Posted: 6/24/24 at 8:09am
Can anyone advise how often cast smokes during show? Does it overwhelm small theater? Really want to see show but allergic. Herbal cig smoke smell permeated Mother Play. Wonder if Stereophonic has same issue. Thank you.
Posted: 6/24/24 at 8:45am
JayElle said: "Can anyone advise how often cast smokes during show? Does it overwhelm small theater? Really want to see show but allergic. Herbal cig smoke smell permeatedMother Play. Wonder if Stereophonic has same issue. Thank you."
I've only noticed it a couple of times. If you're in mezzanine, you can barely see the face expressions, let alone smell anything.
Posted: 6/24/24 at 9:19am
I'm very sensitive to smoking smell. I was sitting third row and honestly don't recall it being aggressive at all.
Posted: 6/24/24 at 1:52pm
I don't remember any odor either... Row o, orchestram
Posted: 6/24/24 at 1:54pm
I'm also hyper-sensitive to the smell of smoke, and I didn't notice anything in Row M of the Orchestra.
Posted: 6/24/24 at 2:23pm
I gotta be honest, I smelled it frequently from the front row of the mezz.
Posted: 6/27/24 at 1:50pm
I was in the sixth row last week, and at times it was distracting to me. If you're sensitive to the smell I would sit far away.
Posted: 6/27/24 at 2:50pm
I know this is conflicting info, but I sat front row and don't remember smelling anything.
Posted: 6/28/24 at 8:59am
Matchi said: "I was in the sixth row last week, and at times it was distracting to me. If you're sensitive to the smell I would sit far away."
Thanks to all who responded. Herbal cigs isn't good for those anywhere around it. American Cancer Society and multiple health systems say they aren't safe, but their use have become more prolific on stage. Its absence wouldn't diminish the show. It's particularly bad for seniors, the group with the $ for tickets. Beyond me why production companies want to emulate a deadly habit that killed and sickened millions for decades until the states sued tobacco companies for billions to recover healthcare costs and banned indoor use and advertising.
Posted: 6/28/24 at 10:10am
I don’t have any sensitivities to herbal cigs - besides thinking they smell bad - but I could definitely smell them from at least rear mezzanine B from time to time. They don’t smoke the whole show, but it’s fairly frequent. If you have sensitivities, I would just recommend sitting further back. You may still catch a whiff, but it wouldn’t be the same as sitting up close or seeing it at Playwrights, for example.
As to the point of why they’re smoking: it’s set in the 70’s and everyone smoked cigarettes, weed, or both. Especially rockstars. It’s authentic, even if you think it’s gross.
Posted: 6/28/24 at 1:37pm
ColorTheHours048 said: "I don’t have any sensitivities to herbal cigs - besides thinking they smell bad - but I could definitely smell them from at least rear mezzanine B from time to time. They don’t smoke the whole show, but it’s fairly frequent. If you have sensitivities, I would just recommend sitting further back. You may still catch a whiff, but it wouldn’t be the same as sitting up close or seeing it at Playwrights, for example.
As to the point ofwhythey’re smoking: it’s set in the 70’s and everyone smoked cigarettes, weed, or both. Especially rockstars. It’s authentic, even if you think it’s gross."
Wouldn't wearing a mask help?
Posted: 6/28/24 at 9:01pm
I smoked a blunt before the play. It was fabulous.
Posted: 6/28/24 at 10:33pm
DAME said: "I smoked a blunt before the play. It was fabulous."
Now that's being true to the thread title -- Stereophonic: Smoking Herbal!
Posted: 6/29/24 at 7:03am
"As to the point ofwhythey’re smoking: it’s set in the 70’s and everyone smoked cigarettes, weed, or both. Especially rockstars. It’s authentic, even if you think it’s gross."
I lived the 1970s with the smoking that killed (cancer, emphysema), maimed (COPD, heart disease), and sickened (bronchitis. Father had one-fourth of one lung functioning when he died of emphysema from 4 packs/day. My siblings and me got chronic bronchitis from 2nd hand smoke. Knew folks who contracted lung cancer from 2nd hand smoke. The health crisis got so bad 40+ states sued tobacco companies for billions to offset health costs. It also banned advertising and smoking indoors.
We've had decades of shows that were successful without smoking even though the show covered time periods when smoking was prevalent. As for weed, folks didn't openly toke like today. It was criminal possession if caught with it. Sadly, production companies mistakenly think the smoke is harmless.
It smells badly. It also has the same tar and other toxic chemicals that tobacco has. The smaller theaters like Helen Hayes and Golden don't have the ventilation systems that the larger Schubert theaters do. Even the head usher at HH (Mother's Play) said the whole theater "stunk" by the show's end. It even billowed out the SD when it opened. House manager at HH said alot of folks complained about the smoke during the Cottage.
It's not good for cast and crew, especially singers. Hold cig; just don't light it. No one would notice if it wasn't there at all.
Posted: 6/29/24 at 7:28am
Wouldn't wearing a mask help?
If I remember correctly, you can still smell through a mask. So no
Posted: 6/29/24 at 8:02am
Only a respirator works with smoke which is why firemen use them.
Posted: 6/29/24 at 6:23pm
TheatreMonkey said: "DAME said: "I smoked a blunt before the play. It was fabulous."
Nowthat'sbeing true to the thread title -- Stereophonic: Smoking Herbal!"
love it.
Posted: 8/1/24 at 4:55pm
jagman106 said: "I'm also hyper-sensitive to the smell of smoke, and I didn't notice anything in Row M of the Orchestra."
I also smoked for a long time and could not quit. Then I gathered my thoughts because it was already difficult to breathe and quit. I also recently read about organic mullein drops, these are mullein drops that cleanse the lungs. I think I'll try them, because I still feel like my lungs are in smoke. It would be better if I never smoked at all.
I can't be around people who smoke. It's impossible to breathe.
Updated On: 8/2/24 at 04:55 PM
