"…universities are worried about diversifying and are wondering how. Playwrights want students exposed to their work and wondering how. The educator in me fights with the playwright in me. Should universities who do not have students of color still be able to do my plays? The educator says yes and the playwright says no. If universities produce ethnically specific plays with any of the available swap-out options, what are we teaching the next generation of theatre artists? Experience has taught me that artists will duplicate whatever they have learned in school…"
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On casting non-Latino actors for Latinx works in “Should Latina/o Roles Be Cast with Non-Latina/o Actors?” (HOWLROUND THEATRE COMMONS; 2015 Dec 6)
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