Black people might feel similarly about this decision if an all-white production of "Porgy and Bess" was ever staged. However, the thing about Shakespeare is that he rarely explicitly states the race or gender of his characters (with some exceptions) in his stage directions, so they can potentially be played by anyone who wants to do it....
Black people might feel similarly about this decision if an all-white production of "Porgy and Bess" was ever staged. However, the thing about Shakespeare is that he rarely explicitly states the race or gender of his characters (with some exceptions) in his stage directions, so they can potentially be played by anyone who wants to do it....