Shade Stories

Shade Stories is a campaign for a multicultural cast to feature in a major stage play at Sydney Theatre Company. This is for a uni assignment. #shadestories

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@SouthWestIsBest @pytinc Yes I'll be seeing it on opening night - hbu?

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@JayLagaaia @TheTwoChairs @shadestories How do you master any artform? By working. Nobody walked onto to stage great it's through experience

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@JayLagaaia @TheTwoChairs @shadestories Vidulance is imperative. Racism has always been about the absence of opportunities..

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@JayLagaaia @TheTwoChairs @shadestories We are a long way from diversity of colour on the stage & screen to be whiting up the very few roles

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@HalfieHaven Too difficult to possibly choose but at the moment I'm admiring Chipo Chung @chipochung

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@ShainEThomas Thank you very much for the reblog I really appreciate it - I'll be keeping up to date with your blog from now on :)

[Jay Laga'aia @JayLagaaia]

@shadestories The casting has everything to do with have Lisa and Teddy together again. A publicist wet dream! They think it will mean $$$

[Kevin Shen @kshen]

A yr ago,theatres told me no one wld come to Asian plays;Now,YellowFace, Chimerica, GoldenChild, ExtremeHappiness played to sold out houses.

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@JayLagaaia Ie. Ensemble doesn’t have to be colourblind cast, just as long as they’re Asian dancers. Do you see how weak their argument is?

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@JayLagaaia OperaAustralia claim th lead is colourblind cast so th best person is found for th job but not th case for the rest of the crew?

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@JayLagaaia @bustybeatz @byronbache @TheTwoChairs @mingzhuhii Why demand in the auditions that the ensemble be Asian and not the lead?

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Thank you for the follow - followed back :)

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@JayLagaaia @BustyBeatz @TheTwoChairs @mingzhuhii @byronbache If show business involves selective discrimination then it needs to change

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@TheTwoChairs @shadestories Seriously dope blog. Australia is frigan ridiculous. When the hell are we going to get real?

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@Melbtown Thank you for the RT Dan!

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Why thank you very much @BustyBeatz I've enjoyed going through your tumblr. I cannot wait 4 @TheTwoChairs project to be published

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@JayLagaaia @TheTwoChairs @shadestories Casting a white actor in a Black role in Aus 2013 continues the privilege of the Status Quo.

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@JayLagaaia @TheTwoChairs @shadestories Drawing eyeliner on to look 'Asian' is as bad as blackface.

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@JayLagaaia @TheTwoChairs @shadestories Comparison to Yule Bruynner - different time & place. We cannot deny the cultural inappropriateness