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Indiana High Schoolers Bravely Perform LGBTQ-Inclusive Play Despite School's Ban
A group of Indiana high school students proved their school district wrong when it barred them from performing an LGBTQ-inclusive play, citing safety concerns. Outraged at the school leadership’s censorship, the teens banded together and, with the help of sympathetic community members, raised nearly $90,000. Then, they let the show go on without a hitch.
Students at Carroll High School in Fort Wayne were excited to perform Adam Szymkowicz’s Marian, or The True Tale of Robin Hood, a queer version of Sherwood Forest and its merry group of thieves. However, some parents complained to the school district and said that portraying homosexuality onstage was sinful, The Washington Postreports.
...Initially, some drama students spoke in front of their school district’s leaders but did not succeed in reversing the ban. So instead, 18-year-old Tristan Wasserman contacted local media and others, including a playwright, for support.
When a 40-year-old former teacher and Fort Wayne native, Nathan Gotsch, heard about the students’ challenges, he decided to get involved and offered to step in as producer.
Students at Carroll High School in Fort Wayne were excited to perform Adam Szymkowicz’s Marian, or The True Tale of Robin Hood, a queer version of Sherwood Forest and its merry group of thieves. However, some parents complained to the school district and said that portraying homosexuality onstage was sinful, The Washington Postreports.
...Initially, some drama students spoke in front of their school district’s leaders but did not succeed in reversing the ban. So instead, 18-year-old Tristan Wasserman contacted local media and others, including a playwright, for support.
When a 40-year-old former teacher and Fort Wayne native, Nathan Gotsch, heard about the students’ challenges, he decided to get involved and offered to step in as producer.
https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/indiana-school-play-ban-marian