Day Quote by Adrienne C. Moore

It will take very sophisticated marketing to achieve our aim of bringing more black people into the theater.

— Alvin Ailey

Once there are more African Americans and Asian Americans behind the scenes as producers, writers, and directors, I think more inclusive casting will happen.

— Nicole Ari Parker

There's a reality that the market is changing, and the stories of the Latino community need to be out because there's a huge audience…

— Diego Luna

I've had frank conversations with theaters who say, 'We love your play, but we've already done a play by another black person this year,'…

— Katori Hall

As a woman of color, slowly and with some coercing, the not-for-profit theaters around the country are beginning to recognize and embrace the power…

— Lynn Nottage

I'm doing this play right now, the new David Mamet play. It's called 'Race,' and it's very interesting how people really leave the theater…

— Kerry Washington

As soon as white folks say a play's good, the theater is jammed with blacks and whites.

— August Wilson

If we [black people] do not show up and support the march towards cinematic equality, the march towards being on a level at -…

— Terrence Howard

Myself, I believe that black theatre continues to evolve, and the success of writers like Bola Agbaje and Rachel De-lahay is proof that fresh…

— David Harewood

Audiences are more drawn in to what they can relate to, so it would be stupid not to have great Latino films for the…

— Richard Cabral

I'm not one of those people who's against all-black productions of Tennessee Williams plays, but there are lot more complex and natural ways to…

— Hilton Als

Do mainstream crowds want to watch a movie about good things happening in black neighborhoods? Do black audiences want to see a little girl…

— Laurence Fishburne