Term of the Day: color-blind casting

color-blind casting-- where actors are hired regardless of race or ethnicity. In modern times, this was pioneered by Joseph Papp at the the Public Theatre, who would cast African-Americans and Latinos in Shakespeare, as well as white actors in traditionally non-white roles. There was actually some blowback from prominent black playwrights, like August Wilson, who objected to color-blind casting, saying that it might imperil funding for black theater companies.

Quote of the Night: "He's got a heart of gold, but a head like concrete."

"He's got a heart of gold, but a head like concrete"--said of a self-destructive stagehand, who is well meaning, but makes foolish decisions, often getting himself fired from different venues.