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In last week’s show, we reported on the controversy over Lincoln Center Theater’s decision to hire a white director to stage August Wilson’s “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone.” We also mentioned that Lincoln Center hadn’t hired a black theater director in 18 years. Andre Bishop, artistic director of the Lincoln Center Theater, responds.
In last week’s show, we reported on the controversy over Lincoln Center Theater’s decision to hire a white director to stage August Wilson’s “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone.” We also mentioned that Lincoln Center hadn’t hired a black theater director in 18 years. Andre Bishop, artistic director of the Lincoln Center Theater, responds.