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Interesting Thoughts on Access, Inclusion, and Disability

I sub-organized into three separate topics:

1) The "Theatre-ing while Disabled" Series by Kate Langsdorf, which is a great overview at all the different ways professional theatre and disability can collide.

2) Two different takes on casting and representation as it relates to the iconic role of Richard III, and what that means for theatre and disability.

3) Two different practical advice pieces on how an organization can be more accessible.

Theatre-ing While Disabled
Series

Theatre-ing While Disabled

Kate Langsdorf writes about her experience with different jobs in theatre.

Questioning the Casting and the Hump
Essay

Questioning the Casting and the Hump

29 January 2018

Cassidy Dawn Graves writes about Thomas Ostermeier’s production of Richard III and questions why we still see able-bodied actors playing characters with disabilities.

Cripping the Crip—Is It Time to Reclaim Richard III?
Essay

Cripping the Crip—Is It Time to Reclaim Richard III?

21 February 2018

Kaite O’Reilly considers how Richard III has been portrayed on stage, the alignment of atypical embodiment with evil and suffering, and her inspiration with The Llanarth Group to create a new staging of Richard III.

At the Crossroads of Disability and Theatre at Mixed Blood
Essay

At the Crossroads of Disability and Theatre at Mixed Blood

18 December 2017

Jack Reuler discusses nearly two decades of incorporating work about, for, or with people with disabilities or on issues of disability at Mixed Blood Theatre.

Creative Access
Essay

Creative Access

Accommodations for Professional Performers with Disabilities

11 August 2017

Talleri McRae summarizes a breakout session she co-led at the 2017 Theatre Communications Group Annual Conference.