Walterdale Theatre: Calgary and Polynesian Island

walterdale theatre: The musical is set on a Polynesian island during the Second World War, according to CBC. The character in question, Bloody Mary, is supposed to be from Tonkin, an area then part of French Indochina and now part of northern Vietnam. Three people have left Calgary Opera's production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific over the potential casting of a white actor as character from Southeast Asia. Walterdale Theatre cancels Othello citing anger over racial casting controversy Bob McPhee, a special adviser to the Calgary Opera and former CEO of the company, told the Calgary Eyeopener race-appropriate casting is a growing issue in the world of opera. It's an issue that has to be dealt with, and I can't tell you what the absolute correct answer to it is, he said. This is not going to go away. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.