You know, originally, I was willing to keep an open mind, because I was very cognisant of the lack of opportunities of most high school students in the Bronx to get to do these kinds of things (or much of anything due to underfunded public schools). Not that I know the specific demographics of the school in question, but I was willing to keep an open mind. The idea of a big corporate entity swooping down and telling these kids, oh, you can't do that seemed to be just more of the same, more of The Man shutting possibly disadvantaged New York City public school students in such a way that might lead them to gang activity or drugs or something The Man might view as more suited to their demographic. This is what it appeared to be to me, at the outset. And I'm saying this as a playwright, aware of copyright laws, etc.

But now I guess it just sounds stupid. I still think, though, that this ends up screwing the students in ways that keep them down. Can we fire the drama teacher and get the kids who were in the show to maybe come down and see some real theater on The Man's tab (and not Mamma Mia either, something that could legitimately change their lives)? Then my sense of social justice might be appeased.