VOGUE: Theater is Coded as a White Space

“We were all excited to try to have a theater space—which is always coded as a white space, unless it’s a very specific kind of theater—shift for the benefit of people of color. Normally, it’s the reverse; people of color have to shift to fit into the room. I thought it could be cathartic to create a space in which some audience members make themselves uncomfortable in order to try to make people of color feel more comfortable.”

READ THE ENTIRE VOGUE INTERVIEW WITH FAIRVIEW PLAYWRIGHT JACKIE SIBBLIES DRURY HERE.