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‘Grapes’ evokes wrath
Issue: Feb. 22, 2010
Matt Lipscomb wrote:
It would behoove the author of this review to be familiar with Steinbeck’s timeless tale before reviewing its play adaptation. Did you ever consider that your discomfort was an intentional directional choice in order to transform? Part of being an active audience member is to consider your own feelings throughout and after the show. I remember reading “The Grapes of Wrath” and feeling a necessary discomfort after the final scene, but it spoke more to me about the primal state of the human necessity to live. The human spirit which springs forth from the narrative is properly conveyed by the actors. A story reveals, it does not justify itself.
Joseph Carlson wrote:
Actually it’s supposed to be a grown man and his son in the barn at the end of the play. Not a young boy. That’s the story that Steinbeck wrote. I also always find it interesting that reviewers fail to mention the standing ovations that follow every performance. Thanks for the press!
“Sour grapes for education, Gov. McDonnell cuts state social programs”
Issue: Feb. 18, 2010
Lee Vogler wrote:
“When your tuition jumps by double digits, or your major disappears, you too will feel the effects of the Republican social crunch.”
You seem to suggest that Republicans and/or Bob McDonnell is responsible for the rising costs of school tuition. However, the dramatic rise started under the previous Governor, Tim Kaine.
From June 2009:
“Virginia’s five largest state universities – Virginia Commonwealth, George Mason, Old Dominion, Virginia Tech and the University of Virginia – have raised tuition by 5 to 7 percent for the coming school year.
The tuition increases will help offset a decrease in state support for higher education. The state budget cuts funding for four-year institutions by 15 percent and for two-year institutions by 10 percent—a total reduction of about $212 million.”
