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|date_of_action=April-May 2017 | |date_of_action=April-May 2017 | ||
|location=Burnsville, Minnesota | |location=Burnsville, Minnesota | ||
|description_of_content=The play was written, directed and performed by | |description_of_content=The play was written, directed and performed by bi-racial playwright Dereck "Duck" Washington. Through wit and comedy, Washington creates dialogue about race and otherness, which offers a perspective on the experience of growing up bi-racial or as he calls it "mulatto." | ||
|description_of_incident=Ames Center insisted that the Chameleon Theatre Circle | |description_of_incident=Officials at the Ames Center insisted that the Chameleon Theatre Circle change the title of the play, as they thought the word, "mulatto" would be offensive | ||
|description_of_result= | and drive away ticket sales. Washington refused to change the name and the Chameleon Theatre supported him in his refusal. Chameleon posted a public statement which indicated their determination to find "a new home for their work to insure its creative integrity in the future." | ||
|description_of_result=This dispute added to other issues between the Ames Center and Chameleon. Chameleon decided to end their relationship with Ames and found a new space at the Bloomington Center for the arts, a public facility in a town five miles north of Burnsville, which invited Washington to be a part of their 2018 season. | |||
|image=Screen Shot 2017-06-12 at 4.33.44 PM.png | |image=Screen Shot 2017-06-12 at 4.33.44 PM.png | ||
}} | }} | ||
[http://ncac.org/blog/minnesota-performing-arts-center-censors-play-over-mulatto-in-title Minnesota Performing Arts Center Censors Play Over Word ‘Mulatto’ in Title; UPDATE: NCAC and DLDF Send Letter to Mayor Kautz] | [http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/NCAC-Calls-for-Burnsville-MN-City-Officials-to-Apologize-for-Cancelling-Play-with-Mulatto-in-Title-20170508 NCAC Calls for Burnsville, MN City Officials to Apologize for Cancelling Play with 'Mulatto' in Title], Broadway World, May 8, 2017, by BWW News Desk | ||
[https://patch.com/minnesota/burnsville/burnsville-should-apologize-cancelling-play-free-speech-groups Burnsville Should Apologize For Cancelling Play: Free Speech Groups - Two free speech groups are calling on city officials in Burnsville to make amends for refusing to allow the performance of a play], Patch, by William Bornhoft, May 8, 2017 | |||
[http://ncac.org/press-release/ncac-dramatists-legal-defense-fund-minnesota-city-officials-apologize-for-cancelling-play-with-word-mulatto-in-title PRESS RELEASE: NCAC & Dramatists Legal Defense Fund Demand Minnesota City Officials Apologize for Cancelling Play With Word ‘Mulatto’ in Title], NCAC, MAY 5, 2017 | |||
[http://ncac.org/blog/minnesota-performing-arts-center-censors-play-over-mulatto-in-title Minnesota Performing Arts Center Censors Play Over Word ‘Mulatto’ in Title; UPDATE: NCAC and DLDF Send Letter to Mayor Kautz], NCAC, APRIL 10, 2017 |
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