Audience Etiquette

You should enter the auditorium

• As loudly as possible

• quietly

• walking backwards

It is always a good idea to arrive

• a bit early

• just as the performance is beginning

• only in time to catch the performance of the performers you like

If you must arrive late, it is best to enter

• Whenever you arrive

• When you feel like it

• During applause

During the performance, it is a good idea to

• discuss the performance

• sit quietly and listen

• eat dinner

For cell phone usage during a performance, it is best to

• answer your phone quickly and speak quietly

• leave the room to use the phone

• turn the phone off

Applause should be given when

• The performance is complete

• Your friend has completed his or her part

• Any time something is done well.