To the editors:
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Mr. Blair refers to me as an angry young playwright. Indeed, nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, I am quite a jovial sort. As I originally wrote, some aspects of theater company policy, specifically as regards casting, give me the willies, but that makes me a frightened young playwright, rather than an angry one. Furthermore, the playwright in me generally enjoys the theater, even when I have problems with a production. What Mr. Blair seems to sense is the angry young audience member. This side of my person tends to become a bit rabid when I see a production which is not living up to its full capacities. Perhaps I have an exalted view of what may be accomplished in the theater, but this makes me naive, rather than self-important.
Anthony Adler was “spared in (my) diatribe” because I found that I agreed with his review of Ghost Watch. But Mr. Blair’s suggestion that I am looking for a job is intriguing.
N. Marshfield
