An Open Letter to KTS

Dear King's Theatrical Society,


You have a warped sense of entitlement, and a far worse grasp on priority. Your theatre shares space with the tunnels that connect Alex Hall to the A&A building, where just about all of us eat every day. And yet you choose the worst possible times to occupy this space. Why?

I am a resonable man, KTS. I can understand that when you are putting on a performance for an audience, that disturbances are unwelcome. Hell, I can even understand being asked to take the outdoor route when the weather is reasonable. But it is when you demand of us to take the to the streets during a snow warning or, even once, a blizzard, just for a rehersal. That is warped. What is your reasoning behind this?

The way I figure it, it's all a display of power. I've met a lot of Directors in my day, and let me tell you, they get off on it. There's no other logical explanation for it. Let us assume for a moment that my presence does disrupt the flow, the feng shui of the rehersal. Okay, fine, BUT; The Pit takes about 4 seconds to cross, at a regular pace. It takes about the same amount of time for the director to say to me, "Excuse me, we're doing a rehersal, you need to go the other way." Either way, it disrupts the rehersal. I've often noticed how no one rehersing even notices me until the director points out my presence by addressing me. And I'm sorry KTS, but not everyone is going to see those asinine signs you put up, and a number more won't care. When you see someone, just let them pass when it's horrible out, God.

The worst case of the above was during an actual low-level blizzard earlier in the year. I am AT THE DOOR. Like, not the door to enter the Pit, the EXIT. TO WHERE I AM GOING. I had successfully crossed the Pit before the director noticed me. When he saw me he got up and said, "You're going to have to go outside, this is a rehersal!" I look around. HE IS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE ROOM! Are you fucking kidding me?!? I told this guy off a little, telling him how moronic he was being, and that there was no way in hell I was going to turn around, back through the Pit, and go outside IN A BLIZZARD. I was a split second away from him even noticing me, and unless he was practicing for The Vagina Monologues, there wasn't even a rehersal to be had. Do you not see how insane that is, KTS?

Another problem I have; You KNOW when dinner is served, and yet you ALWAYS hold your rehersals around that time. When you KNOW there will be a large amount of traffic wanting to go that way. STOP DOING THAT. If you don't want to be bothered, don't reserve the room during mealtime. I'm also sure your cast is so glad to be missing supper for your magificent opus.

One of the things most kids learn early is to how to share. Well, KTS, you're hogging the ball on this one, and you need to let us play with it too.

When it's a blizzard, put up with 4 seconds of your time disturbed by us avoiding the harsh elements. And we wonder why this school has mumps epidemics come spring.

Sincerely yours in outrage,
- Chris Muise

Post Script to Cindy Day:

"Winterlude?" REALLY? No wonder CBC took Peter Coade.