WBEZ: When I interviewed Timothy Douglas about his decision to resign as Artistic Director of Remy Bumppo, he said a series of gracious things about divergent artistic visions. These remarks were barely distinguishable from the equally gracious comments made by his successor Nick Sandys. So what is there to write about?
There’s this: When, at the end of the interview, I asked Douglas what else I should have asked him, this is what he said:
"Well, the question is bound to be, ‘Did this have anything to do with race?’ And yes, that was a part of the dynamic.
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I would hope that, by 2012, race issues in a business setting wouldn't even exist. But it's clear from this article that they do, at least a little. It's definitely possible that part of the issue was his perception--he admits that himself--but if any of it was more, even a difference in background issue rather than a "race" issue, I hope the people he worked with will eventually realize that he was hired for the job based on his merits, and that's all that matters, and coming from a different background, he could have brought fresh ideas to design that should have been examined instead of (according to the article) disregarded or pushed against.
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