Can a black actor play a white character, and vice versa?
KAMLOOPS — I’M CONFUSED ABOUT what ethnic origin you must have before you’re allowed to be an actor.
A Canadian director named Robert LePage is in hot water because his new play called Kanata, described as “the history of Canada through the lens of the relationship between white and Indigenous people,” won’t include indigenous actors.
An open letter denounces the casting of French actors for the opening production in a Paris theatre. Given the location of the theatre, the casting doesn’t seem so inappropriate.