you will need them, have a supply on hand already unwrapped.
NOISES, PART 2: We love babies, but if they fuss or fidget or cry, please take them to the lobby.
FIDGETING: Please sit still. Ramming elbows into your neighbor or kicking the seat in front of you is highly annoying. *NOTE TO LOVEBIRDS: When you lean your heads together, you block the view of the person behind you. Leaning forward or from side to side also blocks the view.
SIGHTLINES: Be aware that hats and large hairdos impede sightlines.
PICTURES: Due to our contract license agreement, photography or videotaping of any kind is strictly prohibited during the play or any portion of the performance. This includes picture phones, audiocassette, videotape, film, CD, DVD and other digital sequencing. PLEASE RESPECT THE COPYRIGHT RULES AND SET A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR ALL.
NOW FOR SOME Dos:
· DO laugh in the appropriate places.
· DO applaud with enthusiasm in the appropriate places.
· DO tell your friends, after the show, what a great time you had.
