The time for patrons to test earphones is pre-show, not during show
"Why are those people annoyed with me?" the older gentleman asked his wife in a highly audible stage whisper. She wasn't sure, but I was sitting in front of them at the Lansburgh Theatre, and I confess I was one of several people shooting that poor couple dirty looks. They were fiddling and futzing with earphones issued by the Shakespeare Theatre Company for "Krapp's Last Tape," performed by British star John Hurt. …