April 20, 2005
See an off-Broadway show for free as an usher
One of the tricks to seeing an Off-Broadway show for free is to volunteer to serve as a volunteer usher for a performance. Only a few Broadway shows allow the practice, though the Off-Broadway shows "couldn't get by without these folks," according to the New York Times. The Times takes a look at the competition for the jobs, as well as some of the enthusiasts who have seen hundreds - or thousands - of shows for free as a volunteer usher. From the Times: But the arrangement is not entirely tangle-free. For theater managers, there are the no-shows, the prima donnas and the earnest older people with newly installed hips who sometimes require more assistance than they provide. Then there are those gently described as "characters," the unpredictable eccentrics with their inappropriate jokes, high-decibel opinions and renegade color schemes that violate the black-on-black dress codes required by most theaters. Also see New York magazine, which has a list of phone numbers for the theaters that regularly use volunteer ushers.
April 20, 2005 10:26 AM in Broadway, Cheap Stuff
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