I thought a little more about the "blind casting", and I thought specifically about the movie version of Chicago. I've never seen the stage version, and even though I live in Chicago, I don't know much about the prison system in the 1920s. In terms of Mama Morton, Queen Latifah's character, I'm willing to bet that not only were there not many African-American prison wardens at the time, but a female one, even in a women's prison, probably didn't exist, either. I could be wrong.
A friend of mine in Georgia works in theater, and among the things she does is organize children's theater performances. A while back, I forget what play they were doing, but they encouraged the children to audition for whatever role they wanted. The boys could be princesses if they so pleased, and girls could be typically male roles. The exercise was to promote the freedom of expression and identity.
in which some of the main characters had flip-flopped genders. - Gary Coleman in Avenue Q was played by a girl :D ...but if that's not what you meant - then...I fail.
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A friend of mine in Georgia works in theater, and among the things she does is organize children's theater performances. A while back, I forget what play they were doing, but they encouraged the children to audition for whatever role they wanted. The boys could be princesses if they so pleased, and girls could be typically male roles. The exercise was to promote the freedom of expression and identity.
Have fun with Cody!
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