“I think the important thing
about the play being set in a
small town that’s isolated is
that they can do whatever they
want,” explained Ekstrand.
“They don’t answer to anybody
and that’s the problem and the
issue of the play — the arts council doesn’t answer to anybody.”
The committee of characters
debate who should and who
shouldn’t be considered a minority. There are conservatives,
liberals, transplants from elsewhere, and long-time citizens of
Ellis County. Being arts committee members provides ultimate
decision-making power. They
consider extending the deadline
to add more people for consideration because they make the
rules. They consider artists such
as a high school teacher who
might be one-sixteenth NativeAmerican and a woman that
might be considered a minority
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