They have jumped on the fact that the playwright is white, and assumed all kinds of things about the content of the play. Watkins responded to criticism saying, “It is very disturbing that people are condemning this piece without having seen or heard it. “This decision exacerbates the adultification of Black children which has historically led to their brutalization,” explains Bishop, “If we are going to tell the story of Emmett Till, it should only be from a Black perspective, a Black writer, and permission and approval from Till's family.”īoth creators have responded to the backlash, defending their work, and the opera’s composer has said the online pushback is an “insult to as a Black woman”. A post shared by Fighting for Equity in Opera also highlights that the character of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old boy, will be played by Robert Mack, an adult operatic tenor.
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