A lot of people have challenges. And challenges mught come in all sorts of ways. But especially a theatre artist with a disability can get unrepresented.
Tonight, I’ve heard stories of people with and without disabilities so I wanted to reflect on that.
These actors, educators and artists with disabilities all had obstacles they had to overcome. For example, EJ, a hard of hearing actor, has difficulty, when someone doesn’t have a visual cue, he misses his line. Because he is deaf, without any communication from the other actors on stage, it would be very difficult.
When you’ve never seen someone with a disability on stage, we need to ask ourselves why are we not casting people with disabilities?
Also, people SHOULD have the opportunity to be able to be on the stage. They shouldn’t be marginalized. I keep saying this, but I think it’s really really important
It’s important that we continue to have these conversations. It doesn’t stop tonight. If we keep pushing and pushing, we will open up a opportunity for people with disabilities in the arts. And I’m still young, so I have a world of opportunity ahead
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