"I hope you all enjoyed THE PLAY! Brag to all your friends that you were the first to see this cool new show (and tell them that they should see it ASAP)."
I'm taking the name of the play out of the quote so it is not so easy to Google. Note that we were amongst the first people to see the play at this theater (we were there for the second night) - makes it hard for a person to see the play a week before. At least for a member of the general public.
The email continues:
"There are more free tickets in your future to more Broadway and Off-Broadway shows!"
Wow...more free tickets? Do we need to do anything?
Just right a positive review of PLAY on the internet and send us the link to what you wrote. We suggest writing a review on Facebook, MySpace, the NY Times, or a personal blog.
Well, it looks like people associated with this play are checking the internet to see what the public has to say!
This leads me to an ethical dilemma: is it wrong to write a positive review of a lousy play?***
That then leads to a second question: do I really want whatever tickets they would like to give me?
*** For the record, I thought the acting was outstanding. Great cast - and they did a great job. I just didn't care for the writing. The writing wouldn't have bothered me so much if it wasn't promoted as being so "smart" and "witty."
1 comment:
Oh, for heaven's sake! I think the true issue here is how ethical is it to BRIBE your way to good reviews??? I don't mean YOU, of course, but rather YOU in the non-individual-specific Midwestern sense, of course. :)
I'd send them a link to the honest review, and then let them choke on it.
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