tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post114132569009878554..comments2024-01-07T06:59:04.212-05:00Comments on The Playgoer: Nicola fights backPlaygoerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1141342125679414022006-03-02T18:28:00.000-05:002006-03-02T18:28:00.000-05:00Dear Christopher Shinn:Thank you so much for using...Dear Christopher Shinn:<BR/><BR/>Thank you so much for using Playgoer as your platform to voice this much needed playwright solidarity. How wonderful it would be to see some kind of open letter soon collectively signed by artists such as yourself. Maybe we can make that happen.Playgoerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1141330537723257122006-03-02T15:15:00.000-05:002006-03-02T15:15:00.000-05:00So the new party line is that the play hasn't been...So the new party line is that the play hasn't been *censored*--it's just been postponed indefinitely because there was insufficient time to "contextualize" the work to people who were offended by it and had no intention of seeing it.<BR/><BR/>Why am I having trouble grasping this distinction?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1141328285916719272006-03-02T14:38:00.000-05:002006-03-02T14:38:00.000-05:00This is very sad. I was hoping this was all due t...This is very sad. I was hoping this was all due to a miscommunication but clearly that is not the case. I've been produced by the Royal Court, and I'm a usual supect at NYTW, and I've been desperately hoping for some kind of reconciliation or clarification. It's clear now that it's not coming.<BR/><BR/>I respect Jim Nicola and his theatre but his statement is incoherent. It's paternalistic and preposterous. Make no mistake: a play has been censored in America because of its political content.<BR/> <BR/>By attempting to avoid offending a few people, New York Theatre Workshop has offended everyone. Its decision sends a terrible message to playwrights in America and citizens worldwide. This decision must be denounced as powerfully and vocally as possible. <BR/><BR/>Finally, thank you, Playgoer, for being one of the few places in the country to recognize the gravity of this decision. Your blog has been indispensable over the last few days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com