teachers pull – A Grade 12 class from Campbell Collegiate walked out mid-way through a Globe Theatre production at Regina on May 6 after teachers said the material was too mature, with a specific scene involving a drag performer drawing the dispute. Playwright and director Ke
The Globe Theatre in Regina marked a milestone with its production of ‘The Little Red Warrior and His Lawyer,’ celebrating its hundredth performance. But on May 6, a classroom walkout shifted attention from the anniversary to a moment that students and teachers couldn’t agree on.
Grade 12 students from Campbell Collegiate were forced to leave the performance mid-way after teachers deemed the subject matter too mature. The play is presented with a humorous approach to colonization, but educators objected to a particular scene.
The scene at the center of the controversy includes a drag performer.. Playwright and director Kevin Loring said materials connected to the script were given to teachers beforehand and that nothing should have come as a surprise.. “Teachers are busy, but sometimes they don’t read those materials or look at that email,” Loring said.
Loring also pointed to the way the dispute spread online.. A clip of the controversial scene was shared online, despite the fact that filming during a play is frowned upon.. The clip has since been used to fuel online hate aimed at the Globe Theatre and the production’s actors. including the performer who played the drag role.
“Theatre is a safe place,” Loring said. “it’s supposed to be a safe place. And it’s completely uncalled for to direct hatred towards trans or non-binary folks. It’s not cool at all.”
Regina Public Schools responded in a statement saying teachers felt the play reached higher levels of maturity than expected. The Globe Theatre later issued its own statement, saying it stands by its programming decisions.
A clear sequence emerged around the same contested scene: teachers raised concerns during the May 6 performance and removed students mid-way. then a clip of that same moment was posted online and drew hate toward the theatre and the actors—prompting Loring to defend the show’s safety and the inclusion of trans and non-binary performers.
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Honestly if teachers walked out kids shoulda just watched from the hall like what’s the big deal
Sounds like they didn’t want the “drag performer” part, so they just bailed mid-show? But then they’re acting like “theatre is a safe place” like safe for who. Also why was a clip even posted online if filming is frowned upon.
Wait so the play got “too mature” because of colonization jokes or because of the drag scene? I read drag and automatically assumed it was like sexual stuff but maybe it wasn’t even that. Still, teachers are busy so if nobody read the email that’s kind of on them too. People online just ran with it though.
This is why I hate cancel culture in schools. They already had the materials, so if they were surprised then that’s a lie or they skipped everything. But also posting a clip and sending hate at actors… yeah that’s not right either. I’m just saying kids walking out mid-show for “trans” stuff feels like politics creeping in, regardless of what the director says about safety.