I always felt like Broadway was not for me – in terms of ticket price, in terms of what was on there. I never saw myself reflected in the mirror of the Great White Way. Katori Hall Read Quote
I started writing because I got so frustrated that there weren’t enough plays that had roles for young black women in them. Katori Hall Read Quote
I feel the feminist movement has excluded black women. You cannot talk about being black and a woman within traditional feminist dialogue. Katori Hall Read Quote
Through school, I saw plenty of theatre my parents weren’t necessarily up on. They would prefer a football game to watching ‘The Nutcracker,’ and that’s fine. I enjoy both. Katori Hall Read Quote
In order to be great, you just have to care. You have to care about your world, community, and equality. Katori Hall Read Quote
It is expensive to give plays subtitles, especially for a short run, so most new dramas rarely cross the transcontinental bridge. Katori Hall Read Quote
I feel a responsibility to continue creating complex roles for black women, especially young black women. Katori Hall Read Quote
I think being an actor makes me a better writer and vice versa. I know the kinds of roles I would kill to play, and I try to create them for others. Katori Hall Read Quote
Many theaters are tackling the multifaceted work of black writers – established and emerging. Now the next step is for them to bring in audiences of color and continue to go out to our community and create a continuous connection that extends beyond the one black show in the season. Katori Hall Read Quote
