tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300395900787148509.post237086821533693022..comments2023-10-20T08:55:42.757-04:00Comments on Critic-O-Meter: Looking for the PonyRob Weinert-Kendthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04015688507553252146noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300395900787148509.post-21780417621470809522009-01-31T05:28:00.000-05:002009-01-31T05:28:00.000-05:00Someone should probably sit down with Sam Thielman...Someone should probably sit down with Sam Thielman at Variety and explain gently to him what theater is. In addition, someone should probably sit down with Rob and Isaac and "gently explain" that highlighting Mr. Thielman's commentary with irony is insulting to women who have had mastectomies.<BR/><BR/>In this play, the actors don't sit in real wheelchairs. They don't eat real baked goods. They use a steel kitchen island as a bed, and a desk, and guess what? When they act out a Mastectomy, they don't actually cut off a breast. If Mr. Thielman has a problem with his own intelligence, or lack of imagination, or even a dislike of non-realistic theater, he should say so honestly and directly -- that is valid criticism. To patronize and condescend to the production team for lack of research or understanding when they clearly took a deliberate choice is inappropriate for any critic, and certainly anyone writing for Variety.Karen Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08646208780678954699noreply@blogger.com