I understand the reasons why many theatres today are using digital programs, and they're perfectly valid. Consider this, however: I don't own a mobile phone, and while I'm not John Q. Everyone, I'm not alone, either. (Life is much simpler back here in the Cretaceous Period, barring the occasional T-Rex attack.) Just because mobiles seem to have become ubiquitous doesn't mean that everyone has one. When I go to events these days where people, organizations, and businesses have digitized things using QR codes for phones to scan, I'm astonished at how often - when I point out that I don't have a mobile, and politely ask what their work-around is - they don't have one. Often, they'll say in confusion, "You don't have a phone?" - as if it's utterly incomprehensible. Yes, I have a phone. It's a land-line, and it's at home, and it's all that I need. Use the digital stuff if you want to, because it will work for a majority of your audience, but always have a non-digital work-around for people like me. We'll appreciate it!
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Jeff Grove
Theatre Teacher, Aesthetics Department Chair
Stanton College Prep
FL
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-17-2023 09:29
From: Andrew Fisher
Subject: Digital Playbill
I am looking for information on how digital Programs is working for other schools. Are you getting a lot of pushback? Are you completely digital with no programs at all? Are you having issues with phones lighting up the auditorium during the show? Thanks.
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