Call me overly sensitive, but I’m a little touchy when it comes to audience manners, or lack thereof. Recently distracting patrons (how can I complain about overly enthusiastic kids? but leave making-out for the cinema) got me thinking about how much the audience and front-of-house experience affects an evening’s success.
So, at the risk of using another 50 words … Who do you think has the best audiences? The most comfortable seats? The most temperate a/c? Cleanest restrooms? Most interesting ambience? Convenient parking or transportation access? Best concessions? Strongest coffee? Knowledgable box office staff? Friendly ushers? Coolest gear? Smartest playbill?
Who do you think has the best audiences: Theatre Vertigo
ReplyDeleteThe most comfortable seats: Hands down, Lakewood Theatre(to be fair, having millions of dollars to renovate the space only helped.)
The most temperate a/c: Lakewood Theatre
Cleanest restrooms: A.R.T.
Most interesting ambience: Miracle Theatre (only because of the colors and cafe, but they really need to update the front of their house. So I guess they have the most potential to be REALLY interesting.
Convenient parking or transportation access: Theatre!Theatre! (Bus #15 stops in front of the building and lots of neighborhood parking)
Best concessions: Backdoor Theatre (i.e. defunkt, Sowelu, etc. only because they are attached to a coffee shop. But I must admit, candy as concessions in general,unless they are imported chocolates, just needs to go. Pastries are fine.)
Strongest coffee: Until someone starts peddling Stumptown Coffee . . . .that's a tough one to answer.
Knowledgable box office staff: Stark Raving Theatre
Friendly ushers: A.R.T.
Coolest gear: defunkt theatre
Smartest playbill: defunkt theatre (though photographs of their company in their playbill would be nice.)
The most interesting ambience has to go to defunkt! I love that little theatre--it has so much personality!
ReplyDeleteI would commend PCS for a good box office and clean restrooms.
I agree with the above comment about Lakewood having comfortable seats.
The coldest air-conditioning has been Mt. Hood Community College, by far. Brr.
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