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Social media and broadway actors

Posted by: Amaliax2 08:14 am EDT 08/16/14

As a Facebook "friend" (as opposed to real life friend) of several of my favorite broadway actors- thank you all btw!!- I wonder where the line on interaction is drawn. While it always seems ok to "like" their posts or send cheers about their next project is it ever ok to send a message saying that you will be attending an upcoming performance and would like to say hello afterwards? Obviously more personal engagement could border on harassment, but I somehow feel theater people are more approachable. Curious how other fans or performers feel about the vanishing space between them. What is ok and encouraged and where do things become strained? Has anyone had particularly good or bad experiences? Would be interesting to discuss


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Posted by: TXTyler 04:00 pm EDT 08/16/14
In reply to: Social media and broadway actors - Amaliax2 08:14 am EDT 08/16/14

I actually recently had a very positive interaction with a performer via Facebook. Because I wanted to see a specific actor at a show, I posted on her public page a question regarding her performance schedule, as she was (from what I understand) obligated to let her standby perform twice a month. She very politely posted that she was in fact scheduled to perform the evening for which I bought the tickets. After the show I posted that I enjoyed her performance very much, and she gave a very sweet reply. I would never in a million years try to contact a performer via private means such as FB messenger or e-mail because it seems quite obsessive and also because the information I ask may be relevant to others. I would also never ask to meet someone backstage. The interaction that I had with the performer was cordial and professional. For this, I'm glad performers have public pages, although I agree that some could easily cross the line.

Ty


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Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 08:23 am EDT 08/16/14
In reply to: Social media and broadway actors - Amaliax2 08:14 am EDT 08/16/14

IMHO...

it ever ok to send a message saying that you will be attending an upcoming performance

Acceptable as a posted comment on their timeline (NOT a private message), but...

and would like to say hello afterwards?

Stalker-y. If you want to say hello, try your luck at the stage door.


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Posted by: bwaydiva1 09:07 am EDT 08/16/14
In reply to: re: Social media and broadway actors - MockingbirdGirl 08:23 am EDT 08/16/14

BINGO. That was what I was thinking.

I like posts and occasionally comment. That's it.

I don't even post on their timelines about going to performances. (And I've seen some recent blunders on people's timelines. I also don't tend to post on their timelines because I prefer that their thousands of FB friends not see it.)


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Posted by: SidL 09:57 am EDT 08/16/14
In reply to: re: Social media and broadway actors - bwaydiva1 09:07 am EDT 08/16/14

many peeps on fb have it set so they (and the person leaving the post) are the only ones that can see something posted on their timeline


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Posted by: wizrdofoz27 10:05 am EDT 08/16/14
In reply to: re: Social media and broadway actors - SidL 09:57 am EDT 08/16/14

True, but assuming you can see any other posts on the person's timeline, you know that is not the case for him/her.


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Posted by: PatrickHSF 09:25 am EDT 08/16/14
In reply to: re: Social media and broadway actors - bwaydiva1 09:07 am EDT 08/16/14

I'm not much into Facebook, visit my page once a week or so to check on updates from family and my nieces and nephew away at college.

Seems to me the amount of interaction would be driven by the actor. Don't some post a lot and all the time, while others next to nothing. Clearly the former would be ok with more interaction. If they make themselves accessible, they may want to have dialogue. But I can see its a slippery slope, with some in society not understanding that boundaries still exist even with social media, that you appear to be a friend online but you are not in real life.

I'm curious why you feel it's bad form to post about being at a particular performance? What's wrong with, "Looking forward to seeing you and the rest of the cast tonight!" or something like that? Yes, you wouldn't write, "I'll be gazing at you from C101 and I would so appreciate you waving at me during the curtain call," LOL


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Posted by: bwaydiva1 09:35 am EDT 08/16/14
In reply to: re: Social media and broadway actors - PatrickHSF 09:25 am EDT 08/16/14

It's fine to post it on the timeline (I'm not big on posting on their timelines because all of their friends can see it-and that's usually a lot of people).


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