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Radio Extra: Playwrights Rip Theater Critics Over Graffiti Play

By  Jon Hansen and Paul Biasco | March 4, 2015 3:56pm 

 Paul Biasco discusses the harsh reviews on the playwright's reactions on DNAinfo Radio.
Paul Biasco discusses the harsh reviews on the playwright's reactions on DNAinfo Radio.
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Steppenwolf Theater

LINCOLN PARK — The authors of a new play about graffiti at Steppenwolf Theatre said the backlash from the city's top theater critics was representative of the ideas at the core of the performance.

The play left critics fuming over what they say was its failure to recognize that most tagging was vandalism and harmful to city neighborhoods.

On this DNAinfo Radio Extra, Paul Biasco discusses the playwrights' reaction:

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