Post Gazette: "The theater-goers were fidgeting and talking over each other before the curtain went up.
One even let out a primal cry before running through the aisles.
But you could forgive them if they weren't behaving with as much decorum as a crowd at Pittsburgh Public Theater or the Pittsburgh CLO.
Some were coming to their very first live theater performance -- the charming 'If You Give a Pig a Pancake & Other Story Books' -- as part of the Pittsburgh International Children's Theater."
7 comments:
I think this is a great idea. Not only to explain to young children how to act in a theatre but also to expose them to it. So that they realize there is something more than just movies out there. THis is important particularly to us as these will likely be our audience when we hopefully reach the greater bounds of theatrical entertainment. As a side note, am I the only person who is sad to see the idea of getting dressed up to go to the theater go? I'm a little tired of people showing up to performances in jeans and a T-Shirt. I think the performers, technicians and artists deserve more respect than that. Just my 2 cents.
That is so cute. What a great idea to teach kids early on about theatre etiquette. It always annoys me when audience members arrive late and try to take their seat between scenes or musical numbers. And cell phones have been such a problem lately. You turn off your cell phone when you go to the movies, why would LIVE theatre be different????
Hopefully teaching kids at an early age will bring about a better audience in years to come!
I believe that this is a fantastic idea!!! One of the worst things in a play is an unruly child. However, one of the most endearing and rewarding things is seeing a child’s eyes wide open taking in a production. Their reactions are so honest… if they are board-they fidget… if it is bad-they start to complain. While this is hard to deal with, it is also a fantastic reflection without the social restrictions and filters of older audience members.
I think that no matter what proffession, the rules should be made clear from the get-go. After these are established, it is then that the person may truly start benefiting from the experience. Also, especially for the show business it is very important to make sure that evryone is one the same page.
This is so great. Its a good idea to tell kids these kinds of things young and in a fun way they will remember.
I would be interested to see if these pre-show etiquette lessons actually resulted in a better-behaved child audience. I agree that if it's their first theater experience, the children are likely to take cues from engaging characters; however, children are also impulsive and easily distracted.
How adorable! Theatre has such an influence on young people. I still remember the performance of Pippin I saw my high school produce. During this I decided that this is what I wanted to do. As a young child theatre can seem so magical and awe-inspiring and it is so important to help foster this love of the theatre into young children. teaching them how to behave in a theatre is the first step to teaching them how to love theatre.
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