Broadway Theatergoer Climbs On Stage To Charge Phone -- In Fake Outlet

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You charge up your battery power, but it just won't increase your brain power.

A man at a Broadway show desperately needed to plug in his phone climbed onstage before a recent performance to connect his device to the nearest outlet, according to Playbill. Unfortunately, that power outlet was a part of the set, and very much fake.

The incident happened at a July 2 performance of "Hand to God" at the Booth Theater.

Another audience member, Chris York, described the debacle in a Facebook post:

(Part 2):I witnessed something tonight that I never imagined I would see in a Broadway theatre and Jessica and I were...
Posted by Chris York onÂ*Thursday, July 2, 2015

Cast member Sarah Stiles shared her thoughts on Twitter. She was not impressed.

A guy jumped on the stage and plugged his phone into the fake outlet on our set just before we started. @HandtoGodBway #fullmoon or #idiot ?
â?? Sarah Stiles (@Lulubellestiles) July 3, 2015

And of course, the creative individuals responsible for promoting the show seized the moment.

The audience really phoned it in at #HandtoGodBway Thursday night: www.bit.ly/ChargePhone

A video posted by Hand to God (@handtogodbway) on Jul 6, 2015 at 5:23pm PDT

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