As Debra Ann Byrd begins residency at Stratford-upon-Avon she says 'colour-blindness' only possible with closed eyesThe head of a US mixed-race theatre company will never forget the racism she encountered when, as a graduating drama student, she was cast as Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest. "I was a black woman playing a traditional white role and the rest of the cast were white," she said. "When the…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:36PM on October 28, 2017