An Opera House, Judged: Ken Woolley’s Reviewing the Performance, by Alan Miller
Ken Woolley,
Reviewing the Performance,
Watermark Press, 2010Stage I. A Detour
“What’s that thing?”
-A boy points out the Sydney Opera House to his grandmother, overheard on a train crossing the Harbour Bridge, 21 July 2010.
During a recent screening of Rear Window
Begin forwarded message:
From: kitdiva@aol.com
Date: July 31, 2010 11:37:35 PM EDT
To: editor@berkshirereview.net
Subject: Re: question
By the way, although I enjoyed the performance a lot. I thought the brothel scene was surprisingly tame in comparison with Les Huguenots, with its topless crucified nuns, etc. Was Strassberger told to be discreet, or were you aware of any "censorship?"Nothing of the kind, Michael - as far as I know! I was in that as well, btw. Enjoyed being a raped Protestant noblewoman. Yeehaw!
In fact, several of us whores were actually virtually topless in this production, covered merely by VERY sheer silk tops (or in my case a dress). The lighting I think keeps our breasts from being a large (or small) topic of discussion.... Last years boobs were courtesy of dancers; no singers bared significantly, in contrast to this year. I'm glad you enjoyed the performance. Thad certainly knows how to put on a stunning multi-sensory display, keeping every pore stimulated. I just wish we could see the damned shows! (Which is why your pix were so important to us...!)
~k.
PS: What year were you at Hahvahd? And which house?
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From: Michael Miller <editor@berkshirereview.net>
To: kitdiva@aol.com
Sent: Sat, Jul 31, 2010 1:05 pm
Subject: Re: questionBy the way, although I enjoyed the performance a lot. I thought the brothel scene was surprisingly tame in comparison with Les Huguenots, with its topless crucified nuns, etc. Was Strassberger told to be discreet, or were you aware of any "censorship?"Best,M=
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On Jul 31, 2010, at 11:35 AM, kitdiva@aol.com wrote:Hi ~
I'm a singer in this summer's "Der Ferne Klang" at Bard and my face is wonderfully visible in the top picture you use (of colorfully wigged whores flanking the central heroine) in your review of the work. Is there ANY way I could get an online jpeg copy of that pic at a larger size for my archives. I just want it for ME. I don't have to post it if you prohibit that (if I can post it, I'm happy to put the credits where necessary, too). Thanks for considering my request and getting back to me.
Appreciatively,
~Katharine (Kit) Emory
"The whore with the orange hair".... :-)

