▁used ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁young ▁gu y ▁with ▁a ▁be ard , ▁and ▁now ▁you ' re ▁an ▁old ▁gu y ▁with ▁a ▁must ache . ▁M idge : ▁I ' m ▁not ▁R app ap ort . ▁Nat : ▁R app ap ort , ▁how ▁has ▁this ▁happened ? ▁You ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁cow ard ly ▁little ▁white ▁gu y , ▁and ▁now ▁you ' re ▁a ▁big ▁impos ing ▁black ▁gu y . ▁M idge : ▁I ' m ▁not ▁R app ap ort . ▁Nat : ▁And ▁you ▁changed ▁your ▁name , ▁too ! ▁ ▁Film ▁adaptation ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁film ▁version , ▁written ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁Gard ner , ▁star red ▁Walter ▁Matth au , ▁O ss ie ▁Davis , ▁Amy ▁Ir ving , ▁Craig ▁T . ▁Nelson , ▁Mar tha ▁Pl im pton , ▁Peter ▁Fried man , ▁and ▁Ron ▁R if kin . ▁ ▁Ada pt ations ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁at ▁the ▁Apol lo ▁Theatre ▁London , ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁Nat ▁was ▁played ▁by ▁Paul ▁Sc of ield . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁a ▁theatre ▁group ▁in ▁Germany ▁had ▁come ▁under ▁fire ▁for ▁allowing ▁a ▁white ▁actor ▁to ▁paint ▁his ▁face ▁and ▁take ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁black ▁character ▁M idge ▁Carter ▁on ▁stage . ▁This ▁was ▁not ▁an ▁isolated ▁case . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁a ▁Spanish ▁speaking ▁adaptation , ▁Par que ▁Le z ama , ▁premier ed ▁at