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Running head: MULTICULTURALISM IN THE THEATRE 1

Multiculturalism in the Theatre

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Multiculturalism entails the convergence of different people from different places and

with different cultures and believes to form one people. It entails promoting different cultural

practices within a single jurisdiction. This is unlike the American definition of definition of

multiculturalism which means assimilation of other groups into the base culture which in this

case is the American culture as stated in Ethel Walker’s article.

As discussed in the article Theatre is an important platform for promoting

multiculturalism and diversity. It has however failed in this role. American theatre has

discriminated against African -American scripts citing small incapacities like heavy melodrama.

This has greatly contributed in the disunity of various cultures and races (Walker, 1994).

Educational institutions have been tasked with unifying students and workers from

various cultural and racial affiliations and they have constantly set missions and visions of

ensuring cultural diversity are upheld. They have however failed in their task as in most cases the

institution’s outlook does not reflect diversity from the managerial and technical positions that

are held by a specific genders and groups of people.

It is however possible to make multiculturalism a reality. This can be done by going

beyond the stage in theatres to the real world where directors and producers should be sensitized

on the importance of observing multiculturalism. This should be done in accessing scripts, and

ensuring there is fairness in choosing characters to act in a script (Walker, 1994). They should

work to ensure that the stories of different people are seen and heard by immersing different

cultures in theatre.

It is quiet unfortunate that learning institutions have not been able to achieve the

multiculturalism goal but there is always a way of making this happen. This is a debatable issue

that should be taken beyond the classroom level. It should entail providing classes for different

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Running head: MULTICULTURALISM IN THE THEATRE Multiculturalism in the Theatre Institution Affiliation Date 1 MULTICULTURALISM IN THE THEATRE Multiculturalism entails the convergence of different people from different places and with different cultures and believes to form one people. It entails promoting different cultural practices within a single jurisdiction. This is unlike the American definition of definition of multiculturalism which means assimilation of other groups into the base culture which in this case is the American culture as stated in Ethel Walker’s article. As discussed in the article Theatre is an important platform for promoting multiculturalism and diversity. It has however failed in this role. American theatre has discriminated against African -American scripts citing small incapacities like heavy melodrama. This has greatly contributed in the disunity of various cultures and races (Walker, 1994). Educational institutions have been tasked with unifying students and workers from various cultural and racial affiliations and they have constantly set missions and visions of ensuring cultural diversity are upheld. They have however failed in their task as in ...
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