Audience EtiquetteAudience Etiquette

How to Be a How to Be a

Good Audience MemberGood Audience Member

Rule # 1Rule # 1Dress AppropriatelyDress Appropriately

Dress to impress when Dress to impress when coming to see a show. It’s coming to see a show. It’s a special night out, treat it a special night out, treat it as such.as such.

Rule # 2Rule # 2Arrive early.Arrive early.

You must be in your seat for the play to start on time.

Rule # 3Rule # 3Silence is golden.Silence is golden.

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Do not talkDo not talkDo not unwrap candyDo not unwrap candyDo not make noiseDo not make noiseYou have a You have a

responsibility in live responsibility in live performance to the performance to the performers and to performers and to the rest of the the rest of the audienceaudience

Rule #4Rule #4Turn off all electronic devices.Turn off all electronic devices.

Did you know that even Did you know that even if your phone isn’t if your phone isn’t ringing, your wireless ringing, your wireless signal could cause signal could cause interference with the interference with the wireless microphones?wireless microphones?

Make sure these items Make sure these items are turned off or set on are turned off or set on ‘silent’ during the show:‘silent’ during the show: beepersbeepers cell phonescell phones WatchesWatches

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Rule #5Rule #5Keep your feet off the chairs.Keep your feet off the chairs.

Don’t put your feet on the back of the Don’t put your feet on the back of the chair in front of you.chair in front of you.

It is just plainIt is just plain

rude.rude.

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Rule #6Rule #6Take off your hat.Take off your hat.

The people behind you need to see The people behind you need to see so please take off your hat.so please take off your hat.

Rule # 7Rule # 7

Follow the food and Follow the food and

Beverage rules of theBeverage rules of the

theatre.theatre.

Rule #8Rule #8Do not leave earlyDo not leave early

Climbing overClimbing over

people to get people to get

out of your seatout of your seat

is just plain is just plain

rude! Please rude! Please

don’t get up don’t get up

unless it is an unless it is an

emergency.emergency.

Rule # 9Rule # 9To applaud or not to To applaud or not to

applaud…applaud… If you think the play was good, If you think the play was good,

applaud enthusiastically.applaud enthusiastically. If you think a performance was truly If you think a performance was truly

outstanding, stand and applaud outstanding, stand and applaud loudly (“standing ovation”).loudly (“standing ovation”).

If you did not like it, doIf you did not like it, do

a polite short applause.a polite short applause.

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