Invincible Summer
This story about the incident during Friday's performance of Mike Daisey's monologue Invincible Summer really struck me when I read about it in dpolicar's journal. In brief, a Christian choral group from Norco High School in Norco, CA attended the performance, after being told that it included profanity and adult themes. The staff were so offended by the language that all 87 members of the group walked out in the middle of the performance and one member of the group paused to pour Mike's glass of water over the handwritten outline he works from during his monologue. You can see a video of the incident here. There's a blog post by Mike Daisey and an interview with him, if you want to look into it more closely.
I was really moved by what a nightmare that must have been for Mike Daisey and what a good job he did at handling it. I decided to send email to the principal of Norco High School at john_johnson@cnusd.k12.ca.us, expressing my dismay and my hope that this individual will be disciplined in some way, that the school will find a positive way to engage with Mike Daisey, and that future school groups will be better ambassadors for their community.
EDIT: There is now an update on Mike Daisey's site. He spoke with the man who poured the water and achieved some resolution.
I was really moved by what a nightmare that must have been for Mike Daisey and what a good job he did at handling it. I decided to send email to the principal of Norco High School at john_johnson@cnusd.k12.ca.us, expressing my dismay and my hope that this individual will be disciplined in some way, that the school will find a positive way to engage with Mike Daisey, and that future school groups will be better ambassadors for their community.
EDIT: There is now an update on Mike Daisey's site. He spoke with the man who poured the water and achieved some resolution.