Annie’s “questionable content”
Bruce Miller of Theatre IV penned an excellent and fascinating post over at the The Barksdale Theatre Blog in reference to some complaints he recently got over the content of Theatre IV’s highly-praised of Annie (which closed yesterday). Apparently parents were offended by the use of “damn” and “hell” by Daddy Warbucks and President Roosevelt […]
Bruce Miller of Theatre IV penned an excellent and fascinating post over at the The Barksdale Theatre Blog in reference to some complaints he recently got over the content of Theatre IV’s highly-praised of Annie (which closed yesterday). Apparently parents were offended by the use of “damn” and “hell” by Daddy Warbucks and President Roosevelt as they discussed the Depression, among other things in the show. He raises some interesting points regarding values and the media and the arts, pointing out that these days it seems that many parents “don’t want to discuss values with children; they want to force their values on the world before allowing their child to enter into it.”
It’s a good read. Go check it out.
(My favorite part is how he points out that parents got all huffy about the “questionable language” but not one complained about how the character of Rooster says he’s going to take Annie away and slit her throat. Hmmm…)
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Valerie Catrow
Valerie Catrow is editor of RVAFamily, mother to a mop-topped first grader, and always really excited to go to bed.
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