The Who's musical creation Tommy, has created a heated storm in the Dallas regional theater. Not only has it shattered the lines between traditional theater and blow out rock concerts, but it has also taken a complicated story and painted it on the stage to apply to multiple families, religions, and races across the world.
Tommy typically cast with caucasian Brits staring as the main characters, bursts with racial color. The lines it crosses, with the colorblind casting and appreciation for the cross culture message allows Tommy to be accessed and enjoyed by everyone. The family unit, is unexpectedly a cross-culture mix of Middle-Eastern, North-American, and African-American. This interesting transition across the color line, pushes our generation out of its comfort zone, and into spectrum rarely experienced by the Dallas community. By seeing an African-American in a traditionally white part, we have taken the courageous step of moving from a racially driven society to a more meaningful societal standard.
To question the situation even further, I wonder if this situation can transcend reality. If we can complete the theatrical circle and take a colorblind situation on stage and put it into our everyday lives. Is it possible to be colorblind, or are we all simply doomed to judge a book by its cover?
