Director Chris Ahmuty is concerned that in ousting the production, DNR used a particular religious view to limit free speech on public property. He’s investigating whether to file a legal complaint over the incident as a free-speech violation. “How far this goes could depend on how fearful SummerStage is about losing their contract for next year,” Ahmuty said. Meanwhile, DNR claims that the play was not canceled due to religious pressure at all, but rather because of a clause in the SummerStage contract that stipulates all productions must be “family-friendly.”