Posted on 10/17/2018 2:32:20 PM PDT by Brown Deer
Updated: 4:04 p.m. October 17, 2018
SHOREWOOD, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Shorewood Police say they have investigated after a threat was made on social media to lynch black students at Shorewood High School in relation to the play "To Kill a Mockingbird" that was supposed to have a performance Wednesday night.
A 17-year-old male was arrested Wednesday around 3:30 p.m. for making the post.
The incident is under investigation.
------ Updated: 1:14 p.m. October 17, 2018
SHOREWOOD, Wis. (CBS 58) -- The latest update from Shorewood High School is that no performance at all will happen.
The decision came Tuesday morning after a meeting between the director, cast and crew. They came to the decision that if they moved forward with just a dress rehearsal for family it would, "lose the original message they wanted to convey by performing the play and would be performing it for the wrong reasons."
The dress rehearsal has been canceled.
Shorewood Superintendent Bryan Davis says that the district is learning from the experiencing.
------ Updated: 8:19 a.m. on October 17, 2018
SHOREWOOD, Wis. (CBS 58) -- The Shorewood School Superintendent says there will not be a public performance of To Kill a Mockingbird on Wednesday. This comes after the superintendent announced Saturday that To Kill a Mockingbird would take the stage for one performance.
An email was sent to parents and students early Wednesday morning saying there will be a dress rehearsal for the family of the cast and crew members only.
In the email, the superintendent says they canceled the public performance due to the mental and emotional health of the entire student body.
A press conference is scheduled for 4 p.m. on Wednesday at the high school.
The Milwaukee Black Panthers will also host a press conference at the school at 6:30 p.m. Their press conference will deal with a social media post that referenced lynching black students at Shorewood High School. The Black Panthers want to assure students that they are safe.
------ Posted: 9:49 a.m. on October 16, 2018
SHOREWOOD, Wis. (CBS 58) -- The poster outside Shorewood High School still says the production of To Kill a Mockingbird runs October 11th, 12th and 13th.
It was the performance that was killed. For three whole days. It was called off after Students and parents protested. They were concerned after they learned the school play struck to the original dialogue in the 1930s novel and included the N-word.
"We didn't have any problems or conversations until last week when people started talking about it, protesting," said Jadon Roder. A junior at Shorewood High School, Roder plays Tom Robinson. He says tryouts were in September and during early practices the cast didn't even say the N-word.
"When I first found out we said it, I was uncomfortable, but I just realized I'm not Jadon, I'm Tom in this and I have to help relive this story and all the other black people that have gone through tough times. So, I'm kind of representing them," said Roder.
The superintendent announced Saturday that To Kill a Mockingbird would take the stage for one performance. "I think one show is very powerful in itself though. Doing three would take away from the big significance that this show has now and the big message we're trying to show," said Ashlea Fendyke. Fendyke plays Mayella Ewell in the production.
In addition to the one showing, Superintendent Bryan Davis put two extra events on the calendar: a community conversation the day before the play, and a talk-back between the audience and cast members after the performance.
"It's giving us an opportunity, giving community members an opportunity to ask us about our experience because even though we've had communications with students who don't feel comfortable with the show there's been a gap between us and the community," said Fendyke.
Tuesday the community conversation on race opened dialogue about that racial slur.
"[We] take responsibility for the mess, honestly I'm going to be honest, that's been created over the last eight days. What we want to be able to do tonight is acknowledge we're hurting. As a community there's a lot of things that have been said, and I want to acknowledge those feelings," said Superintendent Davis.
For over an hour and a half a facilitator and educators led discussions and set the stage for the words that will be said at that same place the next day.
"It's hard for me to hear it and to say it, but I know that we have to relive what we've all gone through as a society and it's ugly, but the ugly has to be told," said Roder.
The single performance of To Kill a Mockingbird is Wednesday, October 17th at 7 p.m. in the Shorewood High School auditorium. Tickets are available to the community. After the performance there talk=back discussion between the audience and the cast members.
What are the odds it is one on their side doing this?....pretty dang good.
“...One of the year’s best pictures — a movie not to be missed. Take your children.” ~~ Good Housekeeping Magazine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR7loA_oziY
“It’s hard for me to hear it and to say it, but I know that we have to relive what we’ve all gone through as a society and it’s ugly, but the ugly has to be told,” said Roder.
THANK YOU for posting this. Effing SNOWFLAKES and idiots who want to erase History. How can we LEARN from it, when our youth are not EDUCATED as to what is Right and what is Wrong?
