tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post114133048808628536..comments2024-01-07T06:59:04.212-05:00Comments on The Playgoer: fair & balancedPlaygoerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1141344565920084882006-03-02T19:09:00.000-05:002006-03-02T19:09:00.000-05:00Huh? "disapproving of Corrie's story?" Dude, we ar...Huh? "disapproving of Corrie's story?" Dude, we are saddenned by what we called her senseless death. We acknowledged that her motivations were in all likelihood good. We also do not deny that we have strong reservations about the tactics employed by the ISM, especially when said tactics endanger their own lives. Gaza isn't a playground. It's in a constant state of war - in fact while visiting Gaza, Rachel Corrie's parents themselves almost got kidnapped by gunmen.<BR/><BR/>Look, the play is a Rachel Corrie love-fest. As such it reportedly lacks all nuance. Which is fine if one-sided political agitation and propaganda is what you consider good entertainment. I don't and that's my right. Having said that however, I would never advocate banning the play. What is really lame is that the New York Theatre Workshop gave themselves only 2 months to prepare for the production. They ought to have known that that was not enough time beforehand. Now it looks like they caved to political considerations and consquently we have to suffer through maudlin editorials about how Rachel's voice was "crushed again." Oy. Spare me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com