as a theater kid i wanted to go over some guidelines
whether it be for during the show or after the show
please GOD please turn off your phones. no, donât put them on vibrate and simple power off. fully. turn. them. off.
donât talk!!!! donât whisper to your friend.
do not speak/sing along with the actors. donât say the lines before they do. i know, being a theater kid is amazing and exciting when you finally get to see the show but be!!! respectful!!
donât scream everytime someone comes on stage. its extremely disruptive.
i just came back from seeing sea wall/ a life. itâs amazing and i most definitely reccomend it but that show is incredibly silent. thereâs no musical numbers, itâs two monologues. you can hear someone eating from the orchestra when youâre in the dress circle. there was someone a few rows behind me who would constantly reply to everything as if they were talking directly to her. donât do that itâs very annoying
AFTER THE SHOW / STAGE DOOR
yâall have to understand that these actors are tired as fuck and need to rest. donât overwhelm them.
if the actor is not comfortable with taking a picture: DONT! FORCE! THEM! TO! TAKE! A! PICTURE!
donât push to get to the front. itâs first come first serve. i swear people at stagedoors are always happy to scoot for you to take pictures and happy to give them your playbill to sign
if the actor there is in films (for example; tom hiddleston and jake gyllenhaal) DONT GET PICTURES WITH THEM FOR CLOUT!! jake has constantly said that he would rather talk to someone than take a picture. at stagedoor today people paraded him just for a picture. they didnât tell him how amazing he did (which he did absolutely amazing), they didnât even ask for him to sign their playbill. they just wanted a picture. he was obviously getting extremely uncomfortable and nobody else cared and it broke my heart
also! if youâre there for a specific actor, donât give them your soul attention. there are other amazing actors in performances as well who deserve just as much recognition!!
but yeah i think that was overdue sorry
anyways yeah so i went to see sea wall/ a life and it actually slapped that was amazing. i went to the stage door and was at the end of the line and jake was obviously getting very uncomfortable bc everyone started parading him for pictures so i calmly told him how amazing he did and i asked him to sign my playbill. he said of course and i thanked him like a thousand times, and he thanked me for seeing the show. i asked him if it was okay if we took a picture and he said yes and i thanked him again and told him they did amazing
itâs as simple as human decency. if someoneâs uncomfortable, try to calm them down!! it probably means more than you think.
dont come at me for this btw, iâve been wanting to make one of these for a while because theater etiquette has gone down the drain and people need to remember itâs theater, not a concert
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