Billy Parrott, an 'improvisational actor' by dint of a $1 badge, enjoys a smoke at The Rock Nightclub in Maplewood, Minn. Wed, March 5, 2008. Because a new smoking ban in Minnesota's bars contains an exception for theatrical productions, some bars are getting around the law by printing up playbills, issuing costumes to their customers, and pronouncing them 'actors.' (AP Photo/Janet Hostetter)
AP - All the world's a stage at some of Minnesota's bars. A new state ban on smoking in restaurants and other nightspots contains an exception for performers in theatrical productions. So some bars are getting around the ban by printing up playbills, encouraging customers to come in costume, and pronouncing them "actors." |