The HBO Max team behind the “We’re Here” drag show says they have grown accustomed to some measure of pushback from the community, but St. George was a first for them.
“I’m shocked that there was so much going on right beneath our noses without us really knowing what was going on,” said Stephen Warren, who, along with his co-creator Johnny Ingram, spoke to The Tribune about the fallout from the episode, set to air Friday on HBO Max.
The episode highlights the public opposition to the show through social media posts and the efforts of St. George City Council member Michelle Tanner. Text messages obtained through an open records request showed Tanner pushing to block the performance from taking place on public property. In a May 26 Facebook post, which appears in the episode, Tanner blasted Lenhard for approving permits for the show, saying the show’s TV-MA rating made it inappropriate for a public space.
On the day of the show, Warren reached out to Tanner via text message and suggested a meeting. Tanner replied she would be amenable to a discussion, but her schedule that day was not cooperative. “Of all the places we’ve gone, it’s probably our favorite spot. It’s also a warning that places as wonderful and beautiful as St. George can be overridden by a small minority who use words as weapons and use fear to garner power,” Warren said. “I do not believe for a second that the majority of the people in St. George are like that. But St. George is a stark warning to other places throughout the country.
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