Todays National Emergency Alert Test / Matinees

With every cell phone going off for the National emergency Alert Test today at 2:20 (and reports saying could continue until 2:50), I’d be curious to hear how different matinee shows handle things. Part of me wonders if they’ll hold the curtain for a bit for my show today or make an even more explicit announcement than usual. No doubt a chorus of phones will go off since (I believe) your phone has to be turned off completely in order for them not to get it so I’m guessing every single show will have some sort of audience disruption.

I had my phone set on silent at home, and I was surprised that it went off, so I hope they made it explicitly clear to turn phones completely off before the shows, or else I can imagine it was a big problem.

I remember last time that some matinees shifted their start time to 2:30.

Not at a show, but both my phone and my son's rec'd the alert.... but neither had ANY sound. Our phones were on.... and not silenced. Very odd.