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writes: Would this be ok? not a rship question but you all give such great advice here, hope you can help.I am a live theater fan and am going for the second time to a show in my city next week ( the final performance) I have checked with the theater and they say that i am able to give small gifts to the cast if they go through security, ie Id give it to an usher etc.. I was thinking of either buying one yellow (as it represents happiness and not romance as that would be creepy and this is not my intention) to 5 of the cast members that are my favorite. With a small note saying thankyou for a good performance Would this be ok and is it ok to give a flower to the cast I like and not everyone in the cast?but...As it is the final show they most likely will get flowers anyway..So.. what else could I get aside from a flower? a small handwritten card to the 5 people I choose? I also thought of a flower for the lead actor and cards for the others thoughts? please be kind, this show has brought me happiness and i only want to say thanks. I am aware that many people enjoy the show, will be there in the final night.. and I juts want to show my appreciation, The cast have posed for photos in the past months with some lucky fans who wait at stage door, and put them on twitter etc so this is a small thing compared to that. thankyou for kind adviceaddit I plan on arriving one hour early to drop off cards before too many people arrive.
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reader, anonymous, writes (8 July 2014):
I will give you true advice rather than kind... I am a performing artist in physical Theatre and would be happy to get a good old bottle of wine to share with the whole cast after. A rose i would find too personal although a sweet gesture but for a 'chosen five' too only recieve a thankyou could create bad feelings and create low moral. Making Theatre involves so much collaboration from ALL involved. It is good when the collective group get a little boost rather than one set of individuals or one individuals ego.
If that light or sound tech had not put in and if that script writer had not wrote,if that choreographer was stiff, and director had not directed etc, where would that LEADING cast member be on stage(nowhere)!
Remember that the ones you did'nt really like that much may have been in Character, so why should they be left out?
What did you find special about the 5 you pick out?
Making Theatre is amazing and delivering it to the audience
is exciting but very vunerable place to be in, performing artists will put their whole being into PERFORMING so been selected as not special in their OWN part in MAKING this THEATRE come to life is something that you may wish to think about.
Maybe a card for ALL but a single rose for your personal favourite.
Selecting one is normal but selecting an elect small group is saying the rest were shit.
I remember my uni day's and watching young students wither in confidence all because the tutor's had their ELECT group.
I teach all theatre students to grow by giving them confidence and telling them when they were shit but could do better. I have no room for favourites because everyone has something to bring to the table in theatre (this is when RAW theatre beats all that pompous up your red scarf crap).
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reader, Honeypie  +, writes (1 July 2014):
 A flower with an attached card would be sweet. And NO you don't have to give the whole cast.
Bear in mind if you get like a single rose to get one of those little plastic container (with water/flower-food) on the bottom of the stem. I would use a colored pipecleaner to tie the not to the stem as well :)
Why are you even questioning doing this? It seems like a nice way to say thank you, even if they are total strangers. So what?
My only thing with this is, DO NOT expect any return gesture.
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reader, olderthandirt  +, writes (1 July 2014):
 I think a rose with a thank you notewould be very touching to the cast members...try not to forget the director..they work hard too.
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