tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post5655918881641722650..comments2023-09-29T03:39:03.460-04:00Comments on Gratuitous Violins: Elie Wiesel versus a playwrightEstherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16076517542540421210noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post-12454556229721750702010-06-09T00:38:11.099-04:002010-06-09T00:38:11.099-04:00Thanks. I did hear about that play in New York. It...Thanks. I did hear about that play in New York. It's a tough question when you're dealing with someone who's still living. I don't want to restrict anyone's intellectual or artistic freedom but I do wonder to what extent someone has control over how they're portrayed? Especially if they have a reputation to lose.Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16076517542540421210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post-60983744146285362382010-06-08T00:47:49.329-04:002010-06-08T00:47:49.329-04:00A similar type of play we saw in SF was called &qu...A similar type of play we saw in SF was called "Terre Haute" by Edmund White. It is a fictional encounter between the Oklahoma bomber Timothy McVeigh and a character similar to author Gore Vidal in the days prior to the former's execution. Review of NYT when it played there last year: http://theater.nytimes.com/2009/01/20/theater/reviews/20terr.htmlGuyDadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06225290125508992039noreply@blogger.com