Katori Hall Quotes

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Katori Hall

Profession : Playwright

Birth : May 10, 1981

I always crave to see more stories about and by people of color, particularly new work by young black writers.

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Many theaters are tackling the multifaceted work of black writers - established and emerging. Now the next step is for them to bring in audiences of color and continue to go out to our community and create a continuous connection that extends beyond the one black show in the season.

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I think being an actor makes me a better writer and vice versa. I know the kinds of roles I would kill to play, and I try to create them for others.

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It is expensive to give plays subtitles, especially for a short run, so most new dramas rarely cross the transcontinental bridge.

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Like most playwrights, I hate talkbacks with a passion that can burn a hole through hell.

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Theatre is an exclusive place that tends to be dominated by white men, or dying white men.

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Through school, I saw plenty of theatre my parents weren't necessarily up on. They would prefer a football game to watching 'The Nutcracker,' and that's fine. I enjoy both.

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I have so many different voices and stories to tell.

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I feel the feminist movement has excluded black women. You cannot talk about being black and a woman within traditional feminist dialogue.

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I started writing because I got so frustrated that there weren't enough plays that had roles for young black women in them.

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I always felt like Broadway was not for me - in terms of ticket price, in terms of what was on there. I never saw myself reflected in the mirror of the Great White Way.

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