Give Harvard an A for effort:Cultural appropriation, racism, and segregation all combined in one evening of theatre

tonight’s performance of this comedy of manners is restricted to a white audience only — you colored folks wouldn’t get it anyway

McBeth-derived play to be performed tonight for blacks only.

I doubt the play will appeal to many people, regardless of race, but here’s what the performers’ Asian, Hispanic, and Middle Eastern classmates will be missing:

A dazzling theatrical event created by Obie Award-winning artist Whitney White and performed by White and an ensemble with a live band, Macbeth In Stride examines what it means to be an ambitious Black woman through the lens of one of Shakespeare's most iconic characters. The first of White's five-part series commissioned by A.R.T. excavating the women from Shakespeare's canon, the production uses pop, rock, gospel, and R&B to trace the fatalistic arc of Lady Macbeth while lifting up contemporary Black female power, femininity, and desire. Directors Tyler Dobrowsky and Taibi Magar (We Live in Cairo) co-stage this groundbreaking world premiere with choreography by Raja Feather Kelly.

Segregation today, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.