Comments on: Heritage Players Lend Me a Tenor

By: Michael Clark

Michael Clark — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 04:28:04 +0000

Hi Daniel and Karen (and the rest of the Heritage Players family),

Comments like yours frequently happen when we first review a community theater group and the show doesn’t get a rave. Yes, reviews are one person’s opinion. Yes, we know you spend three to four months of your lives working on the show. Yes, it’s quite possible that the performance on the 16th was “off” in some way, while the performance on the 17th was perfect. All the writers at ShowBizRadio have been involved with shows before, we do understand your frustration. Do note that Roman also mentioned quite a few positive things about the production. I hope your closing show on Sunday goes great, with many broken legs all around.

Daniel, I’m sorry I didn’t post your comment on Friday afternoon, but insults aren’t really called for. I was busy with other work tasks (the ones that pay the bills), and today my wife and I reviewed three shows in the DC area. We’re always looking for more writers, especially in Maryland, so please contact me if you’d like to pitch in and help.

Thanks, Mike, Editor, ShowBizRadio.net

By: Karen Carothers

Karen Carothers — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 16:59:59 +0000

Did we watch the same play? I was in attendance on March 17 and everyone in my audience, including myself, had loads of fun. I didn’t happen to think anything was “over the top”. After all, that’s what a farce is, right? And who really cares what a reviewer thinks as long as the audience (those people who pay to get in) has a lot of fun and is entertained for 2 hrs?

And honestly, this is community theater. If you’re looking for Broadway-quality actors, you’ll most likely have to look elsewhere. These are the folks who act because for them, not acting is like not breathing. They’re not getting paid, they’re doing this for the love of bringing characters to the stage. I feel as though someone who claims to have worked as an actor for 20 years should understand that. Though I’m not an actor myself, just a community musician. And yes, I’m married to one of the cast.

And as a type of community performer, I’ll just close with this… while none of us expect everyone to rave, a bad review cuts deep to the bone. Feel free to not like something, but I do find it amusing that your comment policy talks about avoiding personal attacks while you totally engage in that within your review. But that’s ok. I can take comfort in the fact that I’ve never heard of your website before, and it was difficult for me to find this review on Google in the first place, so I’m sure it won’t be all that widely seen.

By: Daniel Douek

Daniel Douek — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:42:21 +0000

Roman, the audience did like it. And it is a Farce , it suppose to go over the top..really would like to know how you would do it better.

And congarts for your 4 kids, I just have 1 seven year old and do not think I will survive.

Daniel “Tito” Douek