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| − | '''Scott Eckern''' is the heroic American/Californian [[Mormon]] who was forced to resign from his artistic directorship of a Sacramento theatre (California Musical Theatre [CMT]), after he donated $1000 to the 2008 [[Yes on 8]] campaign. Although CMT denies that Eckern's leaving had anything to do with his political position, stating “At no time does [CMT] involve itself in political issues or ever impinge on the rights of its employees to engage in political activities of their choice” <ref>[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2008/11/prop-8-theate-1.html LA Times blog]</ref>, the refusal | + | '''Scott Eckern''' is the heroic American/Californian [[Mormon]] who was forced to resign from his artistic directorship of a Sacramento theatre (California Musical Theatre [CMT]), after he donated $1000 to the 2008 [[Yes on 8]] campaign. Although CMT denies that Eckern's leaving had anything to do with his political position, stating “At no time does [CMT] involve itself in political issues or ever impinge on the rights of its employees to engage in political activities of their choice” <ref>[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2008/11/prop-8-theate-1.html LA Times blog]</ref>, the refusal of powerful playrights and musical composers like [[Marc Shaiman]] (known for ''[[Hairspray]]'') to let their plays be performed at CMT is clear evidence to the contrary.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/13/theater/13thea.html New York Times 2008/11/13 article]</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:18, February 21, 2009
Scott Eckern is the heroic American/Californian Mormon who was forced to resign from his artistic directorship of a Sacramento theatre (California Musical Theatre [CMT]), after he donated $1000 to the 2008 Yes on 8 campaign. Although CMT denies that Eckern's leaving had anything to do with his political position, stating “At no time does [CMT] involve itself in political issues or ever impinge on the rights of its employees to engage in political activities of their choice” [1], the refusal of powerful playrights and musical composers like Marc Shaiman (known for Hairspray) to let their plays be performed at CMT is clear evidence to the contrary.[2]