Preach to the converted.

• Author: Dolan, Jill
• Position: Letters to the Editor - Letter to the editor

Because much political theater is community-based, we don't hear about many worthy productions that use theatrical forms for social parody and satire unless someone calls them to our national attention. Elizabeth DiNovella's "Wal-Mart Send-Up" describes the homegrown Madison musical comedy Walmartopia as an effective comic satire of corporate excesses (February issue). But DiNovella ends by suggesting that the musical "may resonate best with those who don't shop at Wal-Mart." The charge of "preaching to the converted" is often leveled at political theater. What the accusation misses, however, is that "the converted" don't all think alike.

What's more, "the...