Everyone knows theatre-goers should turn off their phones before performances, but no one said anything about jumping on stage to recharge a handset - until now.
A Broadway audience member was heckled after daring to plug his device into an on-set power outlet, which turned out to be a prop.
The patron startled crew members at Thursday's performance of Hand To God in New York City with his breath-taking breach of etiquette - moments before the show started.
Other audience members at the Booth Theatre initially thought it was part of the show, but began to jeer when it dawned on them what the patron was doing.
Onlooker Chris York said in a Facebook post: "The crew had to stop the precook music, remove the cellphone, and make an announcement as to why you can't do that.
"Truly. I am a quiet and reserved person and I took great joy in loudly heckling the idiot when he returned to take his phone back."
Hand To God actor Sarah Stiles questioned whether the audience member was influenced by a full moon or if he was just an idiot.
Another cast member, Marc Kudisch, tweeted: "Dear general audience, an electrical socket that's a part of the set of the play is NOT for you to charge your iPhone.....just an FYI....."
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