Monday, March 31, 2008
Stephanie Umoh hopes the stage is set for change
The Boston Globe: "They're both seniors at the Boston Conservatory, studying musical theater. They're both from Texas. Umoh is biracial, D'Jae African-American. They're both crazy about Oprah and share the fantasy that she'll discover them one day and offer them a shortcut to fame."
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They hope Oprah will make them famous? Seriously? I'm pretty sure starting an article like that guarantees that these students shouldn't be taken seriously? Which is upsetting, because race and casting in the theater is a serious issue. I wish they would have talked a little bit more about what these students were doing to ensure that they are professionally trained, and a little bit less about "hope for change" and that they got to go backstage at the color purple...
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