Word: haile
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...Hail's feelings about his experience remain strong; his frustration was still evident as he spoke...
...could do to keep from crying," he recalled later. "Even though I know that I can portray an 18th-century Frenchman if the role called for it, every time I go to an audition I feel they're looking at me only as a skin color." Hail feels that any actor should be allowed to audition for any role as long as he can make the characterization believable. "Besides," he says, "part of my and every other Afro-American's cultural experience is white, which makes me artistically capable of playing a white...
...Hail nevertheless feels that his rights as a Harvard student outweigh Garry's desire for "realism...
...this point the controversy remains unresolved, plaguing the participants with feelings of self-doubt, guilt, anxiety and resentment. Hail refused to re-read for the part of Jo; Garry cast his play without him and has rehearsals fully underway...
Over dinner one night, Hail discussed the incident with a white student who didn't understand why he was so upset...