tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285463936397165895.post2557981247656677999..comments2023-09-05T07:09:33.550-07:00Comments on SF Theater Blog: "Waitin' 2 End Hell": ☼ ☼ 1/2 BANG baubDAKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069020561918627560noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285463936397165895.post-14644691103036110722009-03-10T11:05:00.000-07:002009-03-10T11:05:00.000-07:00DearBlackGriot: Thanks for the comment, it is a we...DearBlackGriot: Thanks for the comment, it is a well thought out statement, and not something I didn't think about when writing. In my defense, I am not writing about the black experience, but about the play. The female characters are weakly drawn, in this one reviewer's opinion. That the play would resonate with people is not surprising -- I'm still talking about some of the dialog myself. I'm really happy to have your comment -- this is all a process, after all, for all of us.DAKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06069020561918627560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285463936397165895.post-5945869636607612582009-02-18T20:29:00.000-08:002009-02-18T20:29:00.000-08:00It is my humble opinion that this review reflects ...It is my humble opinion that this review reflects the huge disconnect between the Black community and the resources that most papers and their critics bring to the theatre when examining our work. Though, you sat in the theatre and heard the response of the patrons to the production, you could not and never will be able to understand the sermon. On the issue of competence, your readers should compare your review to that of D.J. Bruckner of the NEW YORK TIMES, Mansfiled B. Frazier of COOLCLEVELAND, Yusef Abdus-Saalam of THE NEW YORK AMSTERDAM NEWS. The laughter, the sighs, the moans, the tears... you hear them, yet, because you lack understanding about Black culture... the authentic images you saw, the dialogue you heard, you are unable synthesis and render a fair assessment of the work. The true critics left the theatre that night discussing the play, dialing their friends by cel phone to tell them, they must catch this show. Example, this email received by a female attendee on Sunday; “I liked the play so much that I am getting together a group of females to go to see it again next Sunday.”blackgriothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05933699425293653746noreply@blogger.com