Red Hat Club

So, last night, I forgot to mention the group of thirteen who got up in THE MIDDLE OF SCENE and walked out. Anyone who has read The Shape of Things, written by Neil Labute, knows that there is a good deal of cursing and a scene with some sexual situations. Anyway, we have warnings that the show is rated for mature audiences on the posters, on the box office windows, in the program, and then they are informed when reserving tickets, purchasing them, and picking them up. There is no way in hell anybody could say we didn't warn them.

But these women did.

They were so offended by the language, and appalled by the bedroom scene where Evelyn is in her bra and panties that they walked out. They came to the box office and looked at the poster and asked me where there was a warning posted and I showed them the poster and the window on the box office (which is where I basically live, it feels like). One woman said that her son had attended Henderson, so she knew that some of the girls here were "hot to trot." Because she plays a mature role and has a scene like the bedroom scene, obviously means that our lead (Playing Evelyn) has no morals. *rolls eyes*

They also made the comment that the ex-president, who they were seated near, must have been absolutely apalled that we would present such a show. At intermission, he was informing our Director of Theatre how much their lack of manners disgusted him. :D He became so much cooler in my eyes.