Companion to 'Merchant' is a tough sell

It is hard for me to believe what Linda Wiener wrote. I have seen both produtions and I say BRAVO to the risk that this theater is taking. It seems to me that Linda has decided somewhere in herself to forget that theater is not television, it is not neatly wrapped up in a underscored bow, and for all her insults hurled toward the actors and directors - she herself couldn't do half as much as they triumphantly did. She is a negative blog on a noble theatrical endevor, and I for one, would love to see her try to speak one monolouge from either play, and then give her a review!

One more thing - Watching a Christopher Marlowe Play does require that an audience member have some sort of intelligence, I am sorry that Newsday failed to put one in the audience.