Amber Massie-Blomfield, executive director of Camden People’s Theatre: “Not only does this line of discourse do little to change behaviour, it might well serve to alienate the new audiences that are so crucial to the continuing vitality of the art form. … The fear of not knowing how to behave at the theatre is a genuine barrier to entry.”
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Theatre Etiquette Is All Over The Place These Days, And Audiences Are Confused, Says Editor
Alastair Smith, print editor of The Stage: “[Once,] the rules may not have been written down, but they were clear and strict … Then along came jukebox musicals that asked you to dance along to a megamix. At Shakespeare’s Globe, actors started engaging with the groundlings. … Next, immersive theatre asked audiences to touch the set, to react to the actors. … Rules of audience engagement vary wildly from one show to the next. And the expectations of what one audience member finds permissible also varies from one person to the next.”
Inside Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Final ‘Hamilton’
“In the ticketholders line were the people who had gone to extremes or paid thousands of dollars just to see the production that night. One attendee said she’d paid $3,500 for the chance to catch the show a second time before the original cast left, while others in the line had camped out overnight for cancellations. Here and there were the lucky winners of the day’s ticket lottery. “I’m the unicorn!” one of them declared happily.”
Yes, Broadway is More Diverse, But The Theatre System Still Conspires Against Diversity
“While I marvel at the creative genius that is Lin-Manuel Miranda (and remain as eager as any self-respecting theater lover to snag a Hamilton ticket), I am uncomfortable with how theater makers are reveling in the breakthrough success of a show that succeeded not because of the theater system but in spite of it.”
The New Face(s) Of Second City
“We’re pretty much cradle to grave these days.”
The Playwright Wrote A Play About Her Mother, Peter Pan
“The first year we did it, the flying wasn’t very good. You passed across the stage a couple feet above the floor, and it was very painful. The harness cut into your legs, and they padded us with Kotex to try and make it feel better.”
Will The Arizona Theatre Company Pair Up With A University In Order To Survive?
“I do not see a clear future for the theater, considering the fundraising difficulties, without something like this.”
What’s Going To Happen To The Twin Cities’ Floating Theatre Boat?
“In an arrangement with more twists than the melodramas U students stage on the showboat each summer, the 225-seat theater is owned by the U, attached to a dock and walkway owned by the city of St. Paul and managed by Padelford Riverboats, which operates tourist excursion boats nearby.”
You Can Still Watch The ‘Hamilton’ Original Cast Final Curtain Call
“As the crowd gave the cast a standing ovation, the four departing actors hit center stage and bowed to fans. Then, as the orchestra played the theme from The West Wing, Miranda himself grabbed the spotlight alone, and nodded to the audience one last time.”
Saying Goodbye To Lin-Manuel Miranda As ‘Hamilton’
“Despite the rain, many people were reluctant to leave, greeting other cast members at the stage door and holding out for another possible appearance by Mr. Miranda. Inside, he had gotten his hair cut, now that he no longer needed to keep it long for the role.”