One of my biggest fears as an actor is to have people walk out of a show while I'm on stage (it used to be to hear someone snoring while you're on stage, but now I've been there, done that).
Mike Daisey was performing his current one-man show, Invincible Summer, when 87 audience members walked out in protest. Apparently, they were members of a Christian group and did not realize the show contained strong language and adult material. And (according to one member who commented after initial reporting of the incident), because they were attending as a group, even those who wished to stay could not.
What's even more shocking is that on their way out, someone poured water all over Daisey's original outline of the show which was sitting in front of him (the show is unscripted, so he has an outline and videotapes it for reference every night).
You HAVE to watch this video. Every time I watch it I get really uncomfortable. My pulse starts racing and I sweat. But I have to keep watching!
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Check out Mike Daisy's recounting of the aftermath at his website: http://www.mikedaisey.com/2007/04/aftermath-and-confrontation.sht
Very interesting...
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