Marge isn’t interested in re-interpreting Oklahoma, she wants something more modern. Her first act of authority is disarming Chief Wiggum, who wonderfully becomes very childlike when his gun is taken away. Everyone feels better when Marge is in charge. The whole town knows she gets Homer to the church on time, overlooks all major character flaws, and is enough of an enabler to gets things done. The cast and crew have enough of the tyrannical director and nominate the Simpson matriarch to helm the show. This is something Sinclair has to remind her several times until her final no. The title refers to the character Marge is playing in the local production: a girl who can’t say no.
AND LOOK I AM SUDDENLY A GIRL SIMPSONS DRIVER
The director asked for “undulating golden corn as high as your eye.” Otto, the Springfield Elementary School bus driver whose jacket smells like a Lollapalooza show, designed the sets and got confused as to what or who was supposed to be high. The performances are always wrong, dialects are sloppy, and the set is a major disappointment. Like most of the great plays of history, Sinclair has a tragic flaw which is perfect for comedy. This is what happens when you warn an actor not to make something into a big song and dance during a musical theater rehearsal. It’s all fun and games until Lenny almost loses an eye, and a coveted part that doesn’t involve hiding in the back end of a horse costume. Sinclair goes to great lengths to get fair performances, and isn’t above playing his actors against each other. Sinclair is one of Lovitz’s many arrogant, self-absorbed characters on The Simpsons, along with Artie Ziff and the critic Jay Sherman, who could ostensibly review a Sinclair production.
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