After citing harm to Black women artists that led to her pulling the production from Geffen Playhouse, the playwright discusses how her life must reflect what she creates onstage.
. It is about workers’ rights and Black communities standing against disenfranchisement. Her plays also concern Black women, some of whom are abused, and how those women confront that abuse. So when Morisseau learned that Black women on the creative team of her play “Paradise Blue” had been verbally abused during the production, the situation was not one she could countenance.
In a post on social media, the Geffen apologized, writing, “An incident between members of the production was brought to our attention and we did not respond decisively in addressing it. As a result of these missteps, some members of the production felt unsafe and not fully supported.”The cancellation of “Paradise Blue” made headlines, with many theater fans speculating on the nature of the unrevealed details.
Representatives for the Geffen say they were following an agreed-upon directive to procure an apology or terminate and worked diligently to get that apology. When it became clear the apology was not forthcoming, the theater enacted the termination.of her play “Skeleton Crew,” Morisseau said she feels it’s impossible to talk about what happened at the Geffen without talking about her work and who she is as a person and as an artist. For anybody following her trajectory over the years, she says, her decision regarding “Paradise Blue” should not come as a surprise.Morisseau comes from a working-class family, and she tells the stories of working-class people. The dignity and value of labor matters to her.
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