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Posted: 2/27/06 at 3:19pm
Interesting opinion piece regarding high school musicals in Fort Wayne, Indiana. (Remember the Urinetown thing?)
My kids got their first swig of school-administration squeamishness a year ago, when Homestead principal Dianne Moake decided that the musical “Bat Boy,” which had already been cast, didn’t meet community standards (whatever those are). The show was nixed, and a replacement production of “Godspell” hastily assembled.
History repeated itself this school year when Homestead drama director Ed Koczergo proposed a production of “Urinetown.” This time, under a new policy triggered by the “Bat Boy” fiasco, he had to get prior approval from Moake.
After months of deliberation, Moake decided “Urinetown” – at least its title – didn’t meet community standards, either, and asked Kozergo for an alternative.
FortWayne.com
My kids got their first swig of school-administration squeamishness a year ago, when Homestead principal Dianne Moake decided that the musical “Bat Boy,” which had already been cast, didn’t meet community standards (whatever those are). The show was nixed, and a replacement production of “Godspell” hastily assembled.
History repeated itself this school year when Homestead drama director Ed Koczergo proposed a production of “Urinetown.” This time, under a new policy triggered by the “Bat Boy” fiasco, he had to get prior approval from Moake.
After months of deliberation, Moake decided “Urinetown” – at least its title – didn’t meet community standards, either, and asked Kozergo for an alternative.
FortWayne.com
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