Wick3 said: "Ke3 said: "As a Black person and a director, my question when it comes to color blind casting, is why Cliff? There is more depth to be found in th subtext by casting a person of any other race as Sally or the Emcee. They are both figures who by ignoring the world around them are ignoring their own interests (if we entertain the idea that th Emcee is real). There *were* Black performers who like many Jewish families found themselves leaving Berlin when it was almost too late or stuck in prisons/camps because they didn't desire to leave Berlin to return to America. A Sally who doesn't want to go back home where they don't want her. An Emcee willing to dance with a new devil because he's already familiar with his own. These are interesting ideas. A Black Cliff? That's nothing. That says nothing."
There’s a black majority in terms of population in Harrisburg, PA. Quote below from a Guardian article published late 2021:https://amp.theguardian.com/stage/2021/nov/18/omari-douglas-after-its-a-sin-ive-realised-that-i-was-always-supported-for-who-i-was
“Director Rebecca Frecknall has opted to portray Cliff, usually written as bisexual, as queer-identifying. As a Black actor taking on the role – also a rarity – Douglas is not nervous about such changes. “We’ve had those conversations about what nuances I as a Black actor will bring to the role, but it doesn’t feel like I’m having to work too hard to make it make sense,” he says. “Cliff is from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, which was and still is a predominantly African American community; it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand that there could have been a Black man who has come from America to Berlin to find himself and his identity.”"
Cliff can be Black and be ignorant of the world he’s stepping into. That world, however, cannot be ignorant of him.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
Updated On: 4/23/24 at 01:02 AM
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