Monday, June 8, 2009
Theater More on the "Joe Turner" Controversy
Posted by Brendan Kiley on Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 2:21 PM
The Studio 360 podcast has recorded a nice, thoughtful segment about the Joe Turner controversy.
Among the didja knows: During his lifetime, August Wilson had several white directors stage his plays, including Joe Turner and his autobiographical solo show at the Seattle Rep—and that the Lincoln Center theater hasn't staged a play with an African-American director for the last 18 years.
Listen to the whole thing here:
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