Paul Tazewell
speaker
386 appearances
4 recordings
3 series
first heard Mar 2025
last heard 7 Jun
Paul Tazewell’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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She wears black.
We are very familiar with the Wizard of Oz story that tells us the Wicked Witch of the West is evil.
Beside her, Glinda sparkles in pink and glitter.
These colors confirm who is good and who is wicked, or so we think.
But when I read this script more closely, I realized Elphaba is intelligent.
She's compassionate.
She's misunderstood.
Glinda, on the other side, isn't always kind.
I wasn't designing stereotypes.
I was designing questions.
Who decides who is worthy of respect and who is shunned?
Who decides who is cherished and who is ostracized?
Who decides who belongs and who is cast out?
As a Black gay man entering into a field that wasn't always comfortable with my presence, I know what it feels like to be othered, to be misjudged at first glance.
Maybe that's why I'm drawn to stories about marginalized characters.
Wicked isn't just about a witch.
It's about anyone who has ever been judged without speaking a word.
Why put so much care into costumes?
Because clothing carries memory.
a dress, a chair, a lamp.
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