Theater groups are a notoriously cliquey lot, what with their exclusive post-show binges and their long hours spent bonding over songs sung by cats.
The closeness can lead to seamless collaborations, but also to a nasty case of inbreeding when it comes to casting time.
Enter Cleveland Public Theatre, whose mission to present cutting-edge productions is served with a steaming side of social consciousness.
The troupe famously opens its doors to a wide pool of aspiring performers by casting an especially wide net. But CPT organizers couldn’t help but notice that all but a handful of the 115 folks who came out to this month’s open casting call looked like stunt doubles for the cast of Glee.
This article appears in Jul 20-26, 2011.
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