“I never once said that you as a white woman were not a marginalized person,” Harris responds. “But if you heard that in my play, I don’t know what to tell you.”AD“Perhaps read it or see it again,” he says. ADThe complaints aired on Friday have emerged in audience discussions before, he said: At a talk last year, two white woman expressed similar dismay at their demographic’s portrayal. ADHarris said he “shudders” at being labeled a “provocateur.” But he also wrote his play knowing it would make many people uncomfortable. ADThe playwright could have interjected in the moments after the audience member stalked off, before everyone else left, he said.

Source: Washington Post December 01, 2019 13:02 UTC