Are they really taking glasses off of people's faces? Now I'm excited to see the show when I come this Fall or Winter but man, I'm blind as a bat, and the thought of having my glasses torn off my face really terrifies me. I mean it's my version of having snakes or spiders run over my body. Are they really doing this? Seems a bit much.
I've worn both glasses and contacts and have had neither torn off my face. Maybe you should just put your hands up and they won't? Actors know how to take a hint that out of hundreds of people, you want to be able to see.
Or just take them off yourself when you see them coming
I know they give them back. But my glasses cost about 1,000 bucks and aside from that, having them removed from my face for any amount of time other than by myself will cause a panic attack that isn't likely to end quickly. I know it seems silly but this just seems to cross the line of audience interaction.
In all seriousness, I think if you feel like you're in a compromising position and you make it clear that you don't want to be messed with that way, they'll leave you alone. They're having fun, but they want you to have fun, too; they don't want anybody to get upset.
It doesn't cross the line for everyone. That's like saying your haircut cost $1000 so for them to mess with it is over the line, but maybe the person who paid $5 for theirs wouldn't care.
It's not like they find every person that wears glasses and removes them! The odds of that happening are pretty slim.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
Where are you sitting? (or is this just a "for future reference"?)
I understand how you feel: if there are a hundred people in a room and ONE mosquito...it will bite me. And only me.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
Haven't chosen seats yet. I know sitting further back or on mez would prevent less interaction but thing is I need to be close to see. Am I safer on the inside?
Most definitely. Front rows and aisles get MOST of the attention. A few of them venture further in, but not too often.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
It doesn't cross the line for everyone. That's like saying your haircut cost $1000 so for them to mess with it is over the line, but maybe the person who paid $5 for theirs wouldn't care.
Unless the actor decides to pull some shears or a razor out of his or her pocket, you can't mess up a haircut. If you're rocking a $1000 hairstyle, which COULD get messed up, at an interaction filled Broadway show, you deserve to get it.
A pair of glasses, when one is legally blind, is a whole different story. They could be dropped, damaged and have to be replaced. In the off chance that an actor approaches you, just put your hand to your glasses and they will get the point.
Pretty pretty please don't you ever ever feel like you're less than f**ckin' perfect!
On the subject of audience interaction/participation, when I visit from London, in October, and see 'Hair' for the second time (from the front row) would it be inappropriate to get naked at the end of act one?