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I've had frank conversations with theaters who say, 'we love your play, but we've already done a play by another black person this year,' or 'i don't think the kind of people you write about are the ones our audience wants to see'... up and coming young black female writers are still struggling to have their voices heard and have their plays produced.
-Katori Hall
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I've Had Frank Conversations With Theaters Who

Katori Hall
I've had frank conversations with theaters who say, 'we love your play, but we've already done a play by another black person this year,' or 'i don't think the kind of people you write about are the ones our audience wants to see'... up and coming young black female writers are still struggling to have their voices heard and have their plays produced.
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