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====Date: [[:Category: | ====Date: [[:Category:1995|1995]]==== | ||
====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America | ====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]]==== | ||
====Subject: [[:Category:Language|Language]] [[:Category:Explicit Sexuality|Explicit Sexuality]] [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]]==== | ====Subject: [[:Category:Language|Language]], [[:Category:Explicit Sexuality|Explicit Sexuality]], [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]]==== | ||
====Medium: [[:Category: | ====Medium: [[:Category:Theater|Theater]] [[:Category:Performing Art|Performing Art]]==== | ||
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'''Artist:''' Patricia Loughery playwright sponsored by Kaiser Permanente Healthcare. | '''Artist:''' Patricia Loughery playwright sponsored by Kaiser Permanente Healthcare. | ||
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'''Location:''' Fremont, California. | '''Location:''' Fremont, California. | ||
'''Description of Artwork:''' The play | '''Description of Artwork:''' The play''Secrets'' is an AIDS education drama for high school students. It recounts the tale of a teenage boy who tests positive for HIV, and the consequences this has on himself, his family and girlfriend. The play was a recipient of the Ryan White award for excellence in AIDS education, and was named one of the "thousand points of light," by President George Bush (41). <P> | ||
'''The Incident:''' The play was scheduled to be performed at a school. A school board member attended a dress rehearsal and dissatisfied with the content of the play, contacted the district superintendent and other board members. The superintendent based upon bureaucratic concern, ordered the play to be canceled until a review process of the play's content could be completed. During the review, the board found that the play was not consistent with the message of abstinence, which was "the philosophy of [the] district..." <P> | '''The Incident:''' The play was scheduled to be performed at a school. A school board member attended a dress rehearsal and dissatisfied with the content of the play, contacted the district superintendent and other board members. The superintendent based upon bureaucratic concern, ordered the play to be canceled until a review process of the play's content could be completed. During the review, the board found that the play was not consistent with the message of abstinence, which was "the philosophy of [the] district..." <P> | ||
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'''Source:''' NCAC: based on a report in "Artistic Expression Under Attack," Vol. 3, 1995 provided by People for the American Way | '''Source:''' NCAC: based on a report in "Artistic Expression Under Attack," Vol. 3, 1995 provided by People for the American Way | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1995]] | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:1990s]] | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:20th century]] | ||
[[Category:North America]] | [[Category:North America]] | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:United States]] | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:California]] | ||
[[Category:Fremont]] | |||
[[Category:Language]] | [[Category:Language]] | ||
[[Category:Explicit Sexuality]] | [[Category:Explicit Sexuality]] | ||
[[Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion]] | [[Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Theater]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Education]] | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:Patricia Loughery]] | ||
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