[nvahalik]

This is a story about the insanity of forced "diversity". Or whatever newspeak you'd prefer.

[soco]

Please read the article first, not only the title. The above comment is completely correct. Whether their approach is acceptable though, that's another story of course.

[kwhitefoot]

It would have been a non-problem if copyright died with the author.

[oh_sigh]

Literally no diversity was forced. Not even sure where you got that idea, except if you only read the title.

[linksnapzz]

If they had auditioned women, the play could've gone on. If, of course, nobody objected to none of those women being cast.

[oh_sigh]

Or if they read the policies of the venue and adhered to them, the play could go on. Saying "you can't do X at this venue" is not the same as saying "you must do X".

[yucky]

...but the university is doing exactly that - forcing diversity for diversity sake. The play was written to be all male and they refused them the venue as a result of no women being called to audition for a role that isn't for women.

[oh_sigh]

There's thousands of years of history of women playing men in plays, and men playing women.

[yucky]

That's nice, but irrelevant. Forcing an artist to represent art in a way it isn't intended, is absurd. What is the argument for it?

[linksnapzz]

How do you propose the producers adhere to both the restrictions of the rightsholders, and of the venue?

[oh_sigh]

Hold an audition allowing all people to try out, and if a woman does get cast because she is best for the role, read the prepared statement before the play indicating the rights holders don't like it.

[linksnapzz]

…and get sued by the Beckett estate; because that’s an out only if you’re in one jurisdiction in France. I suppose if the University was willing to accept liability, that’d be different.