Award-Winning Bible Comedy Banned in Wisconsin
WISCONSIN GAZETTE
By Louis Weisberg
WISCONSIN---As religious right extremist groups have grown in number, so have their attempts to censor art they view as objectionable. “The Bible –The Complete Word of God (abridged)” features three actors taking on dozens of characters from biblical lore. Since its award-winning 1995 premiere at Washington’s Kennedy Center, the play has been performed for audiences all over the world. But it will not be seen in Delafield. Responding to a wave of protests from fundamentalist Christians incited by right-wing talk radio, the Department of Natural Resources abruptly canceled a version of the comedy that was scheduled to run at Lapham Peak State Park’s SummerStage. [link]
By Louis Weisberg
WISCONSIN---As religious right extremist groups have grown in number, so have their attempts to censor art they view as objectionable. “The Bible –The Complete Word of God (abridged)” features three actors taking on dozens of characters from biblical lore. Since its award-winning 1995 premiere at Washington’s Kennedy Center, the play has been performed for audiences all over the world. But it will not be seen in Delafield. Responding to a wave of protests from fundamentalist Christians incited by right-wing talk radio, the Department of Natural Resources abruptly canceled a version of the comedy that was scheduled to run at Lapham Peak State Park’s SummerStage. [link]
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