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Peer Reviews
A Response from
the Director
[to Bad (Both)
and Beyond:
Bunbury's Beyond
Therapy Needs
Help, a review by A.S. Waterman]
Entire contents are copyright © 2007
Juergen K. Tossmann. All rights reserved.
To the Publishers;
Forgive me for not paying attention to your web-site,
however for the better part of two years I've been
working diligently to create a new theatre venue
in our community. Steeped in the massive undertaking
of raising funds and building a state of the art
theatre, I've been out of the loop on many of the
new theatre happenings.
Having been prompted to your sight by a current
review of BEYOND THERAPY, I've taken the time to
read other reviews provided by the various "peer" reviewers.
I must say that the whole concept of theatre artists
reviewing other artists is disheartening. Artists
by their very nature should respect one another
and without exception hold their criticisms to
themselves. If intent is to be constructive then
it appears you have strayed away from the very
nature of your vision.
I'm of the firm belief that you have created a
destructive environment with these reviews.
It's unfortunate that A.S Waterman felt the urge
to include the following comment in the review
of BEYOND THERAPY: "Bunbury
needs a reminder that a theatre company is equal
parts creative venture and business operation,
and that one can't survive without the other. As
for Beyond Therapy, it's an awful play about some
awful people who go out of their way to get into
awful situations. Don't follow suit. Wait for Bunbury's
next offering in the fall."
Regardless of how any critic feels about any production,
it is imperative that a potential patron make their
own judgement how to spend their entertainment
dollars.
In the midst of a major undertaking we need no
reminders about our business. Had the reviewer
taken the time to contact me directly and to talk
about the nature of opening up a new venue and
mounting a production at the same time, such judgements
might have been held in silence.
On your homepage A.S Waterman writes: "Most
of all, I hope that everyone's upcoming season
will continue to build on the wonderful spirit
of this year's -- always mutually supportive, never
competitive, and dedicated to making Louisville
area theatre the best anywhere." Mutually
supportive does not mean trashing a production,
deameaning an organization or furthering ones cause
by negative assesments.
Please remove the current review of BEYOND THERAPY
from your website.
Sincerely,
Juergen K. Tossmann
Beyond Therapy
Bunbury Theatre
The Henry Clay Building at Third and Chestnut Streets
Louisville, KY 40250
502-585-5306
http://www.bunburytheatre.org/home.html
July 18 - August 5, 2007
Posted July 24, 2007
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