NEW YORK – The set designer for “Hand to God” should probably take a bow.
Twitter is giving a big ol’ raspberry to a report that an audience member at the Broadway play climbed on stage and attempted to charge his cell phone using a fake outlet on the set.
Cast and audience members tweeted about the July 2 incident, and let’s just say the word “idiot” was used.
A guy jumped on the stage and plugged his phone into the fake outlet on our set just before we started. @HandtoGodBway #fullmoon or #idiot ?
— Sarah Stiles (@Lulubellestiles) July 3, 2015
Dear general audience, an electrical socket that's a part of the set of the play is NOT for you to charge your iPhone…..just an FYI…..
— Marc Kudisch (@MarcKuds) July 4, 2015
A representative for the production confirmed the incident to Playbill.com. The perception is often that theater-goers tend to be of a, shall we say, different caliber from movie-goers, but NY1 anchor Pat Kiernan tweeted that “Being able to afford a ticket doesn’t mean you have class.”
The play is about a young man whose Christian hand puppet takes on an irreverent personality. The show had a bit of fun with what happened, tweeting that “The audience really phoned it in” at Friday night’s performance, with an Instagram picture of a “low battery” icon.
Bravo!
