smoking

Just as a side note I did attempt to get these ordered in from over east for a show once and I was told they were not allowed to distribute to WA - I think it was just the company but it bugged me nonetheless. I have seen many shows use these types of cigarettes and unless you are hypersensitive they do NOT create enough smoke to have a effect on the audience. I sat front row in a show a few years ago where the character lit up almost constantly throughout the show, usually near our side of the stage and the smoke rose up and disappeared pretty quickly. It's an effect like anything else. Is it going to come to the stage where on posters etc you're going to have to put disclaimers and warnings that this show depicts smoking? Honeslty people. **WARNING: This show contains strobe lighting,and fake cigarette smoke.** Stupid, much? They are non toxic, they do not produce much smoke, just enough for an effect and if you are going to be portraying a character who would smoke and you feel as a performer it would help you or if it's mentioned in a script. Smoking only became unfashionable to "scary" to the general health system and the wider community not too long ago so why not light up if you feel it is required of the script/character etc? My ten cents worth anyway. Inside every adult is the child that was and inside every child is the adult that will be. (John Connolly)