An Important Announcement
Inspired by this brilliant and insightful post by @disagreeingpoets, we decided to speak up about our intentions of the Dead Poets Society Musical and how we intend to handle the issues raised in the post.
We, at the DPSM team, believe in equal rights for everyone and we wholeheartedly acknowledge the outdated and problematic values and ideas in the film. In our musical, we are doing our best to rewrite and rectify the mistakes of the movie.
In no way would we ever want to offend or upset any marginalised communities or minorities; in fact, we want to do the opposite, by emphatically discussing and bringing awareness to the issues found in the film, such as the racism, cultural appropriation, sexist treatment of women as a commodity and the trivialisation of sexual assault.
If you have any questions or concerns on our revisions of these issues, feel free to comment or message us. We are always open to your constructive criticism and queries; we won't shut your concerns away because this project is for the fans and it always will be.
Thanks so much for reading and supporting us.
Jade, Phoenix, Sarah and Oriana
P.S. Happy Pride Month! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Remember to give your local member of the LGBTQIA+ community one million dollars this month! Also a big kiss. Most of us need it. (In all seriousness, love you guys! We know there are plenty of you in the DPS[M] family.)