Audience Etiquette at a Play

When seeing a play, audience members should

• Run onstage and do backflips

• Loudly open a bag of chips

• Silence all electronics

• Boo the actors

It is okay to bring food or drinks to a play.

• True

• False

You may photograph or record at any time during a play.

• True

• False

No talking or whispering during a play.

• True

• False

You should not yell at or boo the actors onstage.

• True

• False

When is it okay to laugh during a play?

• During appropriate (comedic) moments.

• When the actor messes up.

• During a sad scene.

Before the play begins, audience members should...

• Run through the aisles

• Buy extra snacks for the show

• Prop their feet up on the chairs

• Silence all electronics

You didn't like the show, so it is okay to boo.

• True

• False

Actors love it when you scream profanities at them.

• True

• False

Students will be practicing good audience etiquette during our Theatre class.

• True

• False