![]() ![]() The decision to drop the 2015 play by playwright Paula Vogel, which had been scheduled for performances during the first 10 days of March, drew some bitter responses as word spread online. Students staging the play had to get parents’ approval, but “a closer review of the mature content of ‘Indecent’ led us to the conclusion that ‘Seagull’ is better suited for a school production,” Principal Tina Wilson told families of the canceled play’s cast in an email saying the school would instead stage the play by 19 th century Russian literary giant Anton Chekhov. It’s that simple,” Tracy Pierce, a Duval County school system spokesman, said Friday. “’Indecent’ contains adult sexual dialog that is inappropriate for student cast members and student audiences. “Indecent” won Tony awards during a Broadway run in 2017, but a school production planned for March was called off this week because it was deemed unsuitable for teens. Jacksonville’s Douglas Anderson School of the Arts has canceled performances of a play involving censorship and the first lesbian kiss in American theater, triggering a storm of social media debate. ![]()
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