[NEohioPAL]Food and Drink in the Auditorium

Sun Feb 18 19:35:47 PST 2007

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I see this problem in our high school productions all the time. My  theory on 
it is this:
People have convinced themselves that the rules apply to everyone  EXCEPT 
them.

We also have a small group of parents who  - even though their  children have 
been involved in community and high school theatre for years, and  they know 
better - continue to sneak cameras into performances and  shoot flash pictures 
during them, despite signs and an  announcement telling them this is not 
permitted. Their new thing is to  sit in the 5th or 6th row, dead center, where 
they think we won't be able to get  to them and tell them to stop. We actually 
had to interrupt a performance 2  weeks ago and tell them to stop. One parent 
actually walked past me with a  camera bag, and when I reminded her that she 
could not take pictures, she  insisted that it was for after the show, and she 
didn't want to leave  it in her car. Of course, as soon as the lights went 
down, out came her camera  and the flashes began.

So here's a good question for all you HS Drama folks out there - What do  YOU 
do when this happens? How far do you press the issue with people who don't  
mind reminding you that "as a taxpayer, I pay your salary?" 

I'm curious to hear.

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