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"Old enough for war, but not a musical"

"Old enough for war, but not a musical"

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LizzieCurry
#0"Old enough for war, but not a musical"
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


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BobbyBubby
#1re: 'Old enough for war, but not a musical'
Posted: 2/27/06 at 3:24pm

I love that the violent crucifixion of Jesus was chosen instead of Bat Boy.

Kringas
#2re: 'Old enough for war, but not a musical'
Posted: 2/27/06 at 3:27pm

Is this a public school?


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LizzieCurry
#3re: 'Old enough for war, but not a musical'
Posted: 2/27/06 at 3:55pm

Yes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homestead_High_School_(Fort_Wayne,_Indiana)


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bare_nakedlady
#4re: 'Old enough for war, but not a musical'
Posted: 2/27/06 at 4:04pm

I have attached Lizzie's first installment on this topic for easy access. Just in case anyone wanted to read it re: 'Old enough for war, but not a musical'

Lizzie thanks for the update!

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Updated On: 2/27/06 at 04:04 PM


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