Theater will encourage cellphone use

Release Date ‎Nov 28, 2011‎ in MSN Money

 
   

At One Washington Theater, Texting and Tweeting Are Welcome

TIME - 30 Nov, 2011
There are few things more annoying than being interrupted by a cell phone user in a theater. Whether they are live tweeting the plot, checking text messages, or chatting with their bestie about ...

Theater to allow texting and tweeting during performances

The Seattle Times - ‎Nov 28, 2011‎
After reading that the Tateuchi Center in Bellvue will allow/encourage its audience to use their technology by texting and tweeting, I could not believe that a theater would do this. [“New Bellevue performance hall will allow patrons to tweet, ...

The Show Is Starting, Please Turn On Your Cellphones

New York Times (blog) - ‎Nov 27, 2011‎
Shimahara IllustrationA rendering of the the Tateuchi Center, which is expected to open in 2014 with a policy of smartphone laissez-faire. It's a taboo of the digital era: using a cellphone in a darkened theater. Some performance spaces ...

New Performing Arts Theater to Encourage Cell Phone Usage During Shows

Hollywood Reporter - ‎Nov 28, 2011‎
A new performing arts complex in Bellevue, Washington will encourage the use of cell phones during shows. Entertainment venues such as movie theaters and Broadway stages have traditionally instructed patrons to turn off hand-held devices, ...

NYT: Bellevue's Tateuchi Center Bucks -- or Starts -- Trend by Encouraging ...

Patch.com - ‎Nov 28, 2011‎
The proposed concert arena will be wired for the use of smartphones -- encouraging people to post updates to their social media accounts, according to the New York Times. By Bellevue Patch Staff An artists rendering of the Tateuchi Center, ...

OMG! Theater to Allow Cell Phones During Live Performances

Buzz Log - ‎Nov 28, 2011‎
Welcome to the performance space of the future: A 2000-seat concert hall, a state-of-the-art building, and a policy that allows the audience to use cell phones during the show. The bold decision of the Tateuchi Center to be built in ...

Theater will encourage cellphone use

MSN Money - ‎Nov 28, 2011‎
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em, the manager of a new concert and theater venue apparently believes. By Karen Datko on Mon, Nov 28, 2011 3:42 PM I am sick and tired of seeing the bright light on the phone when someone is texting. ...

Performance Hall Will Allow Texting, Tweeting

North Country Public Radio - ‎Nov 28, 2011‎
Nov 28, 2011 (Morning Edition) â€" Officials overseeing a new performance hall had to decide on a mobile phone policy. While theaters generally remind patrons to turn off their devices, The New York Times reports the new theater in Bellevue, Wash., ...

Theater geeks who text and tweet will be welcomed with open arms at this arts ...

GeekWire - ‎Nov 27, 2011‎
At most theaters, concert halls and arts centers, guests are strongly encouraged to stow their cell phones until the performance concludes. But that won't be the case at the Tateuchi Center, a 2000-seat concert hall which is expected to open its doors ...

 

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