Grand Prairie school district officials canceled a production of the musical “Little Shop of Horrors” after a female student was cast in the male lead role, according to a social media post by the student and reporting from Star-Telegram media partner WFAA-TV.
Student Ana Mota, a senior at South Grand Prairie High School, was cast as Seymour in the musical, she told the Dallas Morning News.
Mota had played male roles at least twice before, and was given the part after four days of auditions and “the same opportunity” as everyone else, she wrote in a statement posted to her Instagram. About a week after earning the part, Mota was told she would no longer be allowed to perform as Seymour because of “a decision made by the district and its legal team concerning Senate Bill 12,” she wrote…