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There was all this talk when Obama got elected about how we were living in a postracial world. But we’re not. Until we get to the point where James Earl Jones can play, say, George Washington, race matters. You wouldn’t put a white actor in blackface to play Othello. You shouldn’t have a white actor in what amounts to yellowface to play Asian.

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I live in a market town in a mill house with the river running both sides and Somerfield’s car park only a loose nine iron away, and I really, really, really love it.

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With theatre, we all agree to suspend our disbelief about so many things, but not about race. It’s totally OK to have one actor playing five roles – people are willing to believe that. But they won’t believe it if there’s a black or an Asian kid who has white parents. What does that say about us?

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April 25, 2024

With theatre, we all agree to suspend our disbelief about so many things, but not about race. It’s totally OK to have one actor playing five roles – people are willing to believe that. But they won’t believe it if there’s a black or an Asian kid who has white parents. What does that say about us?

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April 25, 2024

I live in a market town in a mill house with the river running both sides and Somerfield’s car park only a loose nine iron away, and I really, really, really love it.

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