Casting call from Wirtz raises questions on racism in theatre
Casting call from Wirtz raises questions on racism in theatre On April 28, the Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts sent out a casting call to their email list. The call listed 15 available roles, but only one, at the very bottom, was for a woman of color — who the call noted had to be “sensual.” This casting call is neither atypical for the theatre industry as a whole, nor at Northwestern. The Wirtz Center sends out casting calls for both theatrical and outside films or projects nearly every other week. When Communication senior Alessandra Hernández received the April 28 call, she s...
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