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| re: I'm tired of 'token' minority performers in the ensembles of Broadway musicals. | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 06:23 pm EDT 10/25/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I'm tired of 'token' minority performers in the ensembles of Broadway musicals. - huskyital 05:32 pm EDT 10/25/17 | |
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| "What is the black and Hispanic community doing about fostering a love of theater in their children?" What is the white theater community doing to create shows that appeal to these communities and then ensuring that these communities are invited and can afford tickets? What is the white theater going audience doing to support shows by and about black amd brown people that don't speak to or from the white experience? I recently worked on a show by and for black theater goers that was warmly received and brought in the black audience, but it was the hardest work the theater had done to get people to come, and most of the white people on staff didn't have the first clue how to do it. And, because the show wasn't about white people and yet was reviewed by mostly middle-aged white people, the reviews by and large didn't understand the show, which left the theater at a loss for how to market to their white base audience. We need more black and brown stories, more black and brown people on staff at major theaters, and more black and brown culture writers. We need theaters that are comfortable having black and brown people sitting in their theater, and we need white people who are comfortable sharing a space with black and brown audiences (which means no shushing or policing reactions). There is hard work to be done to diversify our theater, and it starts with us. |
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| Well said, Singapore/Fling (n/m) | |
| Posted by: dreambaby 06:38 pm EDT 10/26/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I'm tired of 'token' minority performers in the ensembles of Broadway musicals. - Singapore/Fling 06:23 pm EDT 10/25/17 | |
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| re: I'm tired of 'token' minority performers in the ensembles of Broadway musicals. | |
| Posted by: teka21 08:59 pm EDT 10/25/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I'm tired of 'token' minority performers in the ensembles of Broadway musicals. - Singapore/Fling 06:23 pm EDT 10/25/17 | |
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| BRAVO! Yes, Singapore/Fling it starts with us. Thank you for the comprehensive assessment of the work to be done. | |
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| re: I'm tired of 'token' minority performers in the ensembles of Broadway musicals. | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 08:13 pm EDT 10/25/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I'm tired of 'token' minority performers in the ensembles of Broadway musicals. - Singapore/Fling 06:23 pm EDT 10/25/17 | |
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| Thanks, Singapore/Fling. I couldn't agree more. There is much hard work that needs to be done in ALL areas, and on both sides of the footlights. | |
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| ^^^ THIS. (nm) | |
| Posted by: GrumpyMorningBoy 07:01 pm EDT 10/25/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I'm tired of 'token' minority performers in the ensembles of Broadway musicals. - Singapore/Fling 06:23 pm EDT 10/25/17 | |
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| nm means no mangoes | |
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| re: ^^^ THIS. (nm) | |
| Posted by: jeffef 05:07 pm EDT 10/26/17 | |
| In reply to: ^^^ THIS. (nm) - GrumpyMorningBoy 07:01 pm EDT 10/25/17 | |
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| What does ^^^ THIS mean? | |
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| re: ^^^ THIS. (nm) | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 06:09 pm EDT 10/26/17 | |
| In reply to: re: ^^^ THIS. (nm) - jeffef 05:07 pm EDT 10/26/17 | |
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| It's an Internet saying for "this is what I think too." | |
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