Jeremy O.Harris Harris New York Los Angeles Theater Jeremy O.Harris Harris New York Los Angeles

Jeremy O. Harris Pulls 'Slave Play's LA Season Over Lack of Diversity

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Slave Play, a production that brought his name to the fore."Dear all," he wrote in an email he screenshot and posted to Twitter. "I'm emailing to let you know the reason why I haven't shared much digital enthusiasm for the season."The email was to the staff of Los Angeles's Center Theatre Group.

Harris's Slave Play, which was the most nominated debut play in history when it went to the Tony's this year, was set to go up alongside Rajiv Joseph's King James and Dave Harris's Tambo & Bones.

The run was supposed to be Slave Play's first outside of New York."As a playwright who holds dear the principles of both inclusion [sic] it was a shock to realize that this season was programmed with only 1 woman across all theatres," Harris wrote.

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