In the basement, they found a special treat: an old marble fireplace in a smoking lounge where actors and audiences would mingle after performances.

After the show, actors and directors mingled, all aglow with the excitement of seeing their films on screen.

FOR those accustomed to environmental theater, where audience and actors mingle, the first 15 minutes of "Children of Paradise: Shooting a Dream" at Yale Repertory may appear quaint.

He took my arm and motioned to the Green Room, where the actors were mingling with other guests.

Inside, critics, actors, playwrights, directors, producers and theater owners mingled with the intellectually curious.

When Jesus carries the cross to his crucifixion, actors dressed as centurions clear the way for him to walk through the crowd, as spectators mingle with extras dressed in robes and sandals.

Inside, one can find the authentic old Hollywood, a place where actors mingle easily with lighting technicians, stage hands, writers and cameramen, without tourists or high-powered producers talking mega-deals.

The production was performed in a classroom rather than an auditorium and Tinio made the actors mingle freely with the audience.

Included, too, is the performance taking place everywhere, as guests and actors mingle on the dance floor, at the cash bar and at anyone's table.

She declared the Spa "the wickedest spot in the United States" and indicted it for many things, including being a nexus where "gamblers, horse owners, jockeys, millionaires and actors mingle together promiscuously."