Where are the white women at?

Backstage at BackstageJobs.com: "Much/some ado has been made about the Wooster Group’s production of Eugene O’Neil’s “The Emperor Jones” at the Goodman Theatre’s Owen Theatre in Chicago. For those unaware, the production uses a white actress (Kate Valk) playing a black man, in blackface. (It also has a white guy in whiteface, using a English stereotype accent, but no-one seems to have a problem with that.) Obviously, this is causing a bit of a stir, much of it from those who haven’t watched it. (One of my favorite Roche Schulfer quotes to date: “It’s always hard to debate work with someone who hasn’t seen the production,”) But blackface has quite a history in the theatre, including at the theatre where the Goodman is presenting this show."