Lakota East High School canceling this weekend’s production of Agatha Christie classic “Ten Little Indians” is the only theater talk worth talking right now.
“An outrage!” is what I’m hearing. An example from respected and awarded educator/actress/director Ginny Chizer is below. WHAT DO YOU THINK? Respond here, at the message board at Enquirer.com and find more at www.connectwestchester.com and www.connectliberty.com.
I must express my amazement at the outrageous actions of the Lakota East H. S. administration in forcing their theater department to cancel their scheduled production of Ten Little Indians!!
The reason? The play just "might" have negative racial overtones. This is a classic mystery. Also known as And Then There Were None, by a very conservative (to say the least) author/playwright, Agatha Christie. It has been presented by just about every high school in the country and has never been questioned as a proper teenage viewing or participation vehicle.
It would be interesting to know just how many complaints were actually received. As a former drama teacher/coach/director, I have been put through hell over a production of Working. And it started with just one parent who didn't bother to ask her son (a cast member) some questions about the script.
That snowballed throughout a small group of fundamentalist religious people, who know nothing about the content. They also had never complained that Studs Terkel's book Working, was not only present in the library, but was on a reading list for some social studies classes! Having been through this, I know what these dedicated teachers/directors have had to undergo.
So, my first action after my feet hit the floor tomorrow will be a phone call to the idiotic administration who made this ridiculous decision. I invite you to add your voice and speak out against this kind of mindless censorship!
Ginny Chizer
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