etiquette week

"There's no enthusiasm on the part of the theater community, generally, to alienate any particular customer," says the producer of Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812.

"In reality Americans don't care about art beyond a mild antipathy, and theaters have never had any political will or sense."

What do we do about cell phone use in theaters if we're not allowed to throw offenders' goddamn phones against the freaking wall?

From the ashes of a cell phone-ravaged theatrical wasteland, a hero strides forth.

Remember: it's up to us to make that place less of a nightmare. Here's how YOU can help.