The Better Angel of my Nature rejoices. Good for Her! and
Her, and Her, and especially Kirsten Greenidge, whom I know
and whose work I cherish. The selfish devil in me that writes
plays, however, is howling with rage. When I was young a playwright
had to be male, and preferably a Man of The People, tough,
a veteran of WWII or Korea or, eventually, Vietnam. Now working
class women who can't afford college can earn tuition by becoming
veterans-- they can die in today's Vietnam. Playwrights can
be female, but only if when young they become Teacher's Pets
at certain elite universities. (4/08/04)
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