Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Fordham and Asian American Performers Action Coalition to Hold Roundtable on More Inclusive Casting
Stage Directions: The Asian American Performers Action Coalition (AAPAC) released preliminary findings today on the representation of minority actors on New York City’s most prominent stages during the last five years. The full report, which will be released on Monday February 13th in conjunction with an industry roundtable, tallies the ethnic make-up of casts from all shows which opened on Broadway during this period and productions from sixteen of the largest not-for-profit theatres in New York City: The Atlantic Theatre Company, Classic Stage Company, Lincoln Center Theatre, Manhattan Theatre Club, MCC, The New Group, New York Theatre Workshop, Playwrights Horizons, Primary Stages, Public Theatre, Roundabout Theatre Company, Second Stage, Signature Theatre, Theatre for a New Audience, Vineyard Theatre and The York Theatre Company. It is the first report on minority casting in New York theatre ever to be released publicly.
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I am very surprised to hear that this is the first public report on minority casting in NYC. That being said, I am glad to see something like this happening. The researchers clearly did a good job with their analysis, gathering smart types of data. For instance, they considered the ratio of minority actors to minority roles, as well as the number of minority actors being cast in "colorblind" roles (those where ethnic makeup was not important). They also considered which minorities were being included (African-American presence on Broadway in particular has grown), and which were not (Asians, whose numbers have dwindled from 3% down to 1-2). I will be interested to see the full release of this report, and I hope it will lead to more consideration and change in how Broadway casts its roles, and what groups it includes.
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