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Why are audiences so poorly behaved these days?
carlisle14
Stand-by Joined: 1/2/15
#175Why are audiences so poorly behaved these days?
Posted: 3/26/26 at 2:57pm
Unclear if it was accidental or a focused step in noise reduction from the crowd, but they moved away from noisy bags of popcorn to the quieter thin cardboard boxes. Likewise, they added soft pretzels to the offerings, which is much more quiet than the bags of chips that seems to be constantly crackling at the start of Act 2 at most shows. It still amazes me that the audience can't hold off from housing 3,000 calories over the course of a 120 min show, but it is what it is ... and the theaters love selling those 25 cent pretzels for $9.99 plus tip.
I might pay extra for a NO DISTRACTIONS seating zone.... food, drink, talking, phones, and small kids are banned from an area where an usher is there to really zone in on defense. I'd pay a few bucks more to NOT have to hear Uncle Stewie chomping on handfuls of popcorn like a horse chowing on the farmer's hay.
witchoftheeast2
Leading Actor Joined: 9/25/24
#176Why are audiences so poorly behaved these days?
Posted: 3/26/26 at 3:22pm
99pandas said: "witchoftheeast2 said: "This articleabout getting involved at the theaterdoes not help at all. It seems to encourage audience participation and no where does it mention also behaving when not in a theater that would encourage it.
Is audience behavior just up to individuals now and if you're not yelling or calling back at actors, you're a "dead" audience and not enjoying it appropriately? I'm tired."
Jumping over from the Dog Day Afternoon preview thread where I was questioning if there are audience plants to get theAttica chant going --- it got me thinking that yes, perhaps, productions that call for and encourage audience participation may be muddling the waters and ultimately doing a disservice to other shows and productions where these call outs would be looked down upon."
It's certainly not helpful in any way. They need to be more strict about enforcing decorum- to a certain extent, it may be difficult at Rocky Horror to tell people to control themselves. But other productions are not Rocky and people need to know that. They need an insert in the playbill, an announcement over the god mic before the show, a notice before you buy tickets about how to behave at the theater
#177Why are audiences so poorly behaved these days?
Posted: 3/26/26 at 6:26pm
Matt Rogers said: "You’ve learned how to play the victim perfectly, just like your fat orange cult leader."
No, I'm just making ER765 face the sad facts.
ER765 said: "90% of YOUR posts and threads have been deleted by the mods, but go off."
No, not at all, just the last one that you had completely shat all over. While cleaning that one, they accidentally cleaned mine too.
By the way, what was your opinion on that subject? Where do you stand?
iluvtheatertrash said: "I can't stop laughing at the MAGAt quoting "the rules" and reporting things to the mods. Suddenly this clown cares about "rules"?
Why would you stay where you're not wanted? Then again, I know you support sex offenders and they typically go where they're not wanted...
Voted for a felon with 30+ counts and you support an administration that is actively protecting pedophiles, while preparing to cheat to win another election."
What in the fever dream..? I can only advise you to read the whole thread again and wish you well.
And yes, I like the rules. Even more than the mods do.
Also, I LOVE it here. Have a great weekend my cute swarm of dung flies.
Matt Rogers
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/04
#178Why are audiences so poorly behaved these days?
Posted: 3/26/26 at 6:36pm
Seb28 said: "Matt Rogers said: "You’ve learned how to play the victim perfectly, just like your fat orange cult leader."
No, I'm just makingER765 face the sadfacts.
ER765 said: "90% of YOURposts and threads have been deleted by the mods, but go off."
No, not at all, just the last one that you had completely shat all over. While cleaning that one, they accidentally cleaned mine too.
By the way, what was your opinion on that subject? Where do you stand?
iluvtheatertrash said: "I can't stop laughing at the MAGAt quoting "the rules" and reporting things to the mods. Suddenly this clown cares about "rules"?
Why would you stay where you're not wanted? Then again, I know you support sex offenders and they typically go where they're not wanted...
Voted for a felon with 30+ counts and you support an administration that is actively protecting pedophiles, while preparing to cheat to win another election."
What in the fever dream..? I can only advise you to read the whole thread again and wish you well.
And yes, I like the rules. Even more than the mods do.
Also, I LOVE it here. Have a great weekend my cute swarm of dung flies."
You “love the rules” and then call your fellow members “dung flies”. You are a complete joke. Go suck some more corn out of your cult leader’s ass.
#179Why are audiences so poorly behaved these days?
Posted: 3/26/26 at 7:03pm
Matt Rogers said: "You “love the rules” and then call your fellow members “dung flies”. You are a complete joke. Go suck some more corn out of your cult leader’s ass."
That's a compliment. And I stood up for you. Your valid comment early in this thread was answered with complete aggression, bewilderment and frenzy by the rule breaker ER765. You don't want my support, I know that, but I will say what I want to say. And in the other thread I spoke out against racism, discrimination, homophobia, antisemitism, and murder of these groups (expressed publicly by a certain person), which was met with the same reaction from the same user. Apparently, some users here don't want to hear any of that or are even standing up for it. Speaking of poorly behaved audiences, to stay on topic.
Matt Rogers
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/04
#180Why are audiences so poorly behaved these days?
Posted: 3/26/26 at 8:21pm
Seb28 said: "Matt Rogers said: "You “love the rules” and then call your fellow members “dung flies”. You are a complete joke. Go suck some more corn out of your cult leader’s ass."
That'sa compliment. And I stood up for you. Your valid comment early in this thread was answeredwith complete aggression,bewilderment and frenzy by the rule breaker ER765. You don't want my support, I know that, but I will say what Iwant to say. And in the other thread I spoke out against racism, discrimination, homophobia, antisemitism, and murder of these groups (expressed publicly by a certain person), which was met with the same reaction from the same user. Apparently, some users here don't want to hear any of that or are even standing up for it. Speaking of poorly behaved audiences, to stay on topic."
Pathetic MAGA troll
#181Why are audiences so poorly behaved these days?
Posted: 3/26/26 at 8:33pm
Matt Rogers said: "Pathetic MAGA troll"
I had hoped for a bit more character. Thanks for the nice chat and have a wonderful weekend!
Matt Rogers
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/04
#182Why are audiences so poorly behaved these days?
Posted: 3/26/26 at 9:10pm
Seb28 said: "Matt Rogers said: "Pathetic MAGA troll"
I had hoped for a bit more character. Thanks for the nice chat and have a wonderful weekend!"
Go to hell. Seriously. You are utterly disgusting, supporting an administration such as this, and you expect the theater community to turn their backs on your repulsive support of that??????? You are garbage. Post elsewhere, pig. And that is an insult to pigs.
#183Why are audiences so poorly behaved these days?
Posted: 3/26/26 at 9:28pm
Don't make assumptions please, thank you.
If you are this blinded by hatred I think you seriously need help. You have not read or understood anything I have ever posted.
I wish you the best. You will need it.
ER765
Featured Actor Joined: 3/12/14
#184Why are audiences so poorly behaved these days?
Posted: 3/26/26 at 10:25pm
LMAO you think the mods deleted multiple posts/threads of yours by mistake…?
You’re truly sick in the head.
I wish you the worst, MAGA maggot loser.
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