“The incident yesterday is a reminder that this is an ongoing process needing constant revisiting and renewal.”
“Providing access is also about educating everyone in the theater about how we can be more supportive.”
They continued, “We are reviewing our policies and internal protocols to ensure this doesn’t happen again.
Lillias White as Hermes in ‘Hadestown’.Matthew Murphy
In her video, Coleman explained that she was sitting in the front row ofHadestownwhen White singled her out.
“She wasn’t the only person on the stage that might have thought that,” she explained.
“She was the only person, however, to call me out.”
(It was my worst fear, and it was realized.
I don’t know if/when I’ll feel comfortable using a captioning devices again.”
Representatives for White did not immediately reply to EW’s request for comment.
