America is an evolving place as ever but this casting against that author's intention or if you change the authors casting choice can lead to the authenticity and themes of the play to be ineffective or completely changed beyond their original intent. Some suggest a perfect way to open further roles for actors and people of color is: What I am probing is the possibility of detaching role-characteristics from actor-characteristics. I am not arguing that Juliet’s gender or age or Othello’s color, or the servant Jean’s class (in Miss Julie) does not matter. Of course, these things matter—they are at the core of the roles. What I am arguing for is the ability of a skilled performer to play the needed class, gender, race—or whatever is called for—without
