I?m personally sick and tired of CT boards approving plays and then changing the script to satisfy ?conservative? audiences. Unless the board received approval from the royalty house or the playwright - do the show as written or don?t consider doing it. Granted, the movie was different. David Auburn wrote the screenplay adaptation - so he was in control of HIS script. The original post in this thread doesn?t make it clear - but if the board approached the director after rehearsals began about changing the script - I applaud him or her for taking a stand and leaving the production. I personally find it completely pretentious on anyone?s part to think they know better than the playwright in what should be written. The ?f-bomb? really had no parallel to get dramatic points across. IF that?s what Auburn wanted - he wanted it for a reason in his stage play. He must have known what he was doing to win a Pulitzer and a Tony for the show. If CT boards are concerned about offending audiences - do Annie or You?re A Good Man Charlie Brown and save the ?racier? shows for more sophisticate audiences elsewhere.

Whether there is art without an audience - I don?t think the CT board actually gave the show a chance to prove if there would have been an audience or not. I think GAAFA is correct - the board missed out on actually answering this question for itself.