The school system would only say the field trip was off “due to concerns raised about the age-appropriateness of the performance.”
While the Instagram account that reportedly drummed up contention over the play cheered the cancellation, the theater’s artistic director emailed the Chronicle saying she was sorry the students would miss out.
“Many kindergarten classes have also seen it with no ill effects!” Rebecca Udden wrote. “I’m sure this is just a blanket statement which avoids wading into a few parents’ trumped-up controversy over cross-gender casting, a theatrical tradition since the art form began.”
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