Jean Waller Brune, in her 10th year as head of Roland Park, says one teacher and one African-American student questioned her about the play because of an initial perception that blacks were being cast only as servants. Verna Moore, Roland Park's coordinator of multicultural affairs and a language arts teacher, says Susong met with the school's Black Awareness Club before auditions to clear up questions. Whites also were cast as Keller's and Sullivan's relatives, Keller's doctor and Sullivan's mentor. The singers, who also appear as blind girls and interpreters, include three African-Americans and three whites. Susong added roles for singers of spirituals so more students could be in the play, bringing the number of parts to 24.
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