<div dir="ltr">Dear Stephen,<div>To maintain quality control for adjacent audience members, next time DON'T Restrain Yourself. You would be doing favor for others, not just for yourself. Mace is seriously not recommended, as it would effect other audience members.</div><div>/s/ Richard</div><div>_________</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 6:48 AM, Stephen Rees via Stagecraft <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net" target="_blank">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Yes. I noted that usage when seeing a couple of shows there a two weeks ago. Much more useful. <div>Not that it stopped the woman behind me from taking a call during Sweeney Todd.  l had all I could do to restrain myself.</div><div>Ack!</div><div>Steve</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Stephen E. Rees</div><div dir="ltr">RAC Addition Project Shepherd<div>State University of New York at Fredonia</div><div><a href="tel:716.673.3208" value="+17166733208" target="_blank">716.673.3208</a> Office</div><div><a href="tel:716.680.1565" value="+17166801565" target="_blank">716.680.1565</a> Mobile</div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 9:43 AM, Dave Wortman via Stagecraft <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net" target="_blank">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I've never liked this standard generic pre-show warning.<br>
It's way too broad (e.g. hearing aids, pacemakers, insulin pumps, digital watches)<br>
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The Shaw Festival at Niagara on the Lake, ON came up with a much better version this year:<br>
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Please Turn Off ALL Light and Sound Emitting Electronic Devices.<br>
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It succinctly prohibits everything that might bother the audience, without being too broad.<br>
It's eminenetly enforcable, if the house staff see a light or hear a sound they can pounce.<br>
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