I was much heartened to see the story in today's Reformer about the ventilation system at Brattleboro Union High School. I was one of those in the audience at the BUHS Players' production of "The Mousetrap" and was livid when the ventillation kicked on and was so noisy it drowned out the dialogue. I was sitting 12 rows back and had to cup my ears just to give myself a chance to catch a hint of what was being said.
Like Dart Everett and others who objected, I felt most dismayed for the actors and all those who had worked so hard on the play. As a taxpayer, I felt cheated. All that money spent on the new school, and they couldn't figure out a way to make it so that the auditorium could actually function as an auditorium. Officials assured us that fixing the problem is at the top of their to-do list. If it doesn't get fixed, let's make them work in the auditorium and the other rooms that have a similar problem and see how long they tolerate it.