The school district stated that the reason for postponing the performances was “to better prepare our audience and the public for the seriousness of the play’s content.”
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“Following the uproar over their decision to cancel Santa Rosa High School’s production of “Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead”, the school district is reversing course and allowing it to be staged at the school, but only for audiences 16 and older.”
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“The message that Spring Awakening sends is that whatever you're going through, whoever you are, whoever you love, it's okay. It's all part of growing up. And that message is so crucial to developing teenagers.”
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“News is coming out of CA where a school district has canceled the remaining performances of a high school theatre production after they received complaints that the show contained obscene material.”
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“Last month police arrested Francis Anonia, the former chorus teacher and Director of Visual and Performing Arts at Parkland High School in PA. He's accused of secretly recording video of a student while he changed clothes.”
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Michael Powers, the theatre instructor for Unionville High School for ten years, held a press conference today expressing amazement that Broadway hasn’t recruited him to direct headline musical acts.
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"Let’s teach our students how to shine both in and out of the spotlight by learning how to balance their academic and theatre lives."
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"Over the years, so many of my students have found theatre to be the “home” they’ve been yearning for. We must be patient enough to help cultivate their young, impressionable lives in theatre and how they act as humans while in our care."
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"Maybe the kids we teach won’t choose a career as a comedian or a traveling troupe. However, they will gain the invaluable skills needed to expand their ability to approach situations that might arise from new angles."
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"For high school theaters, right choice of material can engage students and inspire more to get involved. However, choosing the wrong play or musical can result in challenges ranging from overwhelming production requirements to unnecessary administration involvement. Here are five musicals or plays that should be performed more often, as well as five that should be approached with caution."
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“This happened at my school, and it practically started a riot within the theatre department.”
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“Many of us, myself included, have fond memories of school theatre trips. But are school theatre trips always educational? I would argue not.”
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