If no one Tweets about it… did it make a sound?
October 23, 2009
The other night outside the theater, a woman asked me to sign her Playbill. Before I could ask what she thought of the show, she offered, “He should have killed you.” I thought that might make an interesting Tweet, if I had a Twitter account, which I don’t.
“Julia… Is being told what it is to be an insufferable human being.”
But again, no Twitter account, so I awkwardly mumbled, “those are some strong words” and let her reflect on what exactly about my character in Oleanna fueled them. Of course, I understand that the end of the play is intentionally harrowing. Carol is unrelenting, and both characters suffer the consequences. And I’m glad to see a strong response, an investment in the story. But why so much anger?
