Letter to the editor: Irrational reaction

To the Editor
I am writing this letter in response to the review of “An American Christmas” by Wayne Quesenberry in Nov. 12 edition of the Enterprise. While I do appreciate Mr. Quesenberry’s kind words about my performance, I am extremely offended by his unnecessarily cruel and inappropriate comments about some of my co-stars. I have no problem with the fact that he did not like the show and some of the performances in the show because everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I am sure; however, there was a much more professional way to get his point across than to compare one of my co-stars to a pedophile and to suggest that one of my other co-stars should be in a nursing home in the coma unit. These comments were absolutely uncalled for and are hurtful to all of us who share the stage with these two men. I personally feel very lucky to have both of them as my co-stars and think that they both have a lot to offer these roles. From what I have heard from our audience members about the show they would definitely agree with me on that. I can’t even begin to imagine what could have happened the night Mr. Quesenberry attended the show to cause him to have such a violent and irrational reaction to it.
As for Mr. Quesenberry’s questions about the show itself I can assure him that the show takes place in present day and does not involve any sort of time warp since he seems so upset about that. If he had been paying attention to the show instead of trying to think of “witty” things to say in his review he would have heard the Narrator explain that the show the Dad was attending in Act II was a 40’s style tribute show not that it was taking place in WW II. I am very proud of this show and of my entire cast. There is nothing that makes me prouder than hearing how much the audience loved the show and how much the patriotic portion of the show moved them. As I said before, I am not upset that Mr. Quesenberry did not enjoy the show but next time he writes a review he should take a moment to think about how what he says will affect people who have done nothing to him to deserve such an attack. Pedophiles and comas are not things to joke about and I am disappointed that the Enterprise would allow such things to even be printed. I hope in the future Mr. Quesenberry and the Enterprise will use better judgment and find a more objective way of critiquing a show or a performance. As far as I am concerned, Sam and Ted are owed an apology.
Sincerely,
Karen Zucco Melton