Curse of the gendered class.(Trends & Events)(True West)
American Theatre, May, 2004
New York City: Here we go again. Yet another gender-reversed revival of a drama that was originally written for male actors has reportedly been ordered to close by a draconian agent and licensing organization. Can you hear the "poor us" violins playing in the background? Do you see the great gnashing of teeth over "performance rights" and "riders to standard agreements"? Aren't you tired of gorging on another "90-Second Pop"-style controversy? Let us tell you what didn't happen.
No legal action was ultimately taken, and the production ...
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