Disability and Accessibility

Director Judith Smith discusses her company’s collaboration with Choreographer Joe Goode for to go again, a dance theatre piece that explores the lives of veterans with disabilities.

Kate Langsdorf writes about why she never took an unpaid internship.

Aaron Sawyer and Sidney T. Smith write about Unified Access Auditions at Red Theater in Chicago, IL.

One year into organizing, the Committee of the Jubilee reports out on progress, answers common questions, and re-extends an invitation to the American Theatre to join the year-long nationwide festival of 2020.

Ricky Young-Howze writes about one of the simplest ways staff members can make the theatre