That Isherwood never reviewed When Is A Clock.
Which has a lot of direct address. A lot. Because, you know, I think it works for the play.
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- Matthew Freeman is a Brooklyn based playwright with a BFA from Emerson College. His plays include THE DEATH OF KING ARTHUR, REASONS FOR MOVING, THE GREAT ESCAPE, THE AMERICANS, THE WHITE SWALLOW, AN INTERVIEW WITH THE AUTHOR, THE MOST WONDERFUL LOVE, WHEN IS A CLOCK, GLEE CLUB, THAT OLD SOFT SHOE and BRANDYWINE DISTILLERY FIRE. He served as Assistant Producer and Senior Writer for the live webcast from Times Square on New Year's Eve 2010-2012. As a freelance writer, he has contributed to Gamespy, Premiere, Complex Magazine, Maxim Online, and MTV Magazine. His plays have been published by Playscripts, Inc., New York Theatre Experience, and Samuel French.
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Pshaw! Isherwood is a critic; therefore he's always right. You should have more appreciation for what he does. Without middle-class old White dudes like him, who would be there to protect us Theatre People from ourselves as we experiment in form and structure? Who? Who! WHOOOOOOO!!!!
/sarcasm
I thought Isherwood left the Times. That means, of course, that his opinion doesn't count anymore. To anyone.
I don't think he's wrong, I just don't think he's saying anything profound. He gives examples of direct address done right and done wrong, and is really just saying, "When this theatrical device is used poorly, I don't like it." You could say that about anything.
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