Dr. Enderle watched a video of the play, ultimately agreeing that “Grease” was unsuitable for the high school, despite his having approved it beforehand, without looking at the script. Hoping to avoid similar complaints in the future, he decided to ban the scheduled spring play, “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller.
“That was me in my worst Joe McCarthy moment, to some,” Dr. Enderle said.
He called “The Crucible” “a fine play,” but said he dropped it to keep the school from being “mired in controversy” all spring.
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Ms. DeVore believes it was canceled because it portrays the Salem witch trials, “a time in history that makes Christians look bad.”
“In a Bible Belt community,” she added, “it makes people nervous.”
In Small Town, ‘Grease’ Ignites a Culture War (NY Times)
Wikipedia: Culture war
ATTENTION: I’m hereby changing all future references to “culture war” to “pie fight.”
(Bonus: Darth Vader Cries and Eats Pie)
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