Oslo in color.(Letter to the editor)
American Theatre, October, 2006 by Kelly, Baron
The interview in the May/June '06 issue profiling the National Theatre of Norway's artistic director Eirik Stubo ("He's Got Ibsen by the Tail") fails to address the crucial issue of multiculturalism. Actors of color have been denied admission to be part of the acting company at the National Theatre of Norway, and Stubo has never cast an actor of color nontraditionally in an Ibsen play.
The interview portrays Stubo as having introduced "a range of different contemporary theatre styles and aesthetics" at the world-renowned annual Ibsen Festival. Yes, this is done, ...
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