So, it has come to my attention that there's a large part of the play that our artistic director wants to cut out, but let me tell you why this isn't in the best interest of the show. Although the included interviews are not related to the events surrounding the Crown Heights incident they are more an examination of ones self and where their beliefs/morals lie. The words in the monologues also contain background information that set up for the actual incident. Without these monologues of exposition it won't make any sense as to why the riot broke out in the first place. This information is needed to set up what is about to come when the play moves into the actual events of the riot.
What good is experiencing event without first examining ourselves and our beliefs to decide where we stand on the matter. In order to be affected by the incidents that will later be explained in the monologues it must be show where people stand on race, religion, etc and how this event affects those beliefs.
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