To the editors:
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Upon entering the studio, Mr. Hayford was given a program for the show, complete with a cast list, just as any other patron would be. We even went so far as to outline the credits in red ink for his convenience. When the review appeared in the Reader, however, we were informed that two people had been in the performance who were nowhere near the building, nor do their names appear anywhere in the program. Peter Murrieta and Aliza Shalowitz were credited with appearing, when in fact it was Katie Walsh and Pat McCartney. Good or bad, we feel that the names should have been correct. The Absolute Truth is an ensemble piece and we take credit for the work. How could this mistake happen if the reviewer had bothered to look at the program?
Finally, Mr. Hayford chooses to complain about the fact that in Act II, in our world, the world we have created in 1999, the Democratic party does not exist. He says: “. . . statements like this demonstrate the group’s naivete. If we’re talking about a political system, the Democrats and Republicans are all part of the same system–they’re interchangeable.”
