[NEohioPAL]In response to Mr. Berko's review...

[Craig M. Rosenthal]

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During the past couple years that I have been subscribed to this list, I
have noticed several negative reviews from a Mr. Berko.  I was able to look
past several of these reviews, however, I am unable to look past this one.

Number one, Mr. Berko:  You cannot tell a playwright HOW to write HIS play.
If he wants the audience to think about what the issue is in the plot, he
may do so.  Is there a book called "The Well-Made Play According to Roy
Berko"?

Number two, I am tired of your mistakes in your articles;  double words,
leaving out words.  That really irks me when someone does not check their
work.  You can really tell when someone makes those mistakes intentionally
and when they are plain carelessness mistakes.  In my humble opinion, it
makes a bad writer.  Wow ... I believe I am on my way to sounding like my
Theatre History professor!

Number three: By reading what you have reviewed from only 1 hour of a
performance, I can see partly the reason why Mr. Simon chose that play.  As
I am a student of Theatre, I am looking at scripts and performances and
finding the concepts that were created by the playwright and the director.
Clyde Simon taught me in Script Analysis how to analyze a play and look at
it from many perspectives.  It was then when I saw my first c-c production
of Icarus and I left the play analyzing it and thinking about what it all
meant.

I guess I am ranting and being a hypocrite for not liking your review, so
this is where I will end.  But I just want to say thank you for your
opinion, and I hope you will accept mine.

Craig Rosenthal

P.S. -- Even the greatest reviewers never left a show at intermission.  As a
journalist, if you do this for a career, you should know, always get as much
information as you can to make a complete write-up.  You can always take out
the fluff later.

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<div>During the past couple years that I have been subscribed to this list, I have noticed several negative reviews from a Mr. Berko.  I was able to look past several of these reviews, however, I am unable to look past this one. 
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<div>Number one, Mr. Berko:  You cannot tell a playwright HOW to write HIS play.  If he wants the audience to think about what the issue is in the plot, he may do so.  Is there a book called "The Well-Made Play According to Roy Berko"? 
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<div>Number two, I am tired of your mistakes in your articles;  double words, leaving out words.  That really irks me when someone does not check their work.  You can really tell when someone makes those mistakes intentionally and when they are plain carelessness mistakes.  In my humble opinion, it makes a bad writer.  Wow ... I believe I am on my way to sounding like my Theatre History professor! 
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<div>Number three: By reading what you have reviewed from only 1 hour of a performance, I can see partly the reason why Mr. Simon chose that play.  As I am a student of Theatre, I am looking at scripts and performances and finding the concepts that were created by the playwright and the director.  Clyde Simon taught me in Script Analysis how to analyze a play and look at it from many perspectives.  It was then when I saw my first c-c production of Icarus and I left the play analyzing it and thinking about what it all meant. 
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<div>I guess I am ranting and being a hypocrite for not liking your review, so this is where I will end.  But I just want to say thank you for your opinion, and I hope you will accept mine.</div>
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<div>Craig Rosenthal</div>
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<div>P.S. -- Even the greatest reviewers never left a show at intermission.  As a journalist, if you do this for a career, you should know, always get as much information as you can to make a complete write-up.  You can always take out the fluff later. 
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