Opening Night and Paying Customers
There is a superstition in theatre about the opening-night customers. As we all know, some tickets are given away through various connections with the production. These are called comps, or complementary tickets. Supposedly, the first customer to be admitted into the auditorium must be a paying customer. This is said to ensure the financial success of the production. House managers have been known to refuse admittance to someone with a comp ticket prior to seating a paying customer.
The Green Room
The green room in a theatre is known for being the one room where you can just go and hang out. You can meet with ...
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