“I was recently alerted that a high school in VA is planning on performing ‘Hamilton’ later this spring. They have announced the cast and even school district leaders are supporting the production. My message to them is to please stop. Don’t do this. Pick another show.”
Read More“Is it worth having middle schoolers and high schoolers do Shakespeare shows when they are not introduced to the opportunity of doing the scansion and leaning into poetry correctly?”
Read More“A former high school assistant principal, who alleged he was fired over his protests of his school performing The Laramie Project, has had his discrimination lawsuit dismissed against his former school district.”
Read More“A federal grand jury last month charged a former High School drama teacher with 21 counts of producing and distributing child pornography. Officials say the teacher may have been involved with around 16 minors and that some of the victims were his students.”
Read MoreIn news that surprises no one but should disgust everyone, a high school in the conservative state of Indiana has canceled a high school production that contained LGBTQ+ themes as well as non-binary characters. School administrators cited the move was made due to "safety concerns for the students involved."
Read More“This past August, Bowie High School voted to honor their longtime theatre director, Diane “Betsy” Cornwell, by naming their performing arts center after her. But just over a month later, the Austin ISD teacher is under investigation by the district after several former studen”ts said she subjected them to emotional and verbal abuse and inappropriately touched other students.”
Read More“After one performance of “Be More Chill”, school administrators at a high school in CA moved to cancel the remaining performances due to the “mature content” in the show.”
Read More“Today, November 19th, students at Maryville High School in Maryville, MO were supposed to continue the weekend run of their Fall musical, Legally Blonde. However, just one day before they were set to open, school administrators stepped in to postpone the show over content which one of them thought was inappropriate.”
Read MoreIn a normal year, KJK Productions would work with high school students to present a full-length musical for a live audience. Of course, these days, an in-person project like that would be impossible. Instead, this daring creative team decided to jump headfirst into the world of Zoom to create a unique virtual version of Urinetown. Using green screens, ring lights, new microphones, and some serious editing, this is not your average “zoomsical”.
Read MoreAlthough the world of musical theatre is slowly becoming more diverse and inclusive, our look still plays an important part in casting. In some cases, being in an industry that places so much focus on your body can lead you down a dangerous path. It took me years to love my short, slightly thicker body and to be perfectly honest; I'm still working on it.
Read More“News is coming out of Lancaster, PA today that the Superintendent canceled an upcoming high school production of the musical “Hairspray” over alleged complaints about insensitive language in the script.”
Read More“In an age of virtual learning, theatre educators have been met with new challenges of how to create theatre and engage their students in a new platform.”
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