Towards Cultural Equity, Diversity and Artistry in Casting
by Brad Erickson For months, issues around casting choices have filled the news and ricocheted across social media. Often the conversation falls into two camps, one characterized by grievance, the other by defensiveness. For some, the whole enterprise of assembling a company of actors to embody a play can seem like a minefield, chalk-full of hidden dangers, something to be gingerly wended through, hopefully with min…