Bornstein off base on 'Plainsong'.(Commentary/Editorial)

From: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) | Date: February 26, 2008 | Copyright information

Byline: Ron And Betty Vander Kooi, Arvada

Rocky Mountain News theater critic Lisa Bornstein has done it again ("Tone-deaf drama," Spotlight, Feb. 8). She gives a B-minus to Plainsong, a wonderful portrayal of small-town life (not harsh enough for her) in eastern Colorado. This despite the fact that the author of Plainsong himself has repeatedly said that the play does a faithful job in following his best-seller book.Bornstein seems to need a certain "artistic flair" in what she demands.I remember calling her about the "A" she gave a play that featured the repeated, noisy ...

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