Johnson considered applicants from across the country and in June, she inked a three-year contract with James Ryan. Ryan, who made a cross-country move for the job, started work on Aug. 23 and set about co-directing — and playing two small onstage roles in — the Civic’s sold-out Buddy Holly musical last month. His wife, Lynn, had meanwhile been hired in the Civic’s box office. The Ryans had seemed to fit right in. But on Oct. 15, all that changed. That day, the Civic received an alarming e-mail about the Ryans: “What kind of people do you employ????? The attached photos and e-mail excerpts are outrageous,” it said. “Do I need to go to a higher authority......or maybe the press.” The e-mail was signed, “Megan Wilson,” and included seven photos: Four were clothed, casual shots of the Ryans. Three were headless nude torsos. No sex acts were depicted. The e-mail also had explicit excerpts from e-mails that James Ryan had written/Michael Bowen, Inlander. More here.

Question: Did the Spokane Civic Theatre do right by firing the swinging Ryans?