Adjoa Andoh Champions Representation Across Stage and Screen
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Adjoa Andoh spoke at the Folger Shakespeare Library about identity-informed casting, DEI debates, and the power of inclusive storytelling, recounting her all-women-of-colour Richard II in Britain, Bridgerton's casting impact, and a history-minded effort to diversify theatre while reflecting on personal resilience growing up mixed-race in Britain and historic projects like the Federal Theatre Project's Macbeth.
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