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Comparing skin tones at the Rep

Dael Orlandersmith answers her phone like she writes. "Right on time," are the first words out of her mouth when I call her at the precise minute of our appointment. The actress, poet and playwright employs fewer filters than most people on what she says and how she says it. That makes for fun phone conversations and plays that aren't afraid to tackle provocative subjects.