The plays of Shakespeare or Sophocles are some of the finest works of literature in world history whose words have been ingrained in western culture for centuries. Their endurance in the face a few bad interpretations is hardly analogous to cultural expectancy of a post-war neoliberal critique of specific social…

I’ve worked on plenty of productions where the rights holder waived rights requirements because the staging was new and exciting. Something as simple as “make the white guy black” is in no way a new interpretation of Woolf.

Yes, but this Art. And once you’ve made that, it’s free for everyone to use right? I shouldn’t have to respect Albee’s wishes any more than I have to keep the photographers name on the picture I got off Google for the program...

That’s crazy! Crazy! Make your own art instead of complaining you can’t piggyback off the cachet of another artist’s work?

Depends on the new angle. I once worked on a play about an abusive couple and the casting notes said specifically that the male lead could not be black (so as to not reinforce negative stereotypes). I doubt the author would be honored, and would consider it an insult, if some Alt-right asshole ignored that and put it…

The play works either way, really, with or without the “Aryan” description. But that’s not what this is about. It’s about respecting the artist’s wishes. I posted this elsewhere: If Streeter can’t respect Albee’s vision; why should Albee respect Streeter’s?

I agree unless the stipulations were written by the authors themselves (Beckett’s adamant “no gender reversal” requirements to perform Godot being one of the best examples).

If you won’t respect another artist’s work, why should they respect yours? Every artist should ask themselves that.

No way should he get to take the easy way out. He has to know he was a failure.

Right? Like those hard core supporters are going to vote for a Democrat? Worst case for the GOP they just don’t vote. I think they’ll live with that if it keeps them in control of Congress.

Of course he won’t, prison sucks, but it beats catching a Polonium cold.

Your comment said “PENDING APPROVAL”. Hopefully this one star gets you closer to getting that approval...to punch Paul Ryan in the face

Exactly what I was thinking about!

I’d think they’ll want to get to Pence sooner rather than later before he is implicated. He’s not really involved (that we know of) in this in a major way (yet).

That’s why I suspect they’re building the “I accomplished everything I needed in one year, better than any president ever, so much winning, I’m going to hand it over to my friend Mike Pence” backstory to get him to take it.

Already greasing the skids for his resignation:

Ah, good ol’ Racyst Givens has got a new gig! Unless he blew it by bragging before it was announced.

Haha! “What a winning couple of weeks we’ve had; I’ll never tire of this” was my first thought on reading this headline.

Well, at least they’re at “we need a special prosecutor and subpeonas”. A week (its been only ONE WEEK!) late, but they’re there now

Ahem... “Jefferson BEAUREGARD Sessions III”