Gaudreau hired a Black director who had to leave the project right when auditions were scheduled to take place in May. But in many ways, this creative venture was doomed from the start. The specifics of this production’s demise are less important than the truths revealed by it (some old, some new) and the lessons to be taken from it (some old, some new). We need to tell it so that people can empathize, and we can move forward as a more progressive society.” So I think we should tell the story until we don’t have to tell it any more. Cops are still killing Black people and there is rampant racism everywhere. “People are still trying to bury the story of slavery. “I think we need to be telling stories like ‘Ragtime’ because these things in the story are still happening to Black people today,” he said. Thomas Ogar, a Black actor who was playing a member of the Harlem ensemble, disagrees. And if you don’t have diverse voices – find them.' – Thomas Ogar So do we need to have a three-hour story reliving that Black trauma time and time again? I don’t think so.” 'There needs to be diverse voices in the mix. And that is the daily reality for many Black folks in this world right now. At the heart of that story, you have a Black boy whose mother is killed by mob violence and a father who is killed by gun violence. “It is my personal opinion that ‘Ragtime’ has had its day,” she said. Lisa Young, who founded a grassroots group called IDEA Stages in part to help predominantly White Colorado theater companies do better when it comes to representation on and off stage, is of a different mind. I think there is value in putting those kinds of shows on.”
Holocaust lessons are painful but they are important.
“I went to high school in Germany in the 1980s, and we were taught you cannot forget your history. “I chose ‘Ragtime’ specifically because so many of the themes of the show are so very prevalent in our society: Racism, immigration, reproductive rights and police brutality,” she said. The only way to affect change is to have an open dialogue and to have the actual history taught from kindergarten to college. Racism still runs rampant in our country and our world. Says actor Thomas Ogar: 'This story is so important and needs to be told.
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