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I was glad to see Jack Helbig address the important issue of the role of the audience at the performance of Krapp’s Last Tape, part of the International Theatre Festival of Chicago [June 26]. However, I must add to what he said by saying that it isn’t just a problem of the audience not recognizing a play that is “serious” or a “comedy.” You see, I happened to be unfortunate enough to sit next to the two individuals who certainly had to be responsible for most of the exaggerated guffaws, snorts, and chortles, and because of this, I think I can give some new perspective as to what happened.
Maybe these two individuals, whoever they are, will one day understand that the job of an audience member is not to come to the theater with something to prove, but to come looking for something to learn.
