On Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:31:06 GMT, blake murphy
> fired up random neurons and synapses to
opine:

>Some actors report that anti-smoking protests are far worse in
>health-conscious Los Angeles.
>
>Geraldine Hughes, who played Sylvester Stallone's love interest in
>2006's "Rocky Balboa," recalls taking a single drag from a cigarette
>during a performance of "Kevin's Bed" at the Laguna Playhouse.
>
>"There were huge signs in the lobby that said: 'THERE WILL BE SMOKING
>ON STAGE.' I was only allowed to take one puff and put it out, and
>even then people coughed and made a big stink about it," she says.

I've been to both the Laguna Playhouse and the Old Globe in San Diego
where there was smoking in (a) scene(s) and, yes, there was a warning
in the lobby *and* in the playlist. Ditto if there is strobe-effect
lighting, special effects, etc. that certain people might find
disturbing/annoying. And, IIRC, strobe-effect lighting can trigger
seizures in some people.

To my certain knowledge, there was no "coughing" due to the cigarette
smoking in the performances I attended.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
--
"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

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