Theater Etiquette is an indicator of our collapsing society
Ok. So the caption is a bit inflammatory but I stand by this. So let’s continue to support the arts but follow a few rules.
DO NOT TALK TO THE PEOPLE NEXT TO YOU DURING THE PERFORMANCE. It’s incredibly distracting and why are you even here if you don’t want to see it? This should be common knowledge.
Yes. There are concessions. No. You should not be crumpling chip bags and chewing like a wild buffalo during the show. Use intermission wisely.
If you’re bringing children, manage your offspring. I shouldn’t have to ask your child to stop throwing elbows at a Sunday matinee of Les Mis.
Turn your gotdam phones off. There are literally announcements and signs telling you to do so.
Filming a production is a violation of law. And rude AF. And very distracting to the performers. Is this really the “rebel hill” y’all are dying on? Yikes.
Last, but not least, show up on time. Fashionably late makes you an Ahole.
And with that, the show at the Shubert was a 7/10. The crowd was awful. The performance was amazing. Those costumes and that set is unmatched IMO. The sound techs did something funny because it was very difficult to understand the performers.
PLEASE. Support the arts. But learn the etiquette. It’s basically “don’t be an entitled jackassssss”. 😝