If they'd painted that phone booth blue, I'd be expecting a guy to hop out in an ugly suit and ugly scarf that's ten miles too long and calling himself a Doctor....
I studied theatre in NY and she is TYPICAL. You have to have a tough hide in this business. I had teachers who THREW things at us... they'd all be in jail for life if they could get busted!
i've seen those rings before, i've gone to a few Cirque shows actually(i'm going to the touring Michael Jackson one this summer!! ) but i've never seen a circle of umbrellas in the middle of the floor....it was weird lol