Intereactive Audience

Growing up in what is probably the most segregated suburban area in America, I have spent my whole life participating as an audience member the only way I have seen it done--quietly, laughing when you were supposed to, and listening.

So now I'm in Brooklyn, and I can tell you that being a member of an audience is different! At the Brooklyn Tabernacle, if the spirit moves you: shout it out. The choir is singing and you feel inspired: stand up and wave your arms. If the Pastor asks something: answer out loud! At the movies, if the couple on screen is starting to get romantic: shout out 'oh, yeah!' If the main character is doing something you don't like: say, 'don't do it.'

All this is to say that in Rochester, or Metro Detroit in general, I think audiences are thinking all the same things, and I much prefer to be in a place where people's thoughts and feelings are expressed openly. I love Brooklyn!