Yale drama company holds new auditions after complaints that race roles weren’t cast ‘correctly’
Dave Huber - Assistant Editor •September 20, 2016
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The Yale Dramatic Association Board yesterday held new auditions for the play “Wild Party” due to complaints about a white woman originally being cast in a role typically portrayed by a black man.
The part of, ironically enough, “Mr. Black” had been given to Sarah Chapin “even though nine people of color auditioned for the production” the Yale Daily News reports. (It does not, however, specify if the nine tried out for the role of Black specifically.)
The new auditions allowed only black performers to audition for “Mr. Black.” Two people quit the show over the controversy.
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