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Charged Representations is Courtney Harge's regular column on The Clyde Fitch Report. There she discusses issues of race, theater, representation and identity at the intersection of arts and politics.

Calling Out Arts Organizations: This is Our Fault
The run-down PIX Theatre on Main Street in Sleepy Eye, MN. Photo: via Flickr User Diversey.

The run-down PIX Theatre on Main Street in Sleepy Eye, MN. Photo: via Flickr User Diversey.

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The world is a complicated place, and there’s a lot of division between people. The performing arts tend to unify people in a way nothing else does.

I understand that blame is rarely a productive place to start. Casting aspersions is easy compared to doing the actual work. I also recognize that there is a difference between casting blame and taking ownership. I’m unsure how to get us to do the latter without also doing the former. And productivity will be what I do next week. But right here and right now there is a point I can’t shake:

I blame nonprofit and regional theaters for the election of President Trump.

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