US EditionBestselling author Jodi Picoult pushes back after her musical is canceled by Indiana high school
Mississinewa High School canceled the musical citing sexual innuendo and alcohol references despite prior edits; 75% of educators reported pressure to reconsider theatrical content.
- Last week, Jeremy Fewell, superintendent of Mississinewa High School in Gas City, Indiana, canceled the Halloween weekend production of Between the Lines over concerns about sexual innuendo and alcohol references.
- The uptick in stage censorship is evident, as more than 75% of more than 1,800 theatre educators reported pressure to reconsider productions, the Educational Theatre Association found.
- Between the Lines, created by Elyssa Samsel, Kate Anderson and Timothy Allen McDonald, had licensed edits removing a nonbinary character's gender references to reduce controversy.
- Author Jodi Picoult reacted that the cancellation was devastating, saying students lost their work due to objections from a single parent and noting bans in both books and the musical adaptation this fall.
- Picoult noted that the same school previously staged Grease, which has more explicit content, while other recent cancellations include Northern Lebanon High School's The Addams Family and Paula Vogel's Indecent in Duval County.
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Bestselling author Jodi Picoult pushes back after her musical is canceled by Indiana high school
Jodi Picoult faces bans on both her books and a musical based on her novel “Between the Lines.” The superintendent of Mississinewa High School in Indiana canceled the musical last week, citing concerns over “sexual innuendo” and alcohol references.
Author Jodi Picoult reacts after Indiana high school’s production of book suddenly canceled
After months of rehearsals and just two weeks before the show was set to premiere, Indiana school officials decided to cancel a high school performance of "Between the Lines," a move best-selling author Jodi Picoult said is "the latest example" of encroachment on the freedom of expression.
Author Jodi Picoult reacts after high school's production of book suddenly canceled
GAS CITY, Ind. (WXIN/WTTV) — After months of rehearsals and just two weeks before the show was set to premiere, Indiana school officials decided to cancel a high school performance of "Between the Lines," a move best-selling author Jodi Picoult said is "the latest example" of encroachment on the freedom of expression. Mississinewa High School Superintendent Jeremy Fewell said last week that the last-minute cancellation was due to content "not ap…
Author Jodi Picoult reacts after Indiana high school's production of book suddenly canceled
GAS CITY, Ind. (WXIN/WTTV) — After months of rehearsals and just two weeks before the show was set to premiere, Indiana school officials decided to cancel a high school performance of "Between the Lines," a move best-selling author Jodi Picoult said is "the latest example" of encroachment on the freedom of expression. Mississinewa High School Superintendent Jeremy Fewell said last week that the last-minute cancellation was due to content "not ap…
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