Pandemic

I am Emily

[gatosinspace]

Candid photo of Barry Allen

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I've been away for a long ass time. I hope everyone has been well

[gatosinspace]

PRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDE #pride #lancasterpride2016 #queerlatinx #queer #latina #qpoc #gaypride #queeraf #fotd #rainbow #genderqueer #wlw (at Lancaster PA Pride)

[gatosinspace]

I am grotesquely bored

[geckghost]

i’ve started letting my shibe sleep in my bed at night, and she always starts off snuggled under the blanket, then partway through the night she gets too hot and sticks her little snout out to get some fresh air. it is so cute it hurts my heart. dogs are so good. so good.

[geckghost]

[fatgirlopinions]

Uuuuuuggggghhhhhhhhhh

[grace--upon--grace]

[scarlett-ice]

If you ever think your writing is bad just remember there are writers who made Steve Rogers a Nazi and thought that was okay

[bepeu-deactivated20171202]

me, whenever someone offers me their unsolicited opinion: wow thank you so much thank a whole lot thank you really thank you thank you so much thank you th

[gatosinspace]

Asked my partner for one of his Girl Scout cookies. This is what he gave me #girlscoutcookies #shortbread #girlscouts #cookies #thank

[gatosinspace]

In today's installment of Things Which I Cannot: drive-thru food Dropped my card on the ground at the Arby's drive-thru. And because I have t-Rex arms, I pull up really close to the building. While retrieving my card, I nearly got stuck between my car and the building. But lunch has been acquired.

[leoholzer]

[grabsomeideas]

[jehovahhthickness]

I hope my kids will be business savvy like this one day ….

[worldmusicals-deactivated201604]

Part of the reason the Hamilton thing was/is so controversial was because of how poorly they worded it.

Imagine if it said, “Hamilton is seeking performers of diverse ethnic, cultural and racial backgrounds for Broadway and national tours.  Hamilton seeks to show a varied and diverse representation of America.  Priority will be given to minority actors.”

Lots of other shows have raced based casting (Aida, Lion King, the King and I, Color Purple) and people don’t care.  I don’t think people think that’s odd because we just understand that it would make sense for Aida or Nala to be black.  With Hamilton, people don’t really get the vision.

[acceber74]

And white people would still complain.  Let’s not pretend as if “words” are the reason why white people are upset.

Hamilton is the most popular thing going right now and y'all want access.  End of. You feel entitled to it.

[bana05]

Everything is suddenly “racist” when white folk can’t do it. Otherwise, folk are being “too sensitive” and “just aren’t good enough.” #allbrodwayactorsmatter

[phoukanamedpookie]

When I did casting for Encanta, a shoestring budget of a play, I specified that the characters were Latinx, and there were still a ton of white folks who wanted to audition for it. I made it very clear that it was important for the actors’ ethnicity to match the characters’. Still had a ton of white folks wanting to play the roles. (Thank God for Backstage because if I had to see all those people audition, I would’ve torn my hair out.)

Casting a show is one of the most important aspects of producing theatre. You may hear stories about companies searching for months and months for just the right person, but that’s extremely rare. Most productions are on a very tight schedule. There is neither the time nor the budget to waste on dealing with people who are utterly inappropriate for the parts because they think, “Well, I’m an actor; I can play anything!”

That’s why casting notices are so specific about what they’re looking for. And nine times out of ten, when they say “Caucasian” (which is the vast majority of speaking and lead roles on Broadway–they don’t call it the Great White Way for nothing) or “All-American” or “Girl Next Door,” they are not looking for any people of color no matter how good they are. Yeah, the “wording” is less blunt, but if a Black actress showed up for those parts, that would be a waste of time.

There’s a reason why it took Viola Davis so long to get to this point in her career, mkay?

[mcxlesbian]

Girls who like girls, reblog this.

[chrishoulihan]

Omg yall, it’s April, which means that one month from today

[aimmyarrowshigh]

#do u ever see shit like this and realize#that in the real world#this has literally no meaning#but seven thousand people on this website saw it#understood it#and then shared it with others#sometimes it just hits me (via literallyfuckeveryone)