What’s up with that?
So far in my professional theatre career I’ve worked under two brilliant female Producing Artistic Directors, one of which is also a published playwright. So yeah, I’d say I’m pretty disappointed. Both of these women choose seasons teeming with diversity – gender, ethnic, religious, and genre. They were sure to include actors of color, both male and female playwrights and directors, a healthy mix of musicals and straight plays of all genres and time periods that don’t shy away from truth or difficulty, and brand spankin’ new works from young, living playwrights.
I may be biased, but that’s exactly the way it should be, I think. Not that I don’t love me some old dead white guy Shakespeare, but unless you’re a Shakespeare Company, please don’t alienate your strongest advocates. There is so much strength and beauty in the theatre today – lets celebrate it instead of neglect it!
