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0 <br />0 <br />N <br />O <br />u <br />GOING TO <br />THE THEATRE <br />GOING TO THE THEATER <br />Watching a live performance is different than watching television or going to the movies. <br />When you see a live performance you play a part too! Your role is an audience member. <br />As an audience member you should obey the following instructions: <br />• When you arrive, follow an usher to your seat. Your group may be assigned to specific <br />seats in the theater. Please stay in the seat you are given until the show is over. <br />Before <br />show the — <br />/ <br />THINK ABOUT IT! <br />• Most theaters do not allow cameras or recording devices. Please leave these at home or <br />in your classroom. <br />• Food, drink and chewing gum are not allowed in the theater. <br />• When the theater lights dim, it means the show is about to begin. Please be quiet. <br />• Listen and watch carefully. Talking and making noise disturbs the performers and other <br />audience members. Please hold your comments until after the performance. Of course <br />when something is funny you may laugh. You may even cry when something is sad. <br />• Show your appreciation by clapping when the performance is over and when the <br />performers bow. <br />• Stay seated after the show and an usher or your teacher will lead you out of the theater. <br />NOTE <br />This show will have a question and answer period following the performance. Please stay <br />seated after the curtain call. If you have a question, raise your hand. Speak loudly and <br />clearly when you are called on. <br />Read the quote below and think <br />about the importance of theater <br />throughout history. <br />"Through my singing and acting <br />and speaking, I want to make <br />freedom ring. Maybe I can touch <br />people's hearts better than their <br />minds, with the common struggle of <br />the common man." <br />– Paul Robeson, American actor, <br />singer, and activist (1898 -1976) <br />Have you ever been inspired by <br />something you experienced at the <br />theater? <br />fi <br />DO IT! <br />The audience will have the <br />opportunity to speak with the actor <br />after the show. Write down two <br />questions you may ask him. <br />0 <br />0 <br />c <br />m <br />m <br />0 <br />0 <br />