I Was The Person Who Couldn't Stop Coughing

[wexy]

Posted: 12/3/05 at 10:24am

After hundreds of plays and shows, it finally happened to me last night. At 'Touch of the Poet," two minutes into the show I started a small cough which I couldnt' control. I was missing dialogue trying to suppress this stupid cough.

A guy that sits next to me, gave me a whole package of Halls and I managed to stop, he thought that I was gonna stop breathing.
Luckily after intermission, I was better and I didn't get any dirty looks or anything.

[CostumeMistress]

Posted: 12/3/05 at 10:29am

Wexy, I know that feeling. I'm the one who is extremely anal about turning off my cell phone - the ONE time in my life I forget? I'm sitting through communion at church, my mother calls, and the ringtone is Cher's "Turn Back Time."

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 12/3/05 at 10:32am

I realized about 10 minutes before intermission of POET that I had forgotten to turn off my phone, and spent that time willing it not to ring If I Were A Rich Girl.

For coughing stories, at the presentation of OPPOSITE OF SEX, I had a terrible cough, and was popping cough drops, but still having coughing fits - I managed to keep it in, which caused what must have looked like many mini-seizures.

[Jenny1284]

Posted: 12/3/05 at 10:51am

I hate it when that happens, and because of my asthma, it happens far more than I would like. I think (or hope) that I've gotten pretty good at holding back coughs and stifling the noise.

I can't think of any times I've gotten dirty looks. I know it's aggravating when people cough, but coughs usually aren't something you can control.

[Broadwayboobs]

Posted: 12/3/05 at 11:10am

I had to sit through the whole 1st act of a college production of "Macbeth" which was directed by my partners EX and started coughing from the opening until intermission. I'm sure he truly hated me after that. It was his fault he started it off with fog..that just irritated the scratch in my throat...I couldn't escape because all of the exits were being used by the actors who were carrying live torches. He's just lucky I didn't yell out "OH GOD make it stop" like I usually do. We had to leave after intermission..which I'm sure he was pleased being I ruined Act 1.

Updated On: 12/3/05 at 11:10 AM

[Elphaba]

Posted: 12/3/05 at 11:11am

oh God Wexy......happened to me at RENT last night......It was horrible...

[paradox_error]

Posted: 12/3/05 at 11:19am

RENT or the coughing?

[Elphaba]

Posted: 12/3/05 at 11:21am

coughing, I love the movie

by the way doxie......it looks like it will be Krakow now instead of Slovenia......

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 12/3/05 at 11:24am

At a reading of a musical that a friend was involved in back in February, I was seated in the front row of a small loft space. I had a terrible cold and right after the show started, I felt an uncontrollable cough. After 15 minutes, during a scene change, I got up, apologized to my friend (who was standing in the back) and said that there was no way I could stay with such a cough. It wouldn't be fair to the actors and to the potential backers who were in the audience.

[paradox_error]

Posted: 12/3/05 at 11:26am

Fantastic.

When you get more details of what you plan, I'll give you some advice!!!

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 12/3/05 at 12:11pm

It's nice to know that you stayed all the way through. What a trooper! I am sure the audience was thinking "Oh, that poor person with the cough. How awful it must be to have a horrible cough like that and not know how to get out of the theatre until it stops. How terrible they must feel for disrupting the performance and ruining it for everyone else and risk giving whatever they have to everyone around them. I am sure they are as wracked with guilt as they are with the cough. How awful that there is not an usher near by to help the poor tubercular victim to the lobby where they might get a drink of water and take some time to relax and let the coughing subside. I sure do feel sorry for that person." Yea, that is what the audience (and the actor's) were thinking. Good for you!

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 12/3/05 at 2:02pm

My coughing come from post nasal drip . I know the feeling of this happening at a show so I always carry Halls & water

[ikmbway]

Posted: 12/4/05 at 1:59am

This happened to me with the coughing. I couldn't stop for about 2 minutes and worst of all I was in the front row center for Sweet Charity (the tickets were half price too)! It stopped fortunately a few moments after.