Winter Park Playhouse — Attraction in Winter Park

The other reviews are by people 65 and older which is the main crowd here. Stuffy and uninviting place be avoided. Understand this is from the perspective of a younger patron, any maybe that is why we were treated poorly. There are some good reviews, but heed our warning.

Where do I begin...Performance and performers were very high quality. Overall, building staff were very rude and brash. First, there is no parking. Prepare to walk and most spaces nearby are tow away zones. Then, others were in our front row seats when we arrived and they didn't ask them to go to their own assigned seats! We had to move! The woman who bought us the tickets was a donor. She wasn't pleased, understandably. We didn't care where we sat, but when relocating us, they were pushy and micromanaged us like dont sit there sit here. It was chaotic and gave us a terrible first impression. Additionally, when we asked if they had anything to eat, the rude staff woman shouted "No! We don't serve food! You can't bring anything in the theater!" We didn't purchase anything at the bar and I won't plan on purchasing anything from here ever, for that matter. I had my phone on silent, not even on vibrate and I got a silent text that my SO lost their debit card during the show. So, I quickly texted them that I'm stuck in here for 2 hours via text that ill call them back. We got called out and humiliated for that in front of the whole place by the same rude woman who wouldn't let us sit in our assigned seats. Truly awful. I nearly left then, but for the person who invited us. There was another cell phone that went off completely and not a word was said to them. Cant emphasize how much the staff woman was so negative and unwelcoming from the start. Really can't state enough how that set the tone for the entire 2 hour long show and ruined the experience. I couldn't wait to get out of there and I would have left had the grandmother figure not been there. There are so many other venues for entertainment including the normal movie theater where you only have to wear a hot uncomfortable mask when you enter and exit rather than the whole time. Now that there are vaccines and everyone in our party is vaccinated, they should take that into consideration. The performers only had face shields on. NSB Theater, Daytona Playhouse, Athens Theater DeLand, Wayne Densch in Sanford, Dr. Phillips, etc are other options for live shows where they have parking, snacks, and dont treat guests of any age so poorly. For a severely struggling non-profit that has been closed so long and blead revenue, and has a half empty Saturday show; customer service and pleasing guests, especially new customers when they are begging for donations should be #1. What is communicated to your guests is more effective and well received when the way it is communicated is pleasant, and the way you treat them from the moment they walk in the door is polite. I wouldn't want others to have an experience like ours there. I enjoy live shows like this, but I will never recommend this place. I don't know how they survive with staff like that? I was embarrassed to have a friend there.

Heed our warning. If you like shows but hate bad customer service,...

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