City Council acts to extinguish performances
Jump to full article: Lowell (MA) Sun, 2009-10-07
Author: Jennifer Myers
Intro: The City Council voted unanimously last night to petition the city's Statehouse delegation to change the law that allows performers to smoke on stage during performances.
The motion was made by City Councilor Rita Mercier at the behest of Pawtucketville resident Dick Sousa.
Sousa explained that he has attended plays at the Merrimack Repertory Theater for several years. Last year, there was one play during which the actors smoked on stage. This year there were two.
He said he has serious medical conditions and cannot be in an enclosed space where there is cigarette smoke. Therefore, he has been forced to end his subscription.
"I'm thinking of the word prop," said Mercier. "There are electric cigarettes that can do the job just fine. Use a prop and save a lung."
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