Hey, WHITE CHRISTMAS Producers - KISS MY $&%!!!!! — Page 2

I'm with Phyllis on this one. I've never understood why more shows don't just do general rush rather than limiting it to students. A lot of them are just living off of mommy and daddy's dime anyway and are hardly in a position of hardship (and they can join TDF anyway).

And a lot of non-students (I would say many more than those who are "living off of mommy and daddy's dime") are struggling to pay for their rent and living expenses, let alone be able to attend live theater.

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Sure, but as Bettyboy72 said, there has to be some cut-off. If it's a general rush, what's stopping anyone and everyone (including people who could easily pay for it) from coming? Rush is done to allow people who might not otherwise be able to go to the theater can go. And most producers use "student" as their definition of this. Is it all-encompassing? Obviously not.

If it's a general rush, what's stopping anyone and everyone (including people who could easily pay for it) from coming?

Nothing. That's the point of a general rush, that anyone can go. Some shows have had rush open to anyone, wasn't NEXT TO NORMAL a general rush before they changed to lotto? It's the same with the lottery. Anyone can enter those. Of course, it's still mostly students who show up. I was at the lottery for RAGTIME over the weekend (and won, yay!) and almost every single person there looked to be mid-twenties or younger. There was one elderly woman, and that was about it.

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Phyllis, my point does not assume that. At all.

Updated On: 12/7/09 at 06:12 PM

Yes, shows should offer a general rush, open to all like it was only a few years ago.

Secondly, I don't need anger management, Pal Joey, I was however very angry as would anyone being questioned by a box office (OR ANYONE) about the validity of their studies because of their age and where I choose to get my education. I also find it amusing and just a tad ironic that they are turning away acting students from their theatre.

As for the grosses, I pulled up what I thought was last week saying 53%. Excuuuuuuuuuse me if I pulled up a prior weeks. Even still they're not selling out and they have many seats available that they're turning people away from buying. You can like it, mock it, disagree with it, whatever. Everyone's got an opinion on a subject and that's what this message board is here for.

Sounds like you got life good, Marquise! lol

But, I think that one of the main problems with doing a regular rush is that there have been too many stories of rush lines getting out of hand. At least by regulating the rush to students only, does wonders for crowd control.

I have equated student rush with going to the movies before. This is because of the fact that an average price rush ticket would equal what one would spend on the movies in NYC. And, I know that with that price I would choose theatre over a movie.

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I can't even afford to GO to college! Why don't I get a discount??

Updated On: 12/8/09 at 10:51 AM

JoeKv, just wait it out and then go for the Senior Citizens Theatre Queen discount next month...

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what's stopping anyone and everyone (including people who could easily pay for it) from coming?

Convenience. I can speak only for myself, but even if there was general rush for a high-demand show, I'd much rather just take the few seconds to buy a ticket full price or just partially discounted than have to bother with getting up at the crack of dawn and sit on the street for several hours just to save $50 or so. Now, if it was a low-demand show where you could just walk up to the box office 20 minutes before curtain and get the ticket, I might be tempted...but in that case, it wouldn't be taking a ticket out of some poverty-stricken student's hand. Just supply & demand.

Of course, some people lose rationality when it comes to discounts. Like I never understood, when the Ben & Jerry's near Times Square was still open, why people would line up around the block on the days they gave away free ice cream. Is it really worth standing in line two hours just to get $5 worth of ice cream for free?

I have equated student rush with going to the movies before. This is because of the fact that an average price rush ticket would equal what one would spend on the movies in NYC. And, I know that with that price I would choose theatre over a movie.

If you go before noon on weekends to AMC theatres, it's around $6-7 for the movie ticket. MUCH less than any theatre ticket. Even after that it's less than $15. Still a good $10 less than the lowest rush/lottery prices.

Look, some people really didn't get what upset me yesterday about this. What upset me was just how insulted I was by being told that I'm not a real student and questioning my choice to go back to school at my age (and I ain't that old, folks) to continue working on my craft. It's not like I was trying to scam anyone out of anything or get something that I wasn't supposed to get. They said they offered a student rush. I am a student. If they are offering a "limited student rush" or to persons under a certain age like some theaters do, that policy needs to be stated. That's what upset me.