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Christian Group Attacks Brooklyn Monologist
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Jen Carlson
Published Apr 21, 2007
Modified Mar 7, 2008
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Published Apr 21, 2007
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Thursday night, Brooklyn monologist Mike Daisey was performing his "Invincible Summer" show at the American Repertory Theatre when it was disrupted by eighty seven members of a Christian group walking out of the show en masse. Before doing so, however, they walked up to the stage and poured water on his script, destroying the original of the show outline.
You can read about the incident, the aftermath and its consequences, here. The entire thing can be seen below:
The protesters, though they didn't really say why they were attacking the show, mentioned "the language" being a problem. Daisey sent out an email apologizing for the protest, saying, "it's a sobering reminder that speech is never free unless it is defended ardently, and that even simple civility isn't simple when intolerant extremism is involved."
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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