Story highlights The audience member tried to use a fake plug on the set of "Hand to God"

"Being able to afford a ticket doesn't mean you have class," NY1 anchor tweeted

(CNN) The set designer for "Hand to God" should probably take a bow.

Twitter is giving a big ol' raspberry to a report that an audience member at the Broadway play climbed on stage and attempted to charge his cell phone using a fake outlet on the set.

Cast and audience members tweeted about the July 2 incident, and let's just say the word "idiot" was used.

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 ? — Sarah Stiles (@Lulubellestiles) July 3, 2015

Dear general audience, an electrical socket that's a part of the set of the play is NOT for you to charge your iPhone.....just an FYI..... — Marc Kudisch (@MarcKuds) July 4, 2015

A representative for the production confirmed the incident to Playbill.com . The perception is often that theater-goers tend to be of a, shall we say, different caliber from movie-goers, but NY1 anchor Pat Kiernan tweeted that "Being able to afford a ticket doesn't mean you have class."

Being able to afford a ticket doesn't mean you have class. Broadway patron tries to plug in phone on stage. #picks http://t.co/1gxpwGOr5Z — Pat Kiernan (@patkiernan) July 6, 2015

The play is about a young man whose Christian hand puppet takes on an irreverent personality. The show had a bit of fun with what happened, tweeting that "The audience really phoned it in" at Friday night's performance, with an Instagram picture of a "low battery" icon.

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