Your Tax Dollars at Work
Taxpayer Funded Lesbian Musicals
Funded by the GOP Congress
(Washington Free Beacon) - The National Endowment for the Arts is spending $20,000 for a musical about a lesbian illegal immigrant who is in love with an ICE agent.
The San Francisco Mime Troupe, a self-described socialist theater group, received the funding in the first round of grants awarded under the Trump administration. Jane Chu is the current chairman of the NEA, who was appointed by former president Barack Obama in 2014.
The musical is entitled "WALLS!" and stars a "bad hombre," mocking a phrase used by Trump to describe criminal illegal aliens during a presidential debate.
The musical does not only address issues of immigration, but a host of other liberal and political topics.
"Using the Mime Troupe's signature style of broad, physical theater, the work will explore immigration, gun violence, the opioid epidemic, depression, the public education system, and racial tensions, and how they relate to societal health," according to the grant for the project. "Portions of the work will be developed through playmaking workshops in California's Central Valley with low-income youth, inmates, and migrant workers."
"WALLS asks the question: How can a nation of immigrants declare war on immigration? The answer: FEAR!" the San Francisco Mime Troupe states on their website.
The lead character is Zaniyah, a criminal illegal alien and lesbian struggling with mental health issues.
"Zaniyah is a criminal, an illegal, a ‘bad hombre,'" the theater group said. "What part of herself will this American give up to pass as ‘American?' Will she? Can she? Should she? Can someone leave part of themselves behind without losing their mind? And is it better or worse that she crossed the border to find Agent L. Mary Jones – the woman she loves?"
A trailer for the play features actors yelling "Fox News!" and discussing how immigration is an "issue" in the current "political climate."
The score includes the song "On My Watch," which features ICE agent Mary Jones feeling guilty about her job to enforce immigration laws, which the character describes as "keeping these migrant workers on the run."
The San Francisco Mime Troupe received previous grants under the Obama administration for political plays.
The group received a $20,000 grant last year for the musical "Freedomland," which follows the story of a grandson of an ex-Black Panther who returns from fighting in Afghanistan to find "another war zone at home" where "young Black men … are in the crosshairs!"
"Unarmed black men being killed by the cops and they can just get away with it," said one actor when describing the play.
The San Francisco Mime Troupe put on Black Panther puppet shows in the 1960s, and performed the musical 1600 Transylvania Avenue, which decries "corporate bloodsuckers" and capitalism as the "personification of greed."
The theater group uses the logo of a red star, to show solidarity with socialists and communists. The group insists it does not support totalitarian governments, even though it identifies with symbols used by China and the Soviet Union.
"We uphold socialist ideals," the group states on its website. "The red star and red flags have a long history of representing people's struggle, socialism, and communism. This should not be read as support for totalitarian regimes. Just the opposite."
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2 comments:
no need to be surprised about it ...
if you came to see Europe GoV. spending on arts ... we european tax payiers , must support all for the so call "arts" that cannot survive on the ticket box line ... and most of them , of marxist extration ...
20.000 US $ is pocket change ... over here we give millions ... no return whatsoever ...
lousy books, lousy films, lousy theather ... only thrive on State sponsors , or council ones ...
over here , as "mad socialist forest fire fighthing strategy flounders on 64 deaths " , and on a irresponsable gov , and prime minister ... those who "serve then on the trade off budget Money handout arts scheme" now round themselves up to ... and bring a concert for cash to the needy ... as in manchester ... its a urban kitsch thing to do , as better if done before the tragedy happen ... neverdeless its ok if the Money go to the real needy ones ...
the funny thing doh !!!
our me(r)dia , and political homchos , on site , blinded , "and noseless" , by a particular humorous singer , heir of our first XII century king , even applauded him as he say " he can do whatever he do , even fart , that they give him applauses too "
and they did ...
those guy really funny doh !!!
major monty python humour !!!!
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