Katori Hall
Katori Hall
Katori Hallis an American playwright, journalist, and actress from Memphis, Tennessee...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth10 May 1981
CountryUnited States of America
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Through school, I saw plenty of theatre my parents weren't necessarily up on. They would prefer a football game to watching 'The Nutcracker,' and that's fine. I enjoy both.
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Most of the time, when I'm writing, I'm writing for myself. I'm thinking, 'What will my character say at this time? What will come out of her mouth?' I create individuals so real to me, I sometimes start talking to them. Then I let them loose on the page.
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As a black woman who grows up in a predominantly white neighborhood, you learn how to perform a 'good' version of yourself. And then when you're with your home girls, you're saying all kinds of stuff that sounds all kinds of crazy, but you understand each other because you're speaking the way that you're comfortable with.
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I always crave to see more stories about and by people of color, particularly new work by young black writers.
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I think being an actor makes me a better writer and vice versa. I know the kinds of roles I would kill to play, and I try to create them for others.
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Follow your intuition, listening to your dreams, your inner voice to guide you.
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Many theaters are tackling the multifaceted work of black writers - established and emerging. Now the next step is for them to bring in audiences of color and continue to go out to our community and create a continuous connection that extends beyond the one black show in the season.
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I used to think people above me might get jealous because I wanted to do what they did. But no, people are much nicer than that.
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I feel a responsibility to continue creating complex roles for black women, especially young black women.
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I never, ever read the comments below an article on the Web. People are mean. I'm a human being.