"It's just so they can plan ahead or know whether or not to get their hopes up when they see a show. Despite your own personal views, the opportunity to get face time with or even meet one of your favorite actors/actresses can mean a lot to some people. It can be a incredibly meaningful experience. The fact that actors and actresses are more accessible in theatre is a unique experience not afforded to many fans of say musicians and athletes who could go their whole life without meeting one of their heros, inspirations, or what have you, so it is a very good thing that people shouldn't take for granted. If meeting an certain actress is important to someone but not to you, that doesn't make their questions any less important.
I don't think people asking these questions simply wanting to plan ahead is that much of an inconvenience to you. If they want to know and your privy to that information, tell them. If not, don't click on that thread. It's pretty simple."
TheatreKid3, in response to your first paragraph, go back and reread my post. I am not criticizing people for stage dooring. I've done the stage dooring thing before.
And even if people are reporting that "so-and-so" comes out of the stage door, I don't see how reporting that allows people to plan ahead and not get their hopes up. It can vary from performance to performance. Also, xoffender45 was asking if it was a regular thing that Faith Prince doesn't come out through the stage door. You're going to have different reports from different people. What exactly is the he (or she?) looking to plan ahead if they already saw the show?
Also, I clicked on the thread because it was originally asking a slightly different question. I hadn't realized someone bumped up a thread from May until I got to the bottom. Generally I don't click on threads about frequency of actors who stage door, and if I did, I would do my best to answer if I knew.
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Updated On: 9/3/13 at 10:16 PM