LEADER 02330oam 2200325z- 450 001 9910774622303321 005 20230906203136.0 010 $a0-429-94827-1 035 $a(CKB)4100000011469712 035 $a(BIP)068513643 035 $a(BIP)067528432 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011469712 100 $a20220316c2019uuuu -u- - 101 0 $aeng 200 10$aChapter 2 Playing with 'race' in the new millennium 210 $cTaylor & Francis 215 $a1 online resource (246 p.) $cill 311 $a1-138-59477-6 330 8 $a"Casting a Movement brings together US-based actors, directors, educators, playwrights, and scholars to explore the cultural politics of casting. Drawing on the notion of a 'welcome table'--a space where artists of all backgrounds can come together as equals to create theatre--the book's contributors discuss casting practices as they relate to varying communities and contexts, including Middle Eastern American theatre, disability culture, multilingual performance, Native American theatre, color- and culturally-conscious casting, and casting as a means to dismantle stereotypes. Syler and Banks suggest that casting is a way to invite more people to the table so that the full breadth of US identities can be reflected onstage, and that casting is inherently a political act; because an actor's embodied presence both communicates a dramatic narrative and evokes cultural assumptions associated with appearance, skin color, gender, sexuality, and ability, casting choices are never neutral. By bringing together a variety of artistic perspectives to discuss common goals and particular concerns related to casting, this volume features the insights and experiences of a broad range of practitioners and experts across the field. As a resource-driven text suitable for both practitioners and academics, Casting a Movement seeks to frame and mobilize a social movement focused on casting, access, and representation"-- 517 $aCasting a movement 610 $aTheater 610 $aTheater And Society 610 $aPerforming Arts 676 $a792.0973 700 $aSyler$b Claire$01461018 702 $aBanks$b Daniel$f1965- 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910774622303321 996 $aChapter 2 Playing with 'race' in the new millennium$93662207 997 $aUNINA