<p>Wow, folks. What’s missing in this discussion is that this is the way art changes the world. It’s not like some schmo writes a play and everyone suddenly becomes enlightened when they see it. No. Somebody puts it on in a time and place where it strikes a nerve, the “conservative” element takes measures to keep it under wraps, and there is much discussion … These changes in society take time. Bravo to the director! Bravo to the students! Bravo to the parents! Bravo to the local theatres! Even … Bravo to the Bishop for bringing it to everyone’s attention! </p>
<p>As for censorship in this case … Yes, it’s there, but … Think of what could have happened in the past … The director (and the writer) might have been imprisoned, put in the stocks, put on the rack, drawn and quartered, burned at the stake … The students (and maybe even their parents) could have been excommunicated, expelled, shunned or any of the above for going on with it … All kindsa nasty stuff … Just that not happening is a sign of progress though similar things could still happen in some places in the world … In this case, everyone just banded together and put it on in a presumably much better venue than a school auditorium. How cool is that? </p>
<p>But, even when all this is over and same sex couples are lawfully recognized by the law … What comes next? Who will be left for the “right” to persecute? There’ll have to be somebody … There’s a need. And I leave you with a foot stompin’ country song by Kris Kristofferson circa 1972 …</p>
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<p>P.S. If you want some real fun, Google “Angels in America” along with “Gang of five” for something that happened not soooo long ago. :)</p>