Events

March 13 - March 15

In 2011, the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland intervened on behalf of the Bel Air High School students in the Bel Air Drama Company (BADC), urging the Harford County Public Schools “to reverse the decision to remove a scene from BADC’s upcoming performance of Almost, Maine, by John Cariani. We understand that Mr. Schmitz recently decided that BADC could not perform a scene from the play, entitled 'They Fell.' In the removed scene, two male characters reveal their romantic love for each other. It is the only portrayal of same-sex love in the play; it is also the only portion of the play that BADC was required to remove from its production. Mr. Schmitz’s decision to censor the play to eliminate representation of same-sex love and gay identity is unlawful and we demand that the decision to remove the scene be reversed.”