A NOTE TO THE TEACHER

Our A & E Team member will present a brief outline of theatre etiquette as part of our introduction; however, it would make a stronger impression on your students if you covered the same information prior to the performance. Here are a few ideas that may help: *Sometimes we forget when we come into a theatre that we are one of the most important parts of the production. Without an audience there would be no performance. Your contribution of laughter, quiet attention and applause is part of the play.

*When you watch movies or television, you are watching images on a screen, and what you say or do cannot affect them. In the theatre the actors are real and present in person, creating an experience with you at that very moment. They see and hear you and are sensitive to your response. They know how you feel about the play by how you watch and listen.

*An invisible bond is formed between actors and a good audience, and it enables the actors to do their best for you. A good audience helps make a good performance.