Two more notes out of the "Big River" program.
In his "Director's notes", Paul Pierce asserts that "The adventures of Huckleberry Finn" "....has done more to rile up the nation over racial injustice than any other book". Now Pierce is a well read guy and I'm going to assume that this is just promotion since there is at least one other book that might have done more.
On page 28 of the program there's an ad for a special performance of "Charm School" for managers. The ad suggests that the performance and discussion afterward would be for "...anyone interested in discovering more about the importance of diversity and sensitivity...." Now anybody reading that will rather watch a Gilligan's Island marathon than go to see that play and it must have been dreamed up by someone who hasn't actually seen the play. I do hope the Springer doesn't intend to play Ray as either evil or as a fool.
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Local stalwart Raymond Campbell will be playing Ray. I'm sure he'll bring a layered character.
I can't wait for Charm School! It's an edgy script and quite a stretch from the traditional Springer fare...great choice!
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