Monday, 5 May 2008 12:03 pm
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deckardcanineIn the past, when I've ushered, I've always put a play review here. They rarely get comments, which leads me to believe that you readers aren't interested. This time, I put it in my deviantART journal to see if the artsy readers would comment. They haven't yet. Oh well. If you're curious, you can read it here.
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Anyway, something of interest happened before the play. In its current temporary location, Arena Stage no longer has a building to itself and no longer is at ground level. I was assigned to stand outside and direct people to the theater. That's where I learned that a customer in a wheelchair was having trouble. A sign indicated a door for the disabled to reach an elevator, but it was locked and no one associated with Arena was answering the adjoined phone. The answerer knew nothing about the arrangement. I passed on word to the stage manager, who replied that she would have to enter from the garage, which was what the family now planned to do anyway, fearing that they would be late. The assistant manager, who was asked first, acted like it wasn't his problem.
Businesspeople, please don't do a half-assed job of accounting for people who can't take stairs. It pains customers, it embarrasses representatives such as ushers, and it might well cost you. I believe there's been a rise in related lawsuits in the last decade. They're not spurious.
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Anyway, something of interest happened before the play. In its current temporary location, Arena Stage no longer has a building to itself and no longer is at ground level. I was assigned to stand outside and direct people to the theater. That's where I learned that a customer in a wheelchair was having trouble. A sign indicated a door for the disabled to reach an elevator, but it was locked and no one associated with Arena was answering the adjoined phone. The answerer knew nothing about the arrangement. I passed on word to the stage manager, who replied that she would have to enter from the garage, which was what the family now planned to do anyway, fearing that they would be late. The assistant manager, who was asked first, acted like it wasn't his problem.
Businesspeople, please don't do a half-assed job of accounting for people who can't take stairs. It pains customers, it embarrasses representatives such as ushers, and it might well cost you. I believe there's been a rise in related lawsuits in the last decade. They're not spurious.
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The area around where I live is ridiculous to try to walk in, and I have many complaints to lodge with several companies (though mostly the city) for the poorly designed pedestrian pathways and sidewalks.
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Oh, Death of a Salesman is a real treat, especially if you've never read the play.
Handicap access
But some things do border on the ridiculous. For example, I heard a story about a handicapped stripper who sued a strip club for not being handicap accessible.