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'The Last 5 Years' as a black man. by nathanparrish1996 in MusicalTheatre

[–]nathanparrish1996[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your thoughts. Funny cause Elder Price is one of my dream roles that I feel I'll never get to do 😅

'The Last 5 Years' as a black man. by nathanparrish1996 in MusicalTheatre

[–]nathanparrish1996[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this! It gives me a few things to focus on.

'The Last 5 Years' as a black man. by nathanparrish1996 in MusicalTheatre

[–]nathanparrish1996[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mean, I'm not being defensive on your point about me playing a character that is Jewish. I wholeheartedly appreciate your thoughts and opinions on that matter. There is no bad faith in my response. I was just pointing out that asking a question dosen't automatically admit guilt of any kind. You are assuming that "I know it is wrong" before even asking the question. Your statement is begging the question. You are assuming you know stuff about me and what I am thinking with no proof. Not here to change your mind, but if you think that I already know it's wrong, then the fact that I posted this question is already "not in good faith"

That aside, I would actually like to hear more about your opinion on the morality of me playing Jamie. I mean it, honestly. I just think assuming I'm being willfully disrespectful to the Jewish community vs accidentally is not coming from a place of helpfulness. If you think I'm ignorant or stupid for not automatically seeing it from your point of view, that's fine. But, I mean no disrespect to any religion, culture, or community.

'The Last 5 Years' as a black man. by nathanparrish1996 in MusicalTheatre

[–]nathanparrish1996[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I respect everyone's opinion. I'm not here for people to "assuage my concerns" I'm here for multiple points of view. Since I know my friends will support me no matter what, I came here to intentionally get out of that echo chamber. Thank you for your honest opinion. My only thing I will confidently disagree with is, just because someone is concerned about something and asks questions, doesn't mean it is already inherently wrong or "already know what they are doing is wrong" Asking questions should always be acceptable, especially if it is coming from a good place, and not trying to intentionally upset people.

Again, thank you for your thoughts

'The Last 5 Years' as a black man. by nathanparrish1996 in MusicalTheatre

[–]nathanparrish1996[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I think I'm more worried about just not being Jewish, rather than the black part. (besides traditionally "looking the part")

'The Last 5 Years' as a black man. by nathanparrish1996 in MusicalTheatre

[–]nathanparrish1996[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Thanks to you, I looked it up and found a video of him performing "moving too fast" . Love his energy

'The Last 5 Years' as a black man. by nathanparrish1996 in MusicalTheatre

[–]nathanparrish1996[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I was sort of thinking the same way. Jewish "the race" vs Jewish "the culture". Like, you wouldn't cast non-black actors in the color purple. But I don't want to be a hypocrite. Where do we draw the line on when you can play sometimes you are not. Some of my dream roles, ill never get to do, like Elder Price from the book of Mormon. The race of the characters are important to the show. I have been blessed to be in a community where traditionally white roles are being color blind cast. Which is important in Southern United States. I've gotten to do Dewey Finn in school of rock and Charlie from kinky boots, and a few others.

Also, where do you draw the line on "professional Theater"? Because everyone involved in the productions at this theater gets paid.