Giving Up Is Not the Answer
To the editors:
Regarding your article about unfairness in casting in the Harvard-Radcliffe Drama Club (HRDC) (News, Oct. 21), I will not go so far as to suggest that such unfairness does not exist. But I would urge these students who felt discriminated against to talk to directors about their feelings and concerns, and not to avoid a person or show based on a background of mainstream casting.
I hope that those who feel discouraged from auditioning because of mostly majority casting will keep trying. By excluding yourself from the beginning, you eliminate all chance for a more fair representation.
I believe that the attempt in the large majority of HRDC productions is to cast solely on merit, and willingness to cast across racial or gender lines exists. Simply shutting ourselves off from communication is not the answer.
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