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“Spamalot” and Ms. Burch’s dismissal are not on the school board’s agenda for Monday night’s meeting, and it is unclear if either will come up. | “Spamalot” and Ms. Burch’s dismissal are not on the school board’s agenda for Monday night’s meeting, and it is unclear if either will come up. | ||
Among those protesting the cancellation of “Spamalot” have been the Dramatists Guild of America, which represents playwrights and musical theater composers and lyricists, and the National Coalition Against Censorship, which sent letters to South Williamsport school officials | Among those protesting the cancellation of “Spamalot” have been the Dramatists Guild of America, which represents playwrights and musical theater composers and lyricists, and the National Coalition Against Censorship, which sent letters to South Williamsport school officials. | ||
“Would you cancel a school production of ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ because of concern over the sensitivities of Holocaust deniers and those with anti-Semitic views in your community?” wrote Stephen Schwartz, the composer of “Godspell,” “Pippin,” “Wicked” and other musicals, and the president of the Dramatists Guild. “That seems unlikely. Why then are you so solicitous of homophobia?” | “Would you cancel a school production of ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ because of concern over the sensitivities of Holocaust deniers and those with anti-Semitic views in your community?” wrote Stephen Schwartz, the composer of “Godspell,” “Pippin,” “Wicked” and other musicals, and the president of the Dramatists Guild. “That seems unlikely. Why then are you so solicitous of homophobia?” | ||
The school district has not made any public responses to these letters. | The school district has not made any public responses to these letters. | ||
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|source=http://wnep.com/2014/07/01/school-drops-musical-because-of-questionable-content/ | |source=http://wnep.com/2014/07/01/school-drops-musical-because-of-questionable-content/ | ||