VIDEO: Documentary ONE TICKET PLEASE Follows Life of Daily Theatregoer Nicki Cochrane

"I'd rather forego food so that I can afford to buy a ticket for the theatre and derive my nourishment that way. And even sometimes I may not eat for two days but it's worth it if I can just be able to see the kind of theatre that I find very fulfilling."

If you attend New York theatre regularly you've most likely seen Nicki Cochrane at least once or twice. You'll usually find her standing outside the house with a sign asking if anyone has an extra ticket. Freebies are preferred, of course, but she says she'll pay if necessary.

The 77-year-old woman who migrated to New York from India in the 1940s, and who says she has been attending performances practically every day for the past 25 years, is the subject of a documentary-in-progress by 20-year-old New York University film student Matïss Kaza.

The two met when the sophomore from Latvia attended his first New York theatre performance. Cochrane sat next to him and they began talking about her playgoing experiences during intermission.

"She exposed me to the world of New York theatre," Kaza tells Metro.

After a year of hanging out together, Kaza concludes that for Cochrane, going to the theater is a way for her to learn about the world and human condition, and to see the world through different eyes.

"She does it purely simply because of her love for this art form," the filmmaker says. "Every day she goes to lectures, different educational events but the primary goal is to see one play every day in New York."

The film follows Cochrane on her daily trek to the theater and shows how when sometimes she doesn't have a ticket for a particular play she will stand outside a theater door holding a sign that says "One Ticket Please."

But while Kaza says Cochrane creates quick friendships at the plays she attends, he has also discovered that her daily habit has contributed to a rocky relationship with her own children.

While filming of ONE TICKET PLEASE is nearly complete, Kaza has turned to Kickstarter to raise the additional $3,000 needed to complete the project.

The video offers a glimpse.

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