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...WEDLOCK OF MINDS WILL BE GREATER THAN THAT OF BODIES. --Erasmus...
...when it was nominated for the Order of the Palmetto, South Carolina's highest civilian honor. Critics were quick to attack the nomination, charging that the band members weren't proper role models. After all, they argued, Rucker's ex-girlfriend had had a daughter by him out of wedlock (the baby is now a year old). Others were angry over the band's Confederate-flag stance. The group withdrew from consideration for the honor...
Really? Dismay over movies and TV at a time when "virgin" couldn't be uttered in a film and Lucy and Ricky couldn't say "pregnant" to describe her condition? Concern over values and behavior when the out-of-wedlock birthrate was 2%, when the first faint chords of rock 'n' roll were yet to be heard in mainstream America...
...talented cast and good production team didn't have a richer text from which to work. The rest fit together nicely: the set was functional and served its purpose, the costumes were gorgeous, the supporting actors projected well and provided some moments of comic relief. Despite its script "Wedlock of the Gods" is a thought provoking, appealing show...
...Young, attractive, unwed girl gets pregnant. Overly-virile boy pledges undying love to her, which she cautiously reciprocates. Both sets of parents are horrified to no end. They want--at all costs--to put a stop to this unwholesome union. The Black Community and Student Theater's production of "Wedlock of the Gods," a Nigerian play by Nwazulu Sofola, treads very, very familiar ground in its dealings with a passionate relationship that is condemned by deeply rooted, traditional standards of moral conduct. But for those not familiar with West African culture, the show is enlightening and entertaining...