Theatre Seemingly Encouraging "Brown Face" for West Side Story Production

“A local dinner theatre is facing backlash for an audition notice for their upcoming production of West Side Story. In the ad, along with encouraging all ethnicities to audition, the notice also encourages those “who can believably play Latinos” to also show up. Many online are accusing the theatre of either encouraging “Brown Face” or opening the door to “whitewash” this production.”

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We Happy Few: The Importance of Relationships and Interdependency in Theatre

“Too often we take for granted the fact that we share the stage, the story, the wonder, and the present moment together, as a unit. Call it what you will: cast, crew, team, friends, or even perhaps family. But if anything must be said about our experiences on stage, it is that we aren’t nearly as successful or as good as we all aspire to be without each of us backing one another.”

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Why Kamala Harris is the President the Theatre Community Needs

“A Harris Administration will not propose cutting funding for the arts. A Harris Administration will fight for more rights for underrepresented communities whose life experiences are crucial to the modern-day theatre experience. A Harris Administration will stand up for the messages the theatre community stands up for every day: tolerance, love, joy, diverse representation, and justice.”

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