So to get his attention, I switched to my word processor, typed a long message, copied it to my clipboard, copied my clipboard over to his clipboard, and pasted the message into his active window.
That the lobby's prime real estate is turned over to a vast open space ramping across two levels with a bar, cafe tables, shop, window seats, couches and armchairs sends an equally clear message that the audience is part of the production of that longest-running hit known as theater-going.
As we all peeked out the window we could see an administrator speaking with him and found out that the message he was receiving was that his 19 year old son had hanged himself.