New York: A play set in India and to be performed at a US varsity has been cancelled on Tuesday after its Korean-American playwright objected to casting of white actors as Indian characters and sending a “dehumanising” message to minority students.
The college production of play Jesus in India was to be performed at Clarion University, a state institution in Pennsylvania with a student body of about 5,400.
However, its playwright Suh withdrew permissions for the production after white actors were cast as Indian characters, leading to a raging debate on lack of diversity in theatre.
The play “depicts Jesus as a foul-mouthed stoner wandering through India, jamming on his guitar and talking Buddhism with his new buddies,” a report in The New York Times said.
Download the all new Deccan Chronicle app for Android and iOS to stay up-to-date with latest headlines and news stories in politics, entertainment, sports, technology, business and much more from India and around the world.
