What do you think about the use of electronic devices
What do you think about the use of electronic devices during theatrical presentations? How do you suppose the use of such technology differs from the type of experience
What do you think about the use of electronic devices during theatrical presentations?
First, review the YouTube clip of Hugh Jackman’s response to a cell phone interruption during the run of his play “A Steady Rain”
Then, click on the link provided to read about the recent theatre/cell phone shooting in Florida:
https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2014/1/13/wesley_chapel_theate
Instructions;
What do you think about the use of electronic devices during theatrical presentations?
How do you suppose the use of such technology differs from the type of experience you might have had at the earliest, ritualized theatrical presentations?
Will differing theatrical patrons have varying biases concerning the use of such devices in the theatre?
What might cause these biases and what are the pros and cons of using such devices?
Is there a difference between the use of electronic devices in live theatre and in the cinema?
How does the use of electronic communication devices relate to your idea of theatrical etiquette?
Discuss. Provide a link or citation to indicate where you found information that supports or is in opposition to your opinions, claims, definitions, or observations–or relates, substantively, to the topic at hand.
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