I had a most bizarre experience last night.  I went to go see Vaudeville Vanya and I didn’t know a single person in the audience.  Of a SOLD-OUT SHOW!  I know, I know this may not seem bizaarre to you, but I go see a lot of theatre and I know a lot of people who see and do theatre, and I almost always run into at least one of them at shows.  Or I at least recognize people.  Last night I recognized exactly 3 people out of the 70-something that were there.  Although I almost didn’t recognize Jason Neulander because of his new Starsky and Hutch moustache.  Where are these people hiding?  Are they all St. Ed’s people and they only go to shows involving St. Ed’s actors?  Strange.

Stranger still, I was waiting for the bathroom, I thought someone was in it, and some bitch just breezed past me and went right in!  I was floored!  Is this how kids today behave?  She came out and saw me staring death at her and said, “sorry.”  I said, “that’s okay.” icily.  But it wasn’t!  Then she cut in front of me again for the line at intermission, and then let two bitches in front of her.  Seriously, if I had not had to pee so bad I would have started some shit.  Grr.

Maybe it was invitation only or something.  People did keep staring at me like I had two heads.  So I was alone.  I mean, come on people, watching theatre is an activity conducted quietly in the dark, it’s the perfect thing to watch by yourself!

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Comments

Mindy

2006-07-30T15:15:55.000Z

When she apologized, you should have shrugged and said “That’s ok. I’m contagious anyway.”  Betcha she wouldn’t come close again. 

From my own observations, I think it’s safe to say that the general trend in society is this annoying frickin sense of entitlement people seem to carry around with them. Thus, I’m a hermit.