Do you meet interesting people if you go to shows alone? — Page 2

Don't normally go alone. But, in NYC with my wife who was there on business.

Sat next to a guy who owns a jazz club in London. Another, recent MT graduate, checking out Violet before heading north to work summer stock in Maine. Sat next to a nice retired couple from FL, who gave me a tip that Beautiful still had rush tickets available...and another couple from a small town in my home state that, where the wife was an english teacher and directed the high school musicals.

I don't think I've ever sat next to someone there by themselves who has acted inappropriately during a show. It's probably a combination of not having anyone to talk to, and being a real theatre fan (and maybe a bit introverted) if you go by yourself, but people who go by themselves have been very well-behaved in my book.

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"...every time I go to a show alone, I seem to make a 2-hour friend. It's annoying more often than not."

Personally, I can't imagine sitting next to The Growl and not becoming his 2-hour friend.

It's a mixed bag. Sometimes I chat with and engage my neighbor in conversation if I pick up that they are also there alone, sometimes not. I usually end up in conversations with tourists who are debating what other shows to see, so I try and get a sense of what they are looking for, and help them find something they might like. But I'm more often popping into an aisle seat at 7:58, halfway to the restroom when the intermission lights come up, etc., so I don't make it that easy.

But the night is no better and no worse if I do or don't talk to someone, whatever happens is fine.

' "...every time I go to a show alone, I seem to make a 2-hour friend. It's annoying more often than not."

Personally, I can't imagine sitting next to The Growl and not becoming his 2-hour friend. '

Couldn't agree more. People who don't want to be bothered just attract people to bother them. (by being their "friends")

I've never had a bad time talking to people in SRO/rush lines but I'm a huge people person. I never start a conversation because I don't want to bother people but after the conversation has started, I've always had a great time.

Last Thursday I did SRO for Hedwig. I got there at 7:45AM and was the fourth in line. In front of me were a mother and daughter and then a girl alone from Canada. Then behind me were two people from Florida. We all actually got incredibly close and had a blast. Talked the entire time, played charades and really got to know each other. Then I won lotto and brought with me a 17 year old who reminded me a lot of myself because he wasn't able to get a ticket while my friend I was with still kept the SRO ticket and got another single person into the line. The next day the girl from Canada saw Heathers with us and we've been texting ever since and made plans to meet up in September to see a show or two. We all have added people on Facebook/Instagram and have kept in contact so far. I had a blast in that line, it was the highlight of my trip.

If not just for the financial burden, I always tend to see shows alone unless it's something really special. But you're never really alone because nine times out of ten you run into friends in the audience you've done a show or two with.

@Liza's Headband -Hey. You can't blame a guy for being enthusiastic

No one crushes my spirit ^^)

I use one of those old people's headsets. It sends the message that I'm not interested in knowing that you saw Audra when she did 110 in the Shade.

I remember years ago when I attended the Encores production of Babes in Arms. The old crone I was seated next to became chatty at intermission. She told me how she had the piano score of the show and was great at playing My Funny Valentine. She really misinterpreted my "I couldn't give a f*ck" look. And that's the last I took my grandmother to the theater.

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I spend my intermission running around to the stage door to see what actors come out and smoke.

LOL Goth.

Who else remembers "The Little Mermaid cast caught smoking" meltdown thread?

Good times.

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one of my favorite things that happens while I am waiting on a rush line. People will come up and ask "what show you are waiting to see"?. I am sitting under the freaking marquee, for crying out loud. So I will tell them the name of another show just to mess with their heads.

I'm dying at what Goth wrote :') That's the best kind of humor

I've sometimes chatted with people on rush lines or at the stage door, and I once had a lovely conversation with another American at intermission of War Horse in London. But I generally avoid talking to strangers at shows if I'm there alone. I'm a huge introvert so not having someone to chat with doesn't really bother me.