Anna Levy
There was a lot going
on in this last section of River Town. When
the students were preforming Don Quixote,
Hessler explains that part of the crowd seemed to say: “I can’t believe I’m
hearing this.” He continued to say that
he felt the same way. He was worry about
what the Party Secretary Zhang was thinking.
Even though he was smiling, there was still a sense of negative judgment. After the show was canceled, the students
were very upset. Of course there are
always going to be political issues with everything in life whether it is a
play or an actual debate. Politics are
everywhere. Hessler felt guilty, even
though it was Adam’s class. He felt
guilty that the department canceled the show because they had a strong influence
on the play that was produced. His intention
was never to get the students into trouble.
I could imagine how frustrating that would be considering that I am a performer
myself. If a show that I was dancing in
was canceled due to politics, I would be so upset. Sometimes, I think people need to just take a
step back and relax because these plays and other forms of art that target
politics don’t come from thin air. We
need to be able to look at our problems and deal with them rather than just cancelling
the hard work of students and others that put works together.
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