As others have stated, there is no whitewashing in DEH. To explain further, you cannot whitewash a character in a show if their ethnicity does not contribute to the story or who they are. Such is the case with DEH, who treats the colour of skin to be unimportant to this particular story they're telling.
Examples of shows that DO address POC are OOTI, The Colour Purple & Hairspray. Another example is the understudy for Anna in frozen Aisha is a POC, but this isn't important, because it's about the character & the story, neither of which focus on the actresses skin colour. Other examples are... All the Hamilton casts, Nicollette in Waitress. Olivia as u/s Zoe.
In summary: Present day theatre does not see colour unless it is specifically called to.
Updated On: 11/19/18 at 09:05 AM