The politicisation of casting actors: Policy versus common sense
February 15, 2025
Casting for stage plays should be sensible, but right now in Australia sense has been diminished by sensitivity policies. An actor inherently appropriates his or her character’s culture. She or he must. That’s the job. But now cultural appropriation policy and procedures have some actors fearful of damaging their careers if they stray from the current dictates. A straight woman fears playing a lesbian. A man listing his Spanish accent on his CV turns down the role of a Spaniard.
