Writer and actor Indigo Griffiths: âMixed-race identity is not reflected in theatre, so I wanted to explore thatâPosted in Articles, Arts, Interviews, Media Archive, Passing, United Kingdom on 2018-11-26 02:45Z by Steven |
The Stage
London, United Kingdom
2018-11-22
![]() Writer and actor Indigo Griffiths. Photo: Michael Wharley |
Actor Indigo Griffiths started writing to address the lack of roles for mixed-race performers. She tells Giverny Masso about her first full-length play, Passing, which is to receive a rehearsed reading on a West End stage as part of the Masterclass Trustâs Pitch Your Play competition.
How did you get into theatre?
Theatre has always been something Iâve done. As a kid I was always in youth groups and I knew early on I wanted to be an actor. I studied drama and English literature at the University of East Anglia, which gave me an amazing grounding. I then did a postgraduate course at Drama Studio London, which I graduated from in 2016. Since then Iâve been working as an actor, before I started writing…
…Tell me about Passing?
Passing is the first full-length play Iâve written. Itâs part of a trilogy of mixed-race themed plays I have been working on. Itâs set in 1940s Chicago and is about the lives of three mixed-race siblings. The play explores how lives change when you make the decision to pass as a white person. Passing as a concept is something that fascinates me…
Read the entire interview here.