The Theatre At Landers Center

We went to see «12 Angry Jurors» here tonight. I’m not going to review the show itself, but rather the venue and «experience.» When we walked in the lobby, there were two ticket takers in Landers uniforms, and about eight young men and women in dress clothes with «Usher» tags on. We loitered in the (very small) lobby until the doors opened. There was a snack bar that had sodas, popcorn and candy-​cash only. When we made our way to our seats, the ticket taker sort of pointed us to our seats, while the ushers just stood around in the lobby. This was unfortunate, because people had a REALLY difficult time getting to their seats. After we were seated, someone with. «House Manager» tag came and asked the couple sitting one seat over from us if they would mind scooting in so they could fit another person in. How does that happen in a theater with assigned seating??? The entire experience seemed liked amateur night, honestly. When the director spoke before the show, she commented on seeing «new faces» among the familiar ones. This audience really felt like a Mississippi «clique» of locals who came to cheer on their friends and family in the play. The older gentlemen behind us talked throughout the entire show, and he and his wife kept talking about the «foreigner» in the cast. I don’t think we’ll go to anymore of the productions at this theater.