Middle School "Henry VI" burning of Joan of Arc draws fire dept.
"The H-B Woodlawn middle school production of Shakespeare’s Henry VI brought down the house and brought in the fire department over the weekend.
The play, directed by fine arts teacher Tom Mallan, was wrapping up on Friday night when a pivotal scene led to an more eventful finale than anticipated.
“The performance was a huge success, though it ended with the burning of Joan of Arc and the accidental triggering of fire alarms by multiple fog machines,” said a parent of a cast member, who didn’t want her named used, presumably so as to not embarrass her son or daughter.
The alarms went off during the curtain call immediately following the burning scene, we’re told. Firefighters responded to make sure the school was not, in fact, on fire."
http://www.arlnow.com/2013/04/22/burning-of-joan-of-arc-prompts-acfd-response-to-h-b-woodlawn/
The comments are priceless...
"This whole incident just shows how rediculous our nanny state has become. In the good old days, you could burn a heretic at the stake. Try that nowadays and somebody calls the fire department. "Oooooh, fire, it's so dangerous, must put it out!" Give me a freakin break - a little auto de fe never hurt anybody (except the heretic, but that's the point)."
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