Naysayers and Lizzie Borden
It happened yet again! Another person said to me that people in Fall River couldn’t afford to pay $40 to see a play in the city. Fall River has become, for some, a punching bag that negative people use to vent their discontent. Some folks, apparently, simply can’t imagine that culture and art and music and history can thrive here. These same individuals don’t understand or see that Fall River is on the rise.
Of course, I jumped into that argument and let them know that they were mistaken, that there are loads of folks here who can “afford” the show, who feel good about attending an event that is a fundraiser for a local art group, who want a fun night out, and who will enjoy a great play about one of the city’s former and most famous citizens.
Just as they were insisting, really insisting, that they were right and I was naive, the word came in that Lizzie Borden Live had sold out! I was triumphant in winning this battle and expected the person to be surprised and a little happy for the show and the city. On the contrary, they humphed a few times and muttered that it was a fluke, and that it couldn’t happen again in a million years.
Talk about someone who needs an attitude adjustment!
Take that all those who feel like this city is so full of poor, uneducated, uncultured people that it cannot support good theatre. Take that to all who talk about Fall River as a lost soul who will never realize her magnificence. Take that to all who live far away and judge this place without mercy. Fall River is a city that will achieve its potential . . . one house, one art exhibit, one election, one person, one play, one day, at a time.
