Dear Constant Reader,
It’s September! Anyone have exciting plans for the fall?
This tip is for audience members. Not you, Dear Reader, you would never even think of this.
That is their real name.
Sometime an audience member will ask a performer, “So, what’s your real name?”. There’s no need to know that. Performers use stage names for all sorts of reasons, but names have power. Just having bought a ticket does not give someone the right to know a secret name. For some, it’s a matter of keeping their job or themselves safe to conceal their “real world” identity. Others, just want to preserve the mystique — that’s why they want to know — you’re keeping a secret and that makes you interesting.
If you’re a performer and someone asks for your “real name” and isn’t dissuaded with a “that’s private” or something similar, just thank them for coming to the show and walk away. Don’t be cute or coy, because that can encouraging. If they get belligerent, get security.
Fortunately, most folks aren’t like this and instead think stage names are creative and fun — and will respect performers’ off-stage privacy
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Oh, The Glamourous Life! 
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