Bad Theater Behavior

[mailhandler777]

Mark Waltz said: "I make a point of pulling out the battery from my phone just as extra precaution when I see Patti on stage and nearly lost the battery when I sat in the front row at "War Paint" out of fear that my phone might accidentally go on."

You must have an old phone that you can take the battery out.

[magictodo123]

ArtMan said: "Here is something good in a bad behavior thread. Wicked is in town in my city for the next two weeks. I switched my evening performance to the matinee on Thursday (21). When I got to the theater there were multiple school buses. My friend who ushers at the theater told me there were 1400 (of 3000 seats) school kids. Most very young. I was not happy, thinking they would talk, text, etc. There was not a peep other than laughter out of those kids (at least the kids around me). How well behaved they were. Since this is a bad behavior thread, I could not believe the number of adults, at least 50, who were held at the door, since they arrived late. All of them walking and talking, to find their seats, not caring they were disturbing others including the school kids who were able to get to the theater on time."

 

I used to work at a theater that would occasionally have student matinees. I was very impressed with how they behaved! The thing I really noticed was how into the shows some of them got. That will always stick with me. 

[Marianne2]

mailhandler777 said: "Mark Waltz said: "I make a point of pulling out the battery from my phone just as extra precaution when I see Patti on stage and nearly lost the battery when I sat in the front row at "War Paint" out of fear that my phone might accidentally go on."

You must have an old phone that you can take the battery out."

There actually are some smartphones you can do this with. I have a Samsung Galaxy J7 that you can do that with because the sim & sd cards go back there. My phone is only a couple of years old. 

[ModernMillie3]

It doesn't have much to do with age, it has to do with how cheap your phone is. The lower cost Android phones still do that, even phones made in 2019. If you have a thousand dollar phone or the nicer Galaxies, you won't be able to do that, and due to Apple being crap, people have never been able to do. It's genius because you are forced to buy another phone from them. 

I think turning off your phone is enough, but if you are paranoid about it turning on my accident, make sure to put it in airplane mode before you turn it off. 

[mailhandler777]

ModernMillie3 said: "It doesn't have much to do with age, it has to do with how cheap your phone is. The lower cost Android phones still do that, even phones made in 2019. If you have a thousand dollar phone or the nicer Galaxies, you won't be able to do that, and due to Apple being crap, people have never been able to do. It's genius because you are forced to buy another phone from them.

I think turning off your phone is enough, but if you are paranoid about it turning on my accident, make sure to put it in airplane mode before you turn it off."

I have a Samsung Note 10+. The last phone I could take the battery out was called the Samsung Alpha I think. But yes I just put mine on airplane mode and throw it in my bag. Also put my watch on theatre mode so it doesn't light up when I clap.

[JSquared2]

At last night's performance of WEST SIDE STORY, there was a lone girl in the orchestra who would loudly "Whoo Whoo!!!" at the end of EVERY number!  So annoying (particularly in this production).  I only wish I had been sitting behind her so I could have swatted her in the head with a rolled up Playbill!

[dshnookie]

JSquared2 said: "At last night's performance of WEST SIDE STORY, there was a lone girl in the orchestra who would loudly "Whoo Whoo!!!" at the end of EVERY number! So annoying (particularly in this production). I only wish I had been sitting behind her so I could have swatted her in the head with a rolled up Playbill!"

Thank you for the laugh! LOLOLOL

[LLW2]

JSquared2 said: "At last night's performance of WEST SIDE STORY, there was a lone girl in the orchestra who would loudly "Whoo Whoo!!!" at the end of EVERY number! So annoying (particularly in this production). I only wish I had been sitting behind her so I could have swatted her in the head with a rolled up Playbill!"

The same happened when I saw Chicago last year, except the whoo-whooing person was sitting directly behind me and leaned forward every time he whoo-whooed, so he was whoo-whooing right into my ear. I ended up proactively covering my ears at the end of every song. I wish you'd been sitting behind him with that rolled-up Playbill.