Can we all just agree, these are among the most important rules to follow backstage?

Rule # 1 – Hands off other people’s props.

Rule # 2 – No talking backstage.

Rule #3 – No making out with your co-stars. (Save it for the cast party.)

Rule #4 – If you can see the audience…

And on a related note …

Rule # 5 – No peeking through the curtain.

Rule # 6 – Pay attention…and don’t get distracted.

Rule # 7 – Never say MacBe–

Or else:

Rule # 8 – No eating in costume.

Rule # 9 – When costumes, props, and actors are moving backstage…Get. Out. Of. The. Way.

Rule #10 – The Stage Manager is God.

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