Gender neutral?
I don't know if it is possible to achieve true neutrality when it comes to gender casting on the stage. Much like with race, righting the wrongs of the past requires conscious effort on the part of companies to achieve diversely gendered casting. I have no problem with reclamation projects of older works like the Oklahoma! production we discussed in class (except I hate that play in general), but when it comes to preserving tradition vs transcending it, I think it is more effective to generate new works. By creating, we set a new standard, a new tradition, and we reconstruct a society to fit new norms. Hamilton is a great example of this. And in general, I have watched this happen over the last 10 years (my conscious adulthood), and despite the rise of Trumpism, I do believe the broader population is more conscientious, more aware, than it was in 2010. Two step forwards, one step back. Fuckit, we solider on. One of the ways I personally have watched new norms be recreated in the...
