As I Don’t Like It

[ndrosen]

With Florida legislating against exposing children to drag performances, would it now be illegal to allow any minors in the audience at a production of Shakespeare’s As You Like It? If the producer does what would usually be done these days, and employs an actress to play Rosalind, it seems that her presence on stage disguised as Ganymede would be an unacceptable instance of drag. If the producer did what would have been done in Shakespeare’s time, and used beardless youths to play the female roles, a boy’s appearance as Rosalind would be drag. In the latter case, the juveniles playing girls would not be allowed to see each other on stage.

This doesn’t even make the short list of primary reasons not to be pleased with Ron DeSantis.

Comments

[warriorsavant]

I think you should be prepared to file suit. I recall someone filed suit in one of those states demanding the Bible be pulled from ?primary school libraries? b/c of the unacceptable levels of sex and violence.

[ndrosen]

I don’t live in Florida, and I’m not involved in theatricals myself, so I don’t think I have standing to sue.