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Wilson Middle School

Visual and Performing Arts

2023-2024

Presents

Theatre Audience Etiquette

• Absolutely no food or drink inside the theatre except water in a sealed container.
• Be on time. It shows respect for the actors on the stage and your fellow theater-goers.
• Go to the restroom before you sit down, or at the end, not during the performance. It will not only be disruptive to persons seated in your row and the rows around you, but also to the actors on the stage.
• Do not stand or sit in the aisle and walkways. Do not leave strollers, bags, or other items in the aisle and walkways. In this production, actors will be moving through the audience.
• Unwrap any cough drops or candy before the show begins. The only sounds one should hear at a performance should be coming from the stage.
• Do not fidget. It can be very distracting to persons sitting around you.
• Do not talk during a live performance once it has begun.
• Take your hat off if you are wearing one that might block another person’s view

• Avoid wearing too much perfume or aftershave; and deodorant, as well as breath mints, help when sitting close to others.

• Respect the space of the persons on either side of you. Try to stay within the boundaries of your own chair; and do not take both arm rests.

• Stay awake. Snoring, or leaning your head on a neighbor’s shoulder when you fall asleep is absolutely unacceptable.  

• Turn off your cell phone. As soon as you sit down, turn of your cell phone and put it away. If you must take a call, please exit immediately and take your call in the lobby or outside.

• Be appreciative. Do show your appreciation by clapping at the appropriate times; and standing at the end of the show when all others around you are standing.

ANY VIDEO RECORDING MADE OF THIS PERFORMANCE IS AUTHORIZED FOR PERSONAL, AT-HOME, NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY.  THE SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH RECORDING IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED UNDER FEDERAL COPYRIGHT LAW.