| re: Question re: Once On This Island revival - a white Daniel? |
| Posted by: LikeABladeOfCorn 04:33 pm EST 02/06/18 |
| In reply to: Question re: Once On This Island revival - a white Daniel? - Chazwaza 03:15 pm EST 02/06/18 |
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Hi Chazwaza! I don't think you're "way off base."
My take on this particular version is that The Story of TiMoune within this production of Once On This Island was meant to be told to a girl in a hurricane relief area with whoever was available to tell it. TiMoune and Daniel were the only actors for whom skin color was important as they are the only people on stage who play a single character of a single color; the remaining islanders all play either gods (for whom skin tone is not relevant) or people from both sides of the island. To help the little girl understand, those two actors needed to look different, but no one else was bound by color to specific roles.
I say all of this to say that I think his casting was a very deliberate choice by Michael Arden and team, as was nearly everything about what I consider to be a peerless revival of Once on this Island. If it didn't work for you, I hope the rest of the show did! |
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