In Pennsylvania, A High School Decides Its Stagehands Don’t Need To Have ‘Blackened Faces’ During Shows

You call it ‘blackened faces,’ the parent who pointed it out was concerned that it looks more like ‘blackface’ – perhaps it’s time, Bethel Park High School, near Pittsburgh, to call the whole thing off, or at least replace that practice with black ski masks. (Note: This article uncritically says that blackening stagehand faces is something “stage crews around the country have [been doing] for years” – but in the comments, many theatre folks step in to say that’s untrue.)