The Power Of One

(I work as front of house staff at a theater with multiple performance spaces. On this night we have three sold out shows in our building and an incredibly high volume of patrons in line for the box office and in line to get their tickets scanned. I am the only person scanning tickets at this point and I have developed a cluster of patrons around me, plus many more behind them. I realize that to proceed efficiently, I need more organization. I address my patron cluster:)

Me: “It will really help me out if everyone can form one line please!”

Woman In The Cluster: *as though this never would have occurred to her* “OH! Because you’re only one person!”

Me: “…exactly.”