Finally! A Documentary About The WORST Kind Of Theater People! — Page 2

When I worked at the Public, I saw her get into an argument with the house manager because he was asked by the rightful ticket holders to reclaim their seat from her (she has a habit of just... taking a front row seat near curtain).

She regularly would fall asleep or eat during performances.

I've heard a story that she once had an alarm clock in one of her bags go off during a show. Not an alarm on her phone- an actual alarm clock. Who knows if it's true? But she's the sort of personality who attracts a story like that.

Oh my God, I had to get this woman to move from her seat, I mean another person's seat, when I worked at an Off-Broadway house years ago. It was the most harrowing moment of what was admittedly a preposterously easy job.

The " Who knew Lars von Trier made documentaries." line is amazing.

It is kind of fascinating to explore why she chose theater as her drug of choice. From your stories and the video, she acts like an addict. She alienates family, hustles to get her fix, gets angry, has no understanding of her actions, etc. I've never heard of anyone literally having a theater addiction. Is she only after a ticket or does she bother the actors, too?

The Times Square Babadook line is going to keep me chuckling for days.

I have seen her at several shows... I have only had two direct interactions with her. The first, I was waiting for a friend in front of a theatre - I was a few minutes early meeting at the theatre and had the tickets in my hand. She noticed that I was standing alone and holding two tickets and VERY much wanted my extra ticket. The other time, I was actually dropping friends off at a show after dinner and was just going to go home, but a gentleman nearby overheard my goodbyes and asked if I wanted a free ticket to the show seeing as someone in their group cancelled last minute and they did not want it to go to waste. She had apparently been trolling for a ticket nearby and was rather irate that I was given a ticket!

I have seen similar behaviors from the other "usual" suspects, so she is hardly alone. They would all make interesting subjects, but not in a reversal way. The number of times I have been at an invited dress and have encountered a group of them outside... I wish I had a nickel...I saw another one at another show march down the aisle and take a seat in the front row. The ticket holder came, and the lady just moved one row back.. it happened four or five times before she was nearly chased up the aisle...

Wait, is she really Equity or does she just wear that hat and pose as a due paying member in hopes of getting freebies?

How in the hell did she get her Equity card?

I have encountered her far too many times at the theater to count. No matter which day I choose to see a MUFTI she inevitably will also be there too (or perhaps she just shows up to every performance of every MUFTI!) She is extremely aggressive when asking for free tickets and has followed me up and down the sidewalk before while I was waiting for my friends to arrive.

Once she has a ticket then all hell can break loose. As others have mentioned she will simply barge into the orchestra section and take a seat in the front row. I saw her give the staff at the Music Box absolute hell one time when she refused to move from the seat when the real ticket holders arrived. She treats each performance as opening seating and if she sits in the seat first, it's hers.

And yes, the bags, the food- it's a nightmare.

She is not the only vulture (free ticket scammer) to be banned from my off-Broadway theaters. A friend of a friend who ushers frequently at NYTW said they are warned about several of them, who use different alias to try to usher themselves and get into the shows.

The thing is: the vultures always get in. Some schmuck always gives them a ticket and they get the last laugh at the end of the day.

Over the years she and the other guy were like a version of Wheres Waldo for us. One or both would usually be at the theatre looking for tickets. There also used to be an older married couple that would wait on either side of the doors and keep asking for any extra tickets.

A couple of years ago was seeing an off broadway show and a this woman sat down behind us and started huffing that she couldn't see around my partners head. She asked to change seats with us. Told her sorry but we weren't moving. She started in a non stop slow motion of a constant tap on the back of our seats. with her foot. Finally I got up and grabbed the house manager who then asked to see her ticket which she couldn't find. As this was going on the couple whose seats these actually belonged to showed up. She was not getting out of the seat. The show was delayed while this was all going on.

House manager finally got her to move and found her a seat which she bitched about. Curious to see how this documentary shows this woman.

By the way, my day job is at a theatrical institution with lots of events. Nicki is a frequent attendee. My co-workers refuse to deal with her from years of past experience.

If you are patient and "kill her with kindness", she'll (sometimes) act in kind.

iluvtheatertrash, does she ask for free books too?

Now that I'm aware of this woman I thought back on the past and think I've seen her. If it's the same old white guy I see him more often (he's usually with some shorter, fat woman). Thankfully I've never had an encounter with her, most likely because I never engage with these vultures on the street. She's glad to have never crossed my path because I would shut that sh!t down real fast.

This documentary seems very one-sided from the trailer. I don't see why anyone would give money to this nonsense because she seems like a deplorable human being. I'm sure the focus will be on this poor old woman whose "love" of theatre has alienated her from her family. When in actuality she is just an addict. She has to see a show everyday by any means necessary but once inside she couldn't care less which is why she eats and falls asleep. If I were her kids I'd be glad she keeps busy and doesn't bother me.

The one part of the trailer I found hilarious was her interaction with the MTC box office. Going up yelling about how she's heard of comps being given away but obviously she's not allowed to partake in papering services like normal people. After that attempt didn't work then she starts in asking for free Equity tickets. When the box office attendant says they don't have comps there to just freely give away she acts shocked as if this isn't the one millionth time she's been told this.