They did not use it in marketing (though Guirgus said it looked like a marketing item). Shelton put a big red warning stamp on the statement which made it look like it was supposed to be a joke.
Also, the statement was added to the program stating why Giurigis' insert was wrong. The statement reads:
“For me, a play is a living document that should transform from production to production. It is something the author bestows upon the public as a gift to be shared and theatre remains the greatest interpretive art the human race has developed. I say this because it is my fervent belief that as a director, an actor, a designer, a producer, a stage manager, a board operator, and an audience member, we are all taking the work of one artist and reinterpreting it into our own separate experiences. The play may not be what the author intended in his original vision, but as a work of art. I believe it is our duty to interpret and not simply repeat, to participate, not just transmit, and by doing so become a collaborators [sic] in the work.” |
