Respect the Actor: the Unspoken Rule

The most important rule goes unspoken. I have not yet encountered a production—immersive or otherwise—that explicitly told audiences “to respect the actors.”* After all, no one sneaks tomatoes into the theatre anymore. Theatre creators hope respect happens naturally. Spoiler: it doesn’t. Note that I am not defining “disrespect” as talking to the actors (unless there’s … Continue reading Respect the Actor: the Unspoken Rule