Will you PLEASE be quiet??!!
Mon, 26 Aug 2002, 09:26 amLeah Maher32 posts in thread
Will you PLEASE be quiet??!!
Mon, 26 Aug 2002, 09:26 amHey kids,
Not wanting to take attention away from the interesting three way romance developing in the "Reviewers in the Missed" thread, an interesting point has been raised way down there in the Reviews forum; what do you do about noisy audience members?
The amazing Mr Kelso in the equally amazing Copenhagen at the Octogon very recently apparently employed the simple break of character and "Would you please be quiet, the rest of the audience is tying to listen." before returning to character and picking up from where he had been so rudely interupted.
Is this the best way to go about it? Or should you just ignore it and hope it goes away? Or send a runner out in the interval to hunt down the culprits and have a quiet word? Or get the cast and crew together in the car park afterwards to make sure these inconsiderate audience members never bother another actor again?
Suggestions? Stories? Annecdotes?
Leah
Not wanting to take attention away from the interesting three way romance developing in the "Reviewers in the Missed" thread, an interesting point has been raised way down there in the Reviews forum; what do you do about noisy audience members?
The amazing Mr Kelso in the equally amazing Copenhagen at the Octogon very recently apparently employed the simple break of character and "Would you please be quiet, the rest of the audience is tying to listen." before returning to character and picking up from where he had been so rudely interupted.
Is this the best way to go about it? Or should you just ignore it and hope it goes away? Or send a runner out in the interval to hunt down the culprits and have a quiet word? Or get the cast and crew together in the car park afterwards to make sure these inconsiderate audience members never bother another actor again?
Suggestions? Stories? Annecdotes?
Leah
Re: Will you PLEASE be quiet??!!
Mon, 26 Aug 2002, 11:11 pmWell - as absurd as it may feel to do so - not such a crazy idea in this day in regards to a flyer saying "How to be an audience" - well they do have books "Computer's for Dummy's" etc. Though it would all feel like a tacky way of dealing with the occasional problem.
Probably the only way - is to add something politically correct onto that 'no mobile' sign and/or into the program: for example:
"Please remember to turn off your mobile before entering the auditorium and we trust our audience tonight will respect fellow audience members and the cast in appropriate behaviours and we welcome you to join us at the bar after the show for reflection and/or constructive discussion"
I'm not too fantastic with words but something along those lines.
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Probably the only way - is to add something politically correct onto that 'no mobile' sign and/or into the program: for example:
"Please remember to turn off your mobile before entering the auditorium and we trust our audience tonight will respect fellow audience members and the cast in appropriate behaviours and we welcome you to join us at the bar after the show for reflection and/or constructive discussion"
I'm not too fantastic with words but something along those lines.
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