Everything the Light Touches Is . . . White

By: Leise Trueblood '16

Advising Faculty: Kenneth Prestininzi

A senior capstone research project and talk by Leise Trueblood ‘16.

What does the Lion King have to do with race? Leise Trueblood shares her investigation of the role of race in modern theatrical casting. Her talk examines racial representations in theater and why they matter to our nation’s cultural storybook. What does it mean when everything the light touches ...is white? Or no longer only white?

Related Fields: Theater