15 Golden Rules of Theatre Etiquette- Page 3
15 Golden Rules of Theatre Etiquette
#50re: 15 Golden Rules of Theatre Etiquette
Posted: 7/27/09 at 5:52pmI like entrance applauses. It shows that the audience is excited for a certain performer and also shows respect for their performance. I saw the same play twice and it had a famous actress in it. She got entrance the first time I saw it, but not the second time because the audience seemed completely dead. I?d rather have enthusiasm and energy from the audience than nothing at all.
#51re: 15 Golden Rules of Theatre Etiquette
Posted: 7/27/09 at 6:42pm
Entrance applause I don't mind so much. It's just a small way of showing encouragement to an actor you admire. I don't clap, I just don't mind.
What I do mind is clapping during a belt. I want to hear the entire thing. It's so annoying.
I will not apologize to someone having to get up for me to get to my seat, unless I am late, which I usually am not. I say "thank you."
When I saw Ruined, not one person stood up at all and it had some of the best performances I had seen. It was a matinee filled with local theater-goers.
Most of the time I am forced to give undeserved standing ovations because the person in front of me is giving one and I want to see the curtain call.
Mr Roxy
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#52re: 15 Golden Rules of Theatre Etiquette
Posted: 7/27/09 at 6:52pm
Mostly agree with all of them except # 5
If someone is really late & really disturbs you & your enjoyment of the show I generally will make a remark like "Couldn't make it in time"
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Updated On: 7/27/09 at 06:52 PM
#53re: 15 Golden Rules of Theatre Etiquette
Posted: 7/27/09 at 7:02pm
What I do mind is clapping during a belt. I want to hear the entire thing. It's so annoying.
I agree. The fan girls start clapping and screaming long before the songs are over and I usually don't get to hear the last note. It's good news for the performers though. They don't have to worry too much about the ends of songs sounding perfect. No one can hear them.
#54re: 15 Golden Rules of Theatre Etiquette
Posted: 7/27/09 at 7:45pm^ I agree. It's awful. The song isn't over yet. Shut the hell up!
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#55re: 15 Golden Rules of Theatre Etiquette
Posted: 7/27/09 at 8:40pm^I agree too. You don't need to cheer for every riff either.
#56re: 15 Golden Rules of Theatre Etiquette
Posted: 7/27/09 at 9:58pm
"If someone is really late & really disturbs you & your enjoyment of the show I generally will make a remark like 'Couldn't make it in time.'"
If someone is really late & really disturbs me and my enjoyment of the show, I'd really rather not discuss it as I'm waiting for them to sit the f*ck down.
Updated On: 7/27/09 at 09:58 PM
#57re: 15 Golden Rules of Theatre Etiquette
Posted: 7/27/09 at 9:59pmI think there needs to be a rule about wearing top hats to the theater. namely, that everyone should.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
#58re: 15 Golden Rules of Theatre Etiquette
Posted: 7/27/09 at 10:14pm
Interesting comments on Ruined. I imagine reactions vary a lot performance to performance on that one. There were some folks standing at the end when I saw it, but I wasn't among them. I was too busy wiping the tears away.
I do think standing O's cheapen the sentiment. Sometimes they're deserved, but I usually sit it out as long as possible if I don't feel moved to stand. That said, twice recently I've won front row lotto seats (In the Heights and West Side Story--I enjoyed the first much more than the last). regardless, I didn't feel compelled to stand for either. Then I felt like a giant d-bag for being the only schmuck in the front row sitting. Oh well!
Also, as a tall person, I can actually appreciate #14. I do try to get aisle seats (to stretch the legs and prevent blocking people's view). I'd add an addendum though: sometimes tall people can't help where they're seated. So rather than blather on about how you'll never see anything because some giant sat in front of you, suck it up and ask for a booster, you miserable old cow (it's always a miserable old cow).
mikewood
Broadway Star Joined: 4/7/05
#59re: 15 Golden Rules of Theatre Etiquette
Posted: 7/27/09 at 10:52pm
I gots to be honest....I have participated in and even started standing "O" s for the simple audacious fact that my back has completely spasmed out in tiny broadway seats...and I lept at the first chance to get out of my seat.
Next to Normal is the only recent show that has inspired me to leap to my feet because of the quality of the show.
I managed to stay glued to my seat during the curtain call for Billy Elliot which only inspired inquisitive head scratching and bewilderment as to "why the hype?"
As for entrance applause, I despise it. I did however give in to a smattering of participation for the divine Miss Lansbury in Blythe Spirit.
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