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| Sounds laudable, but... | |
| Last Edit: MockingbirdGirl 09:07 pm EDT 10/05/21 | |
| Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 09:05 pm EDT 10/05/21 | |
| In reply to: Jeremy O. Harris is withdrawing “Slave Play” from Center Theatre Group’s new season. - kieran 06:26 pm EDT 10/05/21 | |
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| ... I don't entirely trust his motives. It smacks a bit of "going home and taking my toys with me." It's hard not to wonder if the Tonys outcome had something to do with this, given that the all-male slate of playwrights has been known for months. (And three months seems pretty tight to mount an all-new production in its place, unless plans are already fairly advanced.) | |
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| re: Sounds laudable, but... | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 09:19 pm EDT 10/05/21 | |
| In reply to: Sounds laudable, but... - MockingbirdGirl 09:05 pm EDT 10/05/21 | |
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| I could see this having been in the works for awhile, but then it seems like the Broadway producers must be caught off guard by this, since they announced the Broadway return as being in advance of the LA production. I never fully trust his motives since he's a massive narcissist (see his play all about him having sex, which he showed up to an hour late because he was watching another show), but you can't deny that he's done a lot of good for theater makers and that he puts his money where his mouth is. | |
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| re: Sounds laudable, but... | |
| Last Edit: AC126748 01:11 pm EDT 10/06/21 | |
| Posted by: AC126748 01:09 pm EDT 10/06/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Sounds laudable, but... - Singapore/Fling 09:19 pm EDT 10/05/21 | |
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| The reaction to Harris here reminds me of the Colin Kaepernick situation -- no matter how he would have chosen to handle this, he would have be criticized from some flank. I struggle to understand what people think he has to gain from withdrawing the play. As you note, he can also be a massive narcissist -- or, at least, that's the character he's performing for the public -- and also walk the walk in terms of allyship. (I think it's also clear that a lot of people just don't like him or are put off by his persona and will take any opportunity to criticize him.) | |
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| re: Sounds laudable, but... | |
| Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 05:30 pm EDT 10/06/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Sounds laudable, but... - AC126748 01:09 pm EDT 10/06/21 | |
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| As you note, he can also be a massive narcissist -- or, at least, that's the character he's performing for the public -- and also walk the walk in terms of allyship. I think you've put your finger on the crux of the problem: it's difficult to tell if he's being performative or not. |
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| re: Sounds laudable, but... | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 10:11 pm EDT 10/06/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Sounds laudable, but... - MockingbirdGirl 05:30 pm EDT 10/06/21 | |
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| Whether he’s being performative or not, what difference does it make? He’s forgoing a lucrative opportunity and potentially upsetting some powerful producers in order to put CTG in a checkmate where they effectively have to program a cis-female playwright - I don’t think there’s anyway to pull that off without leveraging social media - and he devoted most of his public statement to naming numerous female playwrights whose work deserves attention. We live in a performative, social media era, and he’s a performative figure… who’s still doing the activism. |
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