I recently saw "Crimes of the Heart" at Potomac Playmakers and was extremely impressed with the acting. The performers did an excellent job! I was, however deeply disturbed by the fact that the Lord's name was used in vain, not once, but many times! There is NEVER any need to take the Lord's name in vain under any circumstances. Plus the fact, this is "Community" theatre. A place where families should be able to come to and not have to cover their children's ears. I have been told by a current board member that this would never happen. What has changed? How sad!

All I can say is: Here we go again...

Maybe you need to stick with the Fresh Fire performances with Pastor Griejack.

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I never saw the play but if I recall correctly in the movie one of the sisters was a victim of spousal abuse, killed her husband, and was trying to commit suicide, once by sticking her head in the oven. The fact that it's a comedy/drama and often people are laughing throughout some of those parts could be very confusing to a child. Personally I would be more concerned about that. But that's just me.

I believe the movie was rated PG-13 so I would expect the play to be about the same rating.

GEEEZUS KEERIST!

That was rude...

This is the disturbing part.

Honey, it's theater. It's art. If you don't like it, don't go there. To try to keep them from saying that word is wrong. Maybe you should suggest they provide a rating or warning instead.

What exactly did this new member do to deserve being treated with derision and rudeness by a few folks? Is this how we expect to draw new folks into the dialog? If you wanna disagree, can't you at least do it nicely when it involves someone who has been nice so far, has no history of attacking anyone here, and is a new member to boot? Biggins' link is dead -- at least for me -- but I assume it wasn't a smiley face.

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I would definitely encourage anyone who goes a play to do a little research first, especially if you aren't familiar with it. It won't help with the dialogue itself, but at least you will know the general theme going in, and whether it would be suitable for kids. And if the review/blurb in the paper is too vague, you can always ask whether the show is family friendly when you order tickets. There is usually a contact number somewhere in the listing.

I know when my daughter was in Gypsy at the Playhouse last summer, the stripper scene, which was hilarious, would definitely not be for kids, and would have made many a sailor blush.

Community theater doesn't neccessarily mean it is geared for the community as a whole, but rather that it is put on by local (volunteer) talent from within our community, to advance their own skills and develop depth of creativity and foster a spirit for the arts, no matter how bold.

I'd like to make a comment, but the picture you have (GreedyXJ)
is making me laugh so much.....I love it....
thanks for the entertainment.

I try to change my avatar every month but since this one is soooo well liked I will keep it around alittle longer...

Excellent comments.

I, too, saw Crimes of the Heart. Just my 2 cents: Thought it was an awesome community production, the acting was great. I really enjoyed it, and it reminded me that I need to see more live productions in the future. All in all, two thumbs up!

These days, if you don't want to hear the Lord's name taken in vain, you may as well just not leave the house. And for that matter, don't turn that TV on, either. There's just no escaping it and plenty of other foul language these days. Anyone who's ever watched any of the old TV shows on Nick at Night surely sees the contrast. Our society's standards have changed drastically over the past few decades.

I get all sorts of grief just for espousing traditional standards of CONDUCT - forget about language!

Almost all Americans probably takes the Lord's name in vain, therefore I would think that the play is more of a real reflection on our society.

Which of course is the same argument Hollywood uses for all of the foul language and much of the general low-life behavior of characters in their movies. I think the word for it is "gritty realism". Of course the problem with it is that not everyone lives in the ghettoes where such a high degree of foul language and behavior is the norm, most of us by choice. The times once were such that TV and the movies attempted to cater to and portrayed more of what they thought was civilized behavior. Nowadays, the major studios all seems to be trying to outdo each other in vulgarity and shocking behavior.

Reasonable minds may differ, but I think the overall result has been that those of us who would try to keep our families' language and behavior a bit cleaner than average are fighting a losing battle. Consider that we'll often rightly punish a kid for using the same kind of language in the classroom that (s)he hears every evening from the television.

[quote=GreedyXJ,Mar 23 2005, 09:07 AM]I'd like to make a comment, but the picture you have (GreedyXJ)
is making me laugh so much.....I love it....
thanks for the entertainment.[/quote]
I try to change my avatar every month but since this one is soooo well liked I will keep it around alittle longer... [/quote]
ohhhh ya nothing like a chic wearing a latex dress & shaking/rubbing her fake boobies around for some good ol' fashioned entertainment

I'm trying to decide who's avatar is worse, Greedy's or AerialBurke

[quote=feistyirishbabe,Mar 24 2005, 09:21 PM][quote=GreedyXJ,Mar 23 2005, 09:07 AM]
I'd like to make a comment, but the picture you have (GreedyXJ)
is making me laugh so much.....I love it....
thanks for the entertainment.[/quote]
I try to change my avatar every month but since this one is soooo well liked I will keep it around alittle longer... [/quote]
ohhhh ya nothing like a chic wearing a latex dress & shaking/rubbing her fake boobies around for some good ol' fashioned entertainment

I'm trying to decide who's avatar is worse, Greedy's or AerialBurke [/quote]
Hey now . . that wasn't my choosing . . perhaps you would rather see Ron Jeremy as my avatar ?

[quote=AerialBurke,Mar 24 2005, 11:42 PM]I'm trying to decide who's avatar is worse, Greedy's or AerialBurke [/quote]
Hey now . . that wasn't my choosing . . perhaps you would rather see Ron Jeremy as my avatar ?[/quote]


um how is it that your avatar wasn't your choice??
Did someone hold a gun to your head?
As for Ron Jeremy, um isn't he the half bald, fat porn guy?! If so, no thank you!

[quote=feistyirishbabe,Mar 25 2005, 12:27 AM][quote=AerialBurke,Mar 24 2005, 11:42 PM]
I'm trying to decide who's avatar is worse, Greedy's or AerialBurke [/quote]
Hey now . . that wasn't my choosing . . perhaps you would rather see Ron Jeremy as my avatar ?[/quote]


um how is it that your avatar wasn't your choice??
Did someone hold a gun to your head?
As for Ron Jeremy, um isn't he the half bald, fat porn guy?! If so, no thank you! [/quote]
You have Ron Jeremy described very accurately ! And yes, somebody actually did hold a gun to my head on the selection of my avatar. I'm working on making him change it to something that better suits me ! But, HE ISN'T COOPERATING !