Day of Absence
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Day of Absence
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Day of Absence is a play written by American playwright Douglas Turner Ward, which premiered off-off-Broadway in 1965. Telling the story of a Southern town where all of its Black residents suddenly disappear, Day of Absence is notable for most productions starring Black actors in whiteface in a reverse minstrel show style. Day of Absence explores themes of whiteness and discrimination against Black Americans through its insertion of Black actors into farcical situations inhabiting white bodies.
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Play by Douglas Turner Ward
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_Absence
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2023-11-25T06:31:19Z
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