Comments | lillibet: Thinking about representation

lillibet

Thinking about representation

May 27, 2016 12:22

I also posted this on FB, if you're interested in reading the comments thereAs you may be able to tell from some of my recent postings, I’ve been thinking a lot about representation in the media lately ( Read more... )

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desireearmfeldt May 27 2016, 17:44:24 UTC

And there's the question of visible identity traits vs invisible ones ( ... )

At the broadway level... rmd May 27 2016, 17:51:50 UTC

I do wonder if the casting choices in "Hamilton" will lead to casting choice changes going forward at the professional level.

Re: At the broadway level... lillibet May 27 2016, 18:57:48 UTC

Here's hoping! I saw that they've just announced the first non-white Christine in Phantom.

dpolicar May 27 2016, 17:52:25 UTC

This is something much on my mind right now, having just recently cast a show with a bunch of white actors without making any real effort to do otherwise. (I don't defend this; it's merely what I did.)

*listening*

Serve me right for trying to comment via phone... desireearmfeldt May 27 2016, 18:47:02 UTC

Various questions in play:

1) are roles available for characters of XMinority?
2) do actors who are X get cast in X roles?
2b) are X roles portrayed by X actors?
3) do X actors get cast in non-X roles?
4) when (if ever) is it appropriate for X roles to be played by non-X actors?
4b) is the answer different/special case when X represents a nunerical majority of acrors, but minirity of roles (e.g. ciswomen)?

labingi May 30 2016, 15:55:32 UTC

I love the idea of examining the role and asking explicitly if there's any reason it should be a white, cis-gendered, straight man and adjusting accordingly ( ... )