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Audra Can't Be in "Sunday In The Park"
#75re: Audra Can't Be in 'Sunday In The Park'
Posted: 8/19/04 at 4:56pmsueleen, thank you so much for the heads up in the seurat exhibit! ill be checking that out while im there for the show!
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Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#76re: Audra Can't Be in 'Sunday In The Park'
Posted: 8/19/04 at 7:30pmI just got back from The Passion of George W. Bush, and the actor playing Jeb was *gasp* black! There were dramatic reasons for this (he was the always-ignored brother), but what do the rest of you think?
LadyGuenevere
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/28/03
#77re: Audra Can't Be in 'Sunday In The Park'
Posted: 8/19/04 at 7:32pm
If it's based on a real person, it gets very iffy. I would rather stick with the same racial qualities if the characters are real people.
OE: Ignored brother? Does the show imply that Bush ignores blacks? Just wondering.
Updated On: 8/19/04 at 07:32 PM
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Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#78re: Audra Can't Be in 'Sunday In The Park'
Posted: 8/19/04 at 8:30pmNo, it's just that the whole family except for Jeb was white. The fact that "Jeb" was black showed how he was always kind of left out. There were some jokes that kind of referenced it, too. I'm pretty sure it was a deliberate choice on the part of the creative team.
Mr. Tuttle
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#79re: Audra Can't Be in 'Sunday In The Park'
Posted: 8/19/04 at 10:15pm
So...now we can't say it's ok for Audra to play a commonly "white" role cause this is a grey area and there are no standards.
God. The more I read the shallow minded messages here, the sicker I become.
Just like a racist to play the old "no I aint'" card.
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