via Fox 6 News by BEN HANDELMAN
SHOREWOOD -- The Shorewood School District on Thursday, Oct. 11 pulled the plug on Shorewood High School's production of "To Kill a Mockingbird" due to concerns about potential protests.
Opening night jitters have been replaced with disappointment for cast members.
"It was like being punched in the stomach," said ZeZe Eiland, student.
"Sadness is the first reaction," said Clayton Holbrook, student.
The show was canceled just hours before the curtain was set to open.
"Three hours away from us opening and just to hear it's hard," said Eiland.
The reason is due to a racial slur in the script.
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