I don't know ... even back when
The Music Man was new, wasn't the ladies' cultural ignorance part of the point of this bit? Aren't we
supposed to react along the lines of, "Oh, my gosh, I can't believe they're doing that!" There must be a way to play that without making the musical itself seem insensitive or even racist.
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Jeff Grove
Theatre Teacher, Aesthetics Department Chair
Stanton College Preparatory School
Jacksonville FL
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-14-2020 10:03
From: Amanda Fischer
Subject: Wa Tan Ye in Music Man
I saw another post about this issue, and saw that a few people have found solutions to the issue of cultural insensitivity for the Wa Tan Ye girls, but the end result wasn't posted. @Cherie Firmin, I'd love ideas on how to tone things down in terms of the stereotypical Native American culture if at all possible. I saw that someone posted some articles, but they didn't really provide a visual that I could work with to give an alternative to a headdress... I did also email MTI, so we will see if I get an answer that way.
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Amanda Fischer
Teacher
Grandville MI
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