Posted: 5/20/22 at 12:16pm
JBroadway said: "Rudy2 said: "nativenewyorker2 said: "Now the performance by the user screaming to everyone as they walk in “this is your warning, if I see your nose I will escort you out” was a bit much"
A bit much? It’s downright assaultive. No one is on trial here. We are customers. “Mask Up” signs are sufficient."
That has not proven to be the case, in my experience, nor (I would guess) in the experience of most front of house teams. "Mask-up" signs do little for audience members who are already determined not to give a crap about proper mask protocol - which is many, many people. It's audiences who have lost their decorum and decency, eliciting the need for a more aggressive enforcement from front of house."
This kind of verbal assault should be REACTIVE, not PRE-EMPTIVE.
I’m already braced to be shouted at when I arrive at the theater and scan my tickets now.
I am sick of poor audience behavior, though. I had to ask an usher on Wednesday to stop people in front of me for texting during “Hadestown.” I just can’t believe what I’m seeing sometimes.
Feb. 28 - Looped, Feb. 28 - Next to Normal, March 4 - Hair, March 11 - A Little Night Music, March 24 - Time Stands Still, April 6 - La Cage Aux Folles, April 10 - Anyone Can Whistle (City Center), April 10 - Looped, May 9 - Enron, May 15 - A Little Night Music, May 15 - A Behanding In Spokane, May 30 - A Behanding In Spokane, May 30 - A Little Night Music, June 20 - A Little Night Music, June 23 - Red, June 23 - Sondheim on Sondheim, July 13 - A Little Night Music, July 18 - The Grand Manner (Lincoln Center)
