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Ken Robinson in The Colored Museum's 'A Soldier with a Secret.' The uproarious and groundbreaking comedy by George C. Wolfe that redefined what it meant to be black in contemporary America, The Colored Museum plays March 6 — April 5, 2015 at the Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre. Charles Erickson. The Wonderful World of Color: Color Scripts. Sign up to receive the latest news from The Walt Disney Family Museum, including updates about upcoming programs. Jesus went around healin’ the sick, I’m supposed to go around healin’ the hurtin’ all these colored boys wearin’ from the war. I know the secret. The secret to your pain. The secret to yours, and yours. The Gospel According to Miss Roc Miss Roj appears.

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For Mount Holyoke's production of The Colored Museum, two of the scenes were cut: 'The Soldier' and 'Permutations'. There were also modifications to certain characters' sexes. While these were not dramaturgical decisions, it is important to explain this aspect of the production.

Pre-Casting Cuts
'Permutations' was cut because of the time limit; the show would have run past an hour and fifteen minutes. Instead of cutting down individual scenes, the directors instead chose to cut entire scenes. 'Permutations' was also far more complex and the directors were worried it would get lost to the audience.

'The Soldier' was cut also for time. The choice of cutting this piece probably dealt with audience; would the audience be as aware of the popular stereotypes associated with black soldiers?

Post-Casting Changes
No men tried out to work in this piece. This created somewhat of a problem; for instance, 'Miss Roj' had gender and sex roles included in it as a theme, which almost demanded a man.

The directors decided that they needed to work with the best people who tried out. The sexes of almost all the characters remained the same; the only roles that were changed were the two characters in 'Symbiosis' and one of the models in 'Photo Session'.

The Colored Museum Script

Because the woman cast to play Topsy also was cast to play Lala, the scene 'Lala's Opening' was swapped with 'Symbiosis' to give the actor a change to prepare for her next role. In addition, instead of having Lala's lines about her dream in the final scene with Topsy, the directors chose to have the Girl from 'Photo Session' say her lines from 'The world was becoming too much for us...'

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