'Gilded Age' side-eye: How a silent maid unveils centuries of trans history

'Gilded Age' side-eye: How a silent maid unveils centuries of trans history

Not so much as a blink and you miss it moment, I admit. From the decorated rooms in The Gilded Age, the Scott family portrays what life was like for affluent Black families in this period. And while Peggy (Denée Benton), Dorothy (Audra McDonald), and Arthur (John Douglas Thompson) enjoy meals and conversation, a quiet but dutiful maid serves them, portrayed by trans actress Sandra Caldwell.A renowned actress with nearly four decades on stage and…