They are completely useless for people with mobility issues. Once you made it up 3 flights of stairs from the front door they had you wait in a crowded area in front of the bar ‘till the doors opened 1/2 hour before showtime. There was no reason to keep old people with canes and walkers standing in a crowded area with limited seating. We were there to support live theatre and we like most of the lame elderly audience have mobility issues. Some of the problem is the site. The rest is the theatre company for not letting people into the theatre to sit in their seats.

We appreciate the time and talent that go into these play performances at City Theatre, but find we go only rarely now as a number of performances are just too long. When a play goes for an hour and 15 minutes or even an hour and a half in one case, before intermission, it takes away from the event. One gets uncomfortable sitting and the performance becomes a little rambling and loses interest. Portland Stage and Good Theatre manage the play time well and moving in this direction would be beneficial to City Theatre. They have many good things going for them and we would like to see them continue to grow. .