As someone who, years ago, was involved in local productions where people have done this, I thought that it really sucked. The last night should not be any different from any other night. People pay to see these local performances and actors getting off on personal gags often will cause the show not to go the way it was intended and sometimes it can be harmful to the actors.
Two cases:
1. Some actors thought that it would be funny to substitute shaved soap for the cheese that was supposed to be used in a scene. Needless to say, this caused the scene not to work and the audience was not pleased and neither was the actor that ate it and could not finish the scene.
2. Another actor, in a different play, decided to replace the Iced Tea used to simulate hard liquor with actual hard liquor. Again, a bad scene transpired.
It's totally childish and not at all professional. I know that it might be an amateur production but if anyone is expected to ever take the company seriously they should approach everything in a professional manor.
That's my two cents.
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