The Six Worst Types of Theatergoers- Page 2

[AC126748]

Posted: 7/25/11 at 11:19am

Nom, I don't know how recently you've been to The Met, but they seem to have relaxed their standards quite a bit. In the Family Circle at a performance of LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST last season, they seated latecomers all throughout the first act, people fell asleep and snored loudly, old ladies popped candy like it was going out of style, and the ushers--who usually remain inside the theatre for the duration of the acts--did nothing.

[ahhrealmonsters]

Posted: 7/25/11 at 11:26am

Being tall is a choice. Just like being gay.

[nomdeplume]

Posted: 7/25/11 at 11:38am

Maybe Family Circle has different rules?

If you come to orchestra level late you get stuck off in a side room to watch the opera on screen until there is a break when you can be seated.

So, ahhrealmonsters, you been bumping up your height again on your resume?

Sometimes I make the choice to sit on my winter coat as a booster.

I do have a fondness for theaters with a good rake in height for each row of seats, especially in the orchestra, but those seem rare.

[Eris0303]

Posted: 7/25/11 at 11:45am

Once at a show I was in my seat and I needed to get up. It was 5-10 minutes before curtain so it wasn't like I would have been disturbing anyone. I was in close to the middle of the row bur closer to the left side so when I stood up, turned to my left, and said "Excuse me". A woman looked at me and said "You're kidding, right?" with a dirty look on her face. I was stunned - especially since they sat down after me so it wasn't like they'd already stood for me once already. I didn't understand not only her desire to not let me out but her rudeness about it. It was the strangest thing.

[raker]

Posted: 7/26/11 at 11:16am

Someone once gave us tickets to The Nutcracker. We sat behind a row of Mommies and their 5 - 8 year olds. It seemed like there were dozens of them. Throughout the show they talked, passed around juice boxes, hollered from Mommie on the far right to Mommie on the far left while the kids played, jumped around—they did everything but watch the freaking show.

I swore, as god is my witness, I'd never attend another show aimed at "families."

[backwoodsbarbie]

Posted: 7/26/11 at 1:36pm

The "uptight prude" is one of my least favorite type of theatre-goers. My friends and I experienced this type at Women on the Verge. We weren't obnoxious by any means, but we laughed during "Model Behavior" and some other moments as did most of the audience, but the people in front of us felt the need to turn around and stare at every laugh. But the funniest part was, at intermission, they took out their laptops to check email and then proceeded to eat sandwiches. I can't laugh during a comedic song but they can make the Belasco their personal kitchen and office??

[junkyard]

Posted: 7/26/11 at 1:59pm

I have written my NYS Assembly person and suggested he introduce legislation barring tall people and people with physical disabilities from entering a Broadway theatre. We don't need these people cluttering up the space. Get those wheelchairs out of the aisle. Make them stay out in the lobby and view the show viaa closed Circuit (No forget that idea, that would clutter up the lobby). Let them stay in the street. How dare those with a hearing disability use those hearing devices, let them read lips. And those rude enough to be blind, how dare they but a ticket, have they no compassion for the poor folks that have good audio and visual skills. And while we're it perhaps the legislation could include those with developmental disabilities. Theatre goers unite

[LegallyBroadway2]

Posted: 7/26/11 at 2:53pm

I love when I see a show and a little old lady is sitting in front of me.

but, if I have an issue seeing, I booster myself up.

tall people aren't the problem- its people with ginormous heads. add that, junkyard

[Cape Twirl of Doom]

Posted: 7/26/11 at 3:39pm

What the **** are you on about junkyard?

Show me where someone in this thread, or in the link in the OP, has said that people who are hard of hearing or blind or developmentally challenged should not attend theatre.

[backwoodsbarbie]

Posted: 7/26/11 at 3:42pm

Cape Twirl....meet sarcasm

[Cape Twirl of Doom]

Posted: 7/26/11 at 4:03pm

No ****, backwoodsbarbie. My question is, who is his sarcasm directed at, since no one in this thread has said anything about barring people from the theatre.

Or do you think that saying "It's frustrating sitting behind someone really tall" equals "OMG! Anyone who has any kind of disability should be prohibited from going to the theatre!"