In the Equity Rulebook...

This made me chuckle:


"It is the intent of the Producer and Equity that casting for all roles be made without regard to sex, race, color, creed, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation or political persuasion or belief. As an aid in achieving cast integration and in order to promote the employment of multi-racial/multi-cultural performers (which includes performers with disabilities, racial or ethnic minorities, seniors and women), and in pursuance of equal opportunity for all performers...

...After reviewing the script, the committee shall submit recommendations to, and be prepared to discuss...those roles for which Actors with disabilities, ethnic minorities, seniors and women might be cast."


Because, you know, women are such the minority these days. Don't the Equity people know that they belong in the house cooking and cleaning? I mean come on, women ON STAGE?!?

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Updated On: 3/11/06 at 11:52 PM

If you're doing something like Shakespeare, though, you often have to get creative to put more women in the cast. A lot of those plays have maybe one two women's roles in them as written.

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The problem is that most living playwrights FORBID you changing the gender of a character.

The language int he Equity rulebook has to to with covering their ass, legally.

Only if I get to mount the mixed-gender production of Puppetry of the Penis!

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