Community Theater Green Room Discussion Board: Theatre Etiquette

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   Rehearsal and Performance Etiquette has been explained and passed out to the cast but a few folks are new to our theatre groups.  It's has caused a lot of complaining from the cast.  We have discussed it but it's still repeated.  

My thought was to allow them to fill out, unidentifed, comments and address them in a group session?  Your thoughts?  I'm not the director but volunteering for the theatre group.  Most are seniors.

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cadprod Walk-On Joined: 4/20/10 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Topic: Theatre Etiquette Posted: 4/20/10 at 1:53pm
	Rehearsal and Performance Etiquette has been explained and passed out to the cast but a few folks are new to our theatre groups. It's has caused a lot of complaining from the cast. We have discussed it but it's still repeated. My thought was to allow them to fill out, unidentifed, comments and address them in a group session? Your thoughts? I'm not the director but volunteering for the theatre group. Most are seniors.
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JoeMc Celebrity Joined: 3/13/06 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 832	Posted: 4/20/10 at 11:45pm
	Group sessions can work sometimes, but invarably can be taken over by the loudest vioce & biggest egos unless controled. I know I keep pushing m'barra on the use of the 'talking stick', but it does work & has magical powers. The Talking Stick History A lot of theatre etiquette is good manners & has a logical reason for being so - sometimes these reasons have been forgotten & may be less than valid these days or instigated by an axe grinding individuals whim or whatever. Beyond "Conduct unbecoming a member', which normally is couched in most constitions, devise your own theatiquette that comes out the sessions &/or propsed to be formuled by your own comeatre group. I feel there will be more adhearance as there would be logical reasoning behind the do & dont listings.
	[western] Gondawandaland "Hear the light & see the sound! TOI TOI CHOOKAS {may you always play to a full house!}
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