“It’s really saddening just to see that this is what the district is focused on,” student Ana Mota said
NEED TO KNOW
- Ana Mota was cast as Seymour in her Texas high school’s production of Little Shop of Horrors before the school district opted to cancel the show
- Grand Prairie ISD cited Senate Bill 12, despite a federal judge blocking Texas from enforcing the law
- Mota and her mother plan to address the school board about the decision, and may pursue legal action
A school play in Texas has been called off after a female student was cast to play a male role.
Ana Mota, a senior at South Grand Prairie High School, was selected to play flower shop worker Seymour in the school’s production of Little Shop of Horrors, according to NBC affiliate KXAS and Fox affiliate KDFW…