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Diversity on stage: who's afraid of color-blind casting? by Alexis Soloski

The decision of Edward Albee's estate to deny production rights over the casting choice of a black actor has reignited a debate over theater's relationship with raceLast week, a casting director in Portland, Oregon, posted a Facebook message saying the Edward Albee estate had denied him the rights to Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? upon learning that he intended to cast a black actor in the role of Nick. The estate'…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:33PM on May 22, 2017

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