What is theater etiquette?


What is theater etiquette? Stay quiet throughout the show. Aside from a ringing cell phone, talking during a performance is the most distracting offense of theatre etiquette. Don't turn to your neighbor and ask what's going on. Hold out until intermission. The more you talk, the more the people around can't hear the people onstage.


What are the 5 rules of theatre?

Five Rules of Theatre Etiquette
  • Arrive on time. The curtain draws back, the actor speaks his first lines, and still people wander the aisles. ...
  • Don't talk. ...
  • Know what you're in for. ...
  • Review your program. ...
  • Don't leave before the curtain call.