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Socket to ’em: Theater actors are getting angrier at their audiences - $tevie - 07-09-2015
Days after a theatergoer tried to plug a phone into an electrical socket on the set of the Broadway hit "Hand to God," the show's star Steven Boyer remained shocked and pulsating over a move that delayed the production by five minutes.
"It affected the whole show," he told the Daily News on Monday at a Danny Elfman concert at Lincoln Center. "It's what people were talking about at the intermission."
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/theater-arts/theater-actors-angrier-audiences-article-1.2283842
Set designer Beowulf Boritt should feel flattered that the outlet looked real enough to be used for that, but, of course, it was a prop outlet.
A production spokesperson confirmed to Playbill.com that the incident occurred July 2. A posting from Chris York on Facebook contained the following account: "At 'Hand to God' tonight I saw on audience member climb onto the stage right before the show and plug his cell phone into a (fake) electrical outlet on the set. ON. THE. SET. The crew had to stop the precook music, remove the cellphone, and make an announcement as to why you can't do that.
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/audience-member-tries-to-use-stage-outlet-to-charge-phone-at-hand-to-god-352658
Re: Socket to ’em: Theater actors are getting angrier at their audiences - cbelt3 - 07-09-2015
A bit of improv involving stomping the HECK out of the phone would have been appropriate.
Re: Socket to ’em: Theater actors are getting angrier at their audiences - N-OS X-tasy! - 07-09-2015
A perfect example of how people's heightened sense of entitlement has taken center stage in our society.
cbelt3 wrote:
A bit of improv involving stomping the HECK out of the phone would have been appropriate.
Method acting would be far more appropriate in this instance, IMHO.
Re: Socket to ’em: Theater actors are getting angrier at their audiences - bazookaman - 07-09-2015
N-OS X-tasy! wrote:
A perfect example of how people's heightened sense of entitlement has taken center stage in our society.
I see what you did there.
Re: Socket to ’em: Theater actors are getting angrier at their audiences - $tevie - 07-09-2015
Jul 9, 2015: During last night's performance of Douglas Carter Beane's Shows for Days at Lincoln Center, Patti LuPone, the show's star, took a phone out of the hands of a texting audience member. This morning, news of the event went viral, with many of the diva's fans speaking up to support her actions.
Now, LuPone has released the following statement regarding the incident:
"We work hard on stage to create a world that is being totally destroyed by a few, rude, self-absorbed and inconsiderate audience members who are controlled by their phones. They cannot put them down. When a phone goes off or when a LED screen can be seen in the dark it ruins the experience for everyone else – the majority of the audience at that performance and the actors on stage. I am so defeated by this issue that I seriously question whether I want to work on stage anymore. Now I'm putting battle gear on over my costume to marshal the audience as well as perform."
http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/patti-lupone-releases-statement-regarding-stealing-phone_73495.html
Re: Socket to ’em: Theater actors are getting angrier at their audiences - Lizabeth - 07-09-2015
I remember Brian Dennehy, during the run of Death of a Salesman in NYC, breaking out of character during the show, to tell an audience member to "shut their damn phone off". Applaused followed but Dennehy did get fined by Equity for doing it.
I liiiiiiike it. - RAMd®d - 07-09-2015
Now I'm putting battle gear on over my costume to marshal the audience as well as perform."
It's bad enough in a theater, but at least film actors are undeterred by boorish entitlement. But theater actors have long had stories about poorly behaved audience members who not only are a distraction to those around them, but to the actors as well.
This does remind me of an episode of Blackish.
I think even a phone on vibrate would be noisy enough to be heard in theater, compared to being in a theater.
The lame can blame tech, but that's not the real problem.
Re: Socket to ’em: Theater actors are getting angrier at their audiences - Dennis S - 07-09-2015
The actors should have a plan to get the offenders on stage somehow and embarrass the hell out of them.
Re: Socket to ’em: Theater actors are getting angrier at their audiences - raz - 07-09-2015
It's been done ...
A pet peeve of John Barrymore’s was “coughers” in the theatre audience. Consistently offended by such wheezing disturbances, he would often find clever ways to make his displeasure with the cougher known, whether by improvising his dialogue or some other—ahem—extreme means. Below are three instances of such—ahem—means.
Somewhere in this [Plymouth Theatre] balcony long ago, a man suddenly had burst out laughing during Barrymore’s playing of Richard III. You must recall that Scene IV, Act V, opens on Bosworth Field, with Catesby’s speech to Norfolk, suggesting rescue after Richard has been unhorsed in action. Then there is an alarum, and Richard clanks on-stage with his distraught cry: “A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!”
On this particular night Barrymore hardly had delivered his penetrating vocals regarding the need of a charger than some gentleman in the balcony emitted the loudest guffaw since the days of Rabelais. Barrymore, encased in black armor, raised his sword toward the balcony and, without departing one beat from the iambic pentameter of the Bard, called out: “Make haste, and saddle yonder braying ass!”
Re: Socket to ’em: Theater actors are getting angrier at their audiences - SteveG - 07-09-2015
It was noted in the article I read that Ms. LuPone stayed in character the entire time. Hurrah!