Don’t even get me started on erasing History via pulling down Civil War statues and flags, taking God out of the Public Sector & Schools, etc.
We were FOUNDED as a Christian Nation - warts and all!
Socialists WANT to destroy and re-write and whitewash History. It’s what they do. *SPIT*
TKAM is the most moving novel you’ll ever read. TKAM is the most engrossing and thought-provoking movie you will ever see.
Harper Lee is being awarded America’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, for her outstanding contribution to literature. Her only novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 and is ranked by the Guinness Book of World Records as the top selling novel of all time. The novel has sold more than 30 million copies.
I wouldn’t be surprised. Being in theater, I’ve noticed that black actors have a real disdain for the theater versions of To Kill a Mockingbird and often mock Tom Robinson’s portrayal. I wouldn’t be surprised it that attitude was common in the African-American community. We’ll see.
Harper Lee, et al, released, ‘Come Set A Watchman’ a number of years ago. Also good - but not a Classic. ;)
| Winner Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role Gregory Peck |
| Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium Horton Foote Horton Foote was not present at the awards ceremony. Alan J. Pakula, the film's producer, accepted ... Horton Foote was not present at the awards ceremony. Alan J. Pakula, the film's producer, accepted the award on his behalf. |
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| Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White Alexander Golitzen Henry Bumstead Oliver Emert |
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| Nominee Oscar |
Best Picture Alan J. Pakula |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role Mary Badham |
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| Best Director Robert Mulligan |
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| Best Cinematography, Black-and-White Russell Harlan |
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| Best Music, Score - Substantially Original Elmer Bernstein |
| Winner Golden Globe |
Best Actor - Drama Gregory Peck |
| Best Original Score Elmer Bernstein |
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| Best Film Promoting International Understanding |
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| Nominee Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture - Drama |
| Best Director Robert Mulligan |
| Nominee BAFTA Film Award |
Best Film from any Source USA.
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| Best Foreign Actor Gregory Peck USA.
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| Nominee Eddie |
Best Edited Feature Film Aaron Stell |
| Winner Gary Cooper Award |
Robert Mulligan |
| Nominee Palme d'Or |
Robert Mulligan |
| Winner David |
Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero) Gregory Peck |
| Nominee DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Robert Mulligan |
| Winner Golden Laurel |
Top General Entertainment |
| Nominee Golden Laurel |
Top Male Dramatic Performance Gregory Peck |
| Top Female Supporting Performance Mary Badham |
| Winner National Film Registry |
| Nominee NYFCC Award |
Best Film Tied with The Birds (1963) and It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963).
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| Best Screenplay Horton Foote |
| Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame |
Motion Picture |
| Winner PGA Hall of Fame - Motion Pictures |
Alan J. Pakula |
| Winner WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Written American Drama Horton Foote |
My #1 all-time favorite movie of all time (but I repeat myself).
I am so very sick of people who want to impose today’s (typically left-wing) views on historical figures, events, books and movies.
...and down the memory hole it goes.
Um - wasn’t the book, movie, play PRO black people?!
Just like in Huck Finn (or was it Tom Sawyer? probably both??) Twain uses the term “nigger” - but the story is about friendship, and helping an escaped slave. It’s so stupid that some old-fashioned, derogatory term overwhelms the entire message.
I read Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn to my son before he could read. When it came to the word nigger, I read it to him as is - and then told him that it was commonly used back then, but that it is considered sort of a “swear word” today (and perhaps even back then?), and is really derogatory today. I recall giving him the option of should I use that old word, or replace it with “black man”, or perhaps it was “slave” or something else. He picked something other than nigger.
So I guess with this play - I could go either way. Use the word nigger to drive home the point of the play (racism), or replace the word so the “show can go on”. (I didn’t read where that was even considered.)
BTW, for all TKAM fans, there is opening very soon the B’way production of the book starring Jeff Daniels as Atticus (wouldn’t be my first choice, but what do they care?) It is directed by Bartlett Sher who is a very traditional director who would not mess with the original material.
Shame on Atticus Finch for representing an accused rapist, he should have believed the woman.
#Atticus Finch
It promoted the leftist stereotypes at the time.
Now it is deemed too "racist".
No consistency on the left.
No principles.
Whatever will gain us power in the moment.
Never saw it. Never read it.
Is he an avian rights activist?
This is why we can’t have nice things...
n-word enmass!!
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