Comments on: Romaine Patterson and COLAGE on Fresh Fruit http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/2006/01/27/romaine-patterson-and-colage-on-fresh-fruit/ Culturally Queer News and Views from Abigail Garner Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:25:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Haley http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/2006/01/27/romaine-patterson-and-colage-on-fresh-fruit/comment-page-1/#comment-187 Haley Tue, 11 Apr 2006 12:08:25 +0000 http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/?p=74#comment-187 I play Romaine Patterson in The Laramie Project, and I have never felt so moved on stage as I do now. I am 17 years old, and my high school drama class faught our entire administration to do "Laramie". We have both positive and negitive comments coming from everywhere, home, school, and the community, but I can't think of anything to do but say, "Come see the show, maybe you'll learn something." I cant say that I want to change their minds, but I think that if they got the point of view from every side of this issue, maybe they will. I am a pro-choice person all around. 'Do what you want", is what I say. Its just times like this, in a town where the administration doesnt even want us doing this play because its so controversial, that I just want to shout at them "THINK THIS WAY!!!!!!". You know... I suppose I'm just frustrated, but I wanted to let you know that a big high school in a little college town in the middle of Michigan, much like laramie are trying to help in making a difference. I play Romaine Patterson in The Laramie Project, and I have never felt so moved on stage as I do now. I am 17 years old, and my high school drama class faught our entire administration to do “Laramie”. We have both positive and negitive comments coming from everywhere, home, school, and the community, but I can’t think of anything to do but say, “Come see the show, maybe you’ll learn something.” I cant say that I want to change their minds, but I think that if they got the point of view from every side of this issue, maybe they will.

I am a pro-choice person all around. ‘Do what you want”, is what I say. Its just times like this, in a town where the administration doesnt even want us doing this play because its so controversial, that I just want to shout at them “THINK THIS WAY!!!!!!”. You know… I suppose I’m just frustrated, but I wanted to let you know that a big high school in a little college town in the middle of Michigan, much like laramie are trying to help in making a difference.

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