I would sue. Its a matter of contract, not tort law.
A ticket for a play does not encompass personal abuse from the cast.Neatly avoids the public exemption aspect of defamation.
I would file immediately on Monday, and make the theater company shiver in its boots. That’s the way to get an apology or a few million for the coffers.
That’s audience participation art of a kind that was not anticipated, hmm?
I say naw, that would give leftydom a meme that they can kick back on from now until cows come home.
Revenge is best served cold.
Sounds like an idea. My husband is currently in an off-Broadway show and I had to avoid all the pajama-boy cast who were giving out diaper pins. Hey, I avoided 20 years of the red AIDs ribbon; I’m not gonna wear a diaper pin.