tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101345285149793414.post3710258284672548226..comments2010-02-04T03:14:37.307-08:00Comments on BACKSTAGE AT SEATTLE REP: What's in a Name?Seattle Repertory Theatrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03778240657038924137noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101345285149793414.post-29325288117122286062007-02-28T16:27:00.000-08:002007-02-28T16:27:00.000-08:00Dialogue is just what we're looking for at the the...Dialogue is just what we're looking for at the theatre; a chance to see and hear different perspectives, expressed in different ways, is the nature of the art form. And it's a bonus for us if we find the audience engaging in conversation after, with us or with each other. A personal choice to boycott a play curtails conversation, of course, but we respect the choice to see or not see what we present.<BR/> <BR/>But I do need to respond to a couple of points. First, the choice to produce "My Name is Rachel Corrie" is, first and foremost, an artistic one, as it is with all our work. Our literary manager read the script, felt strongly about the strength of its writing and the compelling voice that was Rachel's, and proposed it to our artistic director. The Rep chose this play long before the political controversy about it arose in New York; while that has raised the profile of the play, it was already securely part of our season before that. Second, thank you for acknowledging the diversity of plays the Rep produces, and the diversity of communities and voices our productions depict. However, it is not accurate to say we've "forgotten" the Jewish community -- just two seasons ago, we produced an extended run (two weeks longer than our usual practice) of Chaim Potok's "The Chosen," to great critical and popular appeal. And just last season we presented "Tuesdays with Morrie," which, while not a play about being Jewish, was embraced by the Jewish community as a story about a prominent Jewish American citizen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101345285149793414.post-23394206286135684852007-02-23T20:48:00.000-08:002007-02-23T20:48:00.000-08:00We will be boycotting this play. I feel that this ...We will be boycotting this play. I feel that this is a one sided view, and we have seen plenty of pro-palestine side. The rep has been very diverse in showing plays but have forgotten one ethnic group-- the jews and has chosen to pass on any of those plays. It is about time that we have plays for artistic reasons and not political.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com