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Broadway is a work of art. It has also become a hot tourist spot for visitors to New York City.
An audience can make or break a Broadway performance and having a disrespectful audience member near you can really hinder ones experience when watching a performance on the stage.
Actors on stage, believe it or not, can hear and see every move that is made in the audience during a performance. This includes things such as cell phone usage, unwrapping candy, drinking every last drop of a cup that is filled with ice, and getting up in the middle of a song or scene!
At every show a Playbill is given out to audience members. It would be smart for Playbill to include a page of DO's and DON'Ts for a Broadway audience.
YES I UNDERSTAND, this will not completely stop all disrespectful members of the audience, but it could potentially stop and aware new theatre goers about the proper way to act, thus creating a better experience for everyone around them.
Sign my petition so we can send this over to Playbill and see what can be done!
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Though this won't solve the problem, it probably is a good idea. At least people can't say they didn't know if it was in the Playbill.
I hope you will correct the typos before you send this.
Need to edit and spell check.
Theatre etiquette isn't just a problem in NYC. It is in every major city in the world. Between lack of elegance in dress code and cell phones, something has to be done.
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
Broadway is a work of art. It has also become a hot tourist spot for visitors to New York City.
An audience can make or break a Broadway performance and having a disrespectful audience member near you can really hinder ones experience when watching a performance on the stage.
Actors on stage, believe it or not, can hear and see every move that is made in the audience during a performance. This includes things such as cell phone usage, unwrapping candy, drinking every last drop of a cup that is filled with ice, and getting up in the middle of a song or scene!
At every show a Playbill is given out to audience members. It would be smart for Playbill to include a page of DO's and DON'Ts for a Broadway audience.
YES I UNDERSTAND, this will not completely stop all disrespectful members of the audience, but it could potentially stop and aware new theatre goers about the proper way to act, thus creating a better experience for everyone around them.
Sign my petition so we can send this over to Playbill and see what can be done!
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My high school programs had these Dos and Don'ts on the inside cover and it was effective; we never had issues. Playbill should definitely adopt this!
Though this won't solve the problem, it probably is a good idea. At least people can't say they didn't know if it was in the Playbill.
I hope you will correct the typos before you send this.
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Theatre etiquette isn't just a problem in NYC. It is in every major city in the world. Between lack of elegance in dress code and cell phones, something has to be done.
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My high school programs had these Dos and Don'ts on the inside cover and it was effective; we never had issues. Playbill should definitely adopt this!