| re: Is it time for a CITY OF ANGELS revival? Perhaps starring.....? | |
| Last Edit: Chromolume 04:54 pm EDT 03/22/21 | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 04:53 pm EDT 03/22/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Is it time for a CITY OF ANGELS revival? Perhaps starring.....? - Singapore/Fling 11:19 am EDT 03/22/21 | |
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| First and foremost, the best thing you can do is include members of the student body in your process of choosing the musical. We do. We have a student subcommittee who vets any number of titles before making recommendations. Though this doesn't mean that faculty aren't allowed to make other suggestions as well. It's a process we implemented a few years ago and are still trying to improve. And then, in terms of being proactive, some things your school could do would include hiring a director of color and bringing the history of racism in Hollywood into your rehearsal process and public-facing content. If the production approaches the show by saying, "this reflects the reality of our culture and we're investigating that within the context of this show", then you should foster more goodwill. Yes. Last year's spring musical was originally going to be the revival version of Side Show (vetted and chosen by the students, but with some regrets after - not sure how that happened), with an African-American director, who after being sold on the project, eventually changed his mind - Spring Awakening went in its place with the student body's consent. Which then got cancelled of course, but is now going to be the online musical this spring with a different director. In general, we're not shying away from shows with racial issues, however the BIPOC students are concerned about choosing shows with "token" roles - and I totally understand that. |
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