Publisher's Opinion: A real play with real actors?

Mike Ladyman

Publisher, The Bulletin

Before I saw the pictures Linda got for the front cover of this weeks Bulletin I was going to go to the play to show support for a brave group of people that were willing to make a stand for what they believed in. Now I'm going to The Woodlands just to see these people act.

All of the pictures of the cast I had seen prior to the ones Linda got suggested this would be the same old boring local play. The pictures she got reveal a completely different atmosphere and story. They show a group of people that can't wait to get out there and put on a great show.

The show is about a hypocritical small Texas town that looks the other way when a whorehouse operates in their fine city.

The story is about two groups of people that disagree on how the play should be presented. One group thinks that words should be edited out. The other group thinks they should stay. One group seems think that new young performers who love what they are doing should be given an opportunity to act. The other group thinks its better to have the same 50-year-old people who are in every play at the Crighton change and adapt the story to fit their age, and comfort zone.

I still wish the play could have been performed at the Crighton. After all, it is one of the best little theaters in Texas. I only hope that The Crighton Players could find a way to grow up in the future. After all, how hard can it be to simply rent the theater to other groups of performers who want to present plays the way they were written to the best of their ability?