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busylilbee · 2 years

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I just remembered that I once got called up to the office of the community theatre I volunteered at and got asked if my brother could sing at all and if my mom was available for the upcoming show.

Because my mom is East Asian and my brother and I are half. And they literally could not find any Asian people at all to fill the 3 Asian parts in the show.

#spoiler alert my brother could not do it #like he had the abilify to do it hut it was too stressful #so the 2 chinese boy roles were played by 2 at least partly hispanic kids #i think #i only knew one of them and idk his exact heritage but it definitely wasnt anywhere in asia lol #my mom did agree to do the mom part #she just had to run on stage at the end and call her 2 sons names and they ran happily to her #whats HILARIOUS is that we were going to be out of town for the last 3 shows #so not only did we have to find people to fill our backstage roles #but also the tall 20 something white costume designer filled my moms role as the chinese mother #yes the musical was thoroughly modern millie #i forget this happened and then remember and laugh #this is what happens when you need to fill ethnic roles in the american south i guess #i cant believe in our whole city they couldnt find a single asian boy to play one of those parts #maybe they just didnt ask around enough #bc 3 of my brothers friends were fully east asian or at least looked it #but to be fair that was not the norm #most asians in that city were indian or filipino #anyways this production was hilarious and when i remember how i got called up and strategically asked about my brothers abilities #i laugh #i was like #i mean yes he CAN sing and dance bc we were in a performing troupe in elementary school for a few years #but he is currently a deeply stressed and anxious teenager so #dont get your hopes up #personal #i miss that theatre though it was really fun

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