If a Deaf Musical Is Possible, There Is Room on Our Stages for Everyone
The artistry of Deaf and disabled theatre workers has been amply demonstrated. Why aren’t they centerstage more regularly?
The artistry of Deaf and disabled theatre workers has been amply demonstrated. Why aren’t they centerstage more regularly?
If Deaf stories and actors are having a moment, from ‘Spring Awakening’ to ‘Tribes,’ it’s only because the rest of the world is finally discovering a well-established theatrical tradition.
Obviously theatres should give priority to disabled actors in roles defined as disabled. The next step: to consider them for all roles.
An Anatomized Philippic Regarding the Relationship of Disability to the Contemporary American Theatre
As the first wheelchair-using performer ever cast on Broadway, Stroker isn’t just realizing a dream; she’s making it possible for others like her to dream, as well.
How a seminal friendship changed my views on disability—and prepared me for my own.
Chicago’s Red Theater is translating Shakespeare for its new show: They’re putting his verse into American Sign Language.
Can plays compete with mass entertainment in spinning tales of aliens, robots, and monsters? Seems to be working for some of us.
In the final installment of this follow-up with the Harvard acting class of 1995, former colleagues find meaning on and off the stage, together and apart.
Theatremakers across the country talk about exciting works featuring or created by female or transgender artists.