Playbill: Seattle Children's Theatre has joined the growing list of artists who wish to no longer be affiliated with the Kennedy Center following President Trump's takeover. On January 20, the theatre announced that it would be pulling its upcoming production of Young Dragon: A Bruce Lee Story from the Washington, D.C. institution's Family Theatre venue.
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Seattle's children's theater removing themselves from performing at the Kennedy Center is such an inspiring movement as we know that many famous artists have removed themselves but then again they have the recognition and the money to say no to reforming at this center where as children's Theatre has far much more to lose removing themselves from performing at this theater, And this just goes to show just how deeply they find this important that they don't associate themselves with Donald Trump. I would like to bring light to their statement about how it is their priority to honor Bruce Lee's story and to trust in their community by not performing at this place associated with Donald Trump and, in turn, associated with such hate and bigotry. When people put everything on the line to say no to this hate, it really teaches us just how important activism and standing up for what you believe in and what is right truly means.
This isn’t really a surprise given recent events. Though it seems it predated the announcement of the Center’s closure by a few days, it certainly is not unexpected that Seattle Children’s theatre is pulling out of the center. They’re in good company, as so many people have now left the center, and for good reason. What I hope comes out of this disaster is a new, independent organization that really represents American theatre. And if not that, hopefully a new major regional theatre can be established in Washington DC. The Kennedy Center proved that demand for something that existed, and so it makes sense that the National Symphony Orchestra and the Washington National Opera will want to find new homes. I doubt the Kennedy Center is truly dead, given that the Democratic party will retake the presidency eventually, and will likely seek to restore it, but for now, it is a great loss for our nation.
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