Beyond “Offending the Audience” or how I came to write America’s most (and least) wanted play

I'm sorry Greg allen, but fuck you. You don't get to decide what ethical artists are and aren't allowed to consider when it come to their audience; I do want to be saddled by audience expectations because that's who I'm creating theatre for. That doesn't mean I won't challenge their expectations, try to exceed them, etc., but I sure as heel want to know what they are and I want to use that information to shape my productions. Failing to do so leads to self-indulgent theatre, created for the artists themselves, and then the only audience members that will feel any connection to the work are voyeurs.