Sheena Arias

Review of Children's theatre company

Our daughter was so excited for theater camp! But ...

Our daughter was so excited for theater camp! But a few days before it started we received messages from the camp counselors asking her to introduce herself and share her personal pronouns. Having never been asked this question before she was uncomfortable. When I inquired about this, the staff told me that yes, it is their education policy to discuss personal pronouns with the campers. We wholeheartedly agree that everyone deserves love and respect no matter what. But gender discussions are not what we signed her up for. In conversation with our daughter we decided to pull her out of the camp. Despite the fact that we qualified for a discount due to income, they would not give us a refund, instead offering us credit to use for another class. We appreciated the gesture, but it did not solve the problem for us. We wish Children's Theatre Company would just let kids learn the arts and leave the discussions about gender identity to the parents.