I happened across a free play in the park by Lake Merritt (Bay Area). It was well produced, singing, acting, sets, the whole nine yards. At first I just though

I happened across a free play in the park by Lake Merritt (Bay Area). It was well produced, singing, acting, sets, the whole nine yards. At first I just thought it was a schoolroom drama, but then I realized it was a full on anti-charter school propaganda piece. Like, mustache twisting, “if I can only get rid of this pesky teaching thing, I can get rich!” villains. It struck me as bizzarre. Not because I disagree with their position... maybe that’s in fact happening in the Bay. I just didn’t understand who is enjoying such an overt propaganda piece. Where’s the joy in being beaten over the head with a political message? And what are the producers thinking? People are too dumb to be informed or to form their own conclusions so we need to trick them into hating charter schools?