L.A. Theatre Fires Director Five Days Before Play’s Opening, Cast Quits, Production Is Cancelled, And Questions Of Race And Privilege Remain

“On the day before the California premiere of Antoinette Nwandu’s Pass Over, a play about the harsh realities facing black men in America, Echo [Theater Company] staff on July 12 sent an email to patrons and posted a notice on its website: ‘Pass Over is not going to open due to internal artistic differences that cannot be reconciled.'” Reporter Makeda Easter looks into the mess. – Los Angeles Times