Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:40:27 -0800
From: "Tim Giugni" <octorilla-AT-gmail.com>
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Bad audience behavior


A hand full of times I've had a traditional problem audience. That is;
friends talking to friends, not paying attention and teachers on cell
phones. Once I thought I had a problems but I didn't. I had a great little
girl. She was talking through the entire show and when I asked her why she
said," I'm translating for my friend. She doesn't speak English very well."

I've more recently had problems with audiences that have been cowed by
teachers into being absolutely silent.

I have found that the best way to not have a 'problem' is to tell your
audience what you need from them, what you need to be a storyteller, listen
to your audience and to *be* entertaining and not *think* that you are.

Tim
Teatro Calamari
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