As BroadwayWorld reported earlier this summer, via blogger and industry professional Howard Sherman, South Williamsport, a high school in Lycoming County, Pa, had been forced to cancel their spring production of Monty Python's Spamalot due to 'controversial content,' which includes a homosexual marriage.Following the decision, Principal Jesse Smith made a statement to the local paper, saying 'When we have extracurricular activities, we do not ask the students to make a choice as to what they might deem controversial material,' and 'I don't want kids to feel like they had to choose between performing and what they felt was controversial material. They should be able to sign up for a play and know that it's school-sponsored and they won't have to make a moral or ethical decision.'Today, Educational Theatre Association Executive Director Julie Woffington wrote to the school district...
- 9/16/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
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