Episode 92:Β The performers we see on stage, in film and on television are much more diverse than they were just a few decades ago. But this welcome change doesnβt mean there arenβt still many questions.
Hosts Richard Kyte and Scott Rada discuss the ethics behind casting choices and whether color-blind casting makes sense when staging a performance.
Links to stories discussed during the podcast:
Our theater is fighting about diversity. Who is right?, by Kwame Anthony Appiah, The New York Times Magazine
Is color-blind casting In Regency-Era romances really progressive? Or just delusional?, by Nylah Burton, Refinery29
Suranne Jones shares her verdict on straight actors playing gay characters, by Tom Murray, The Independent
About the hosts:Β Scott RadaΒ is social media manager with Lee Enterprises, and Richard Kyte is the director of theΒ D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in LeadershipΒ at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wis.
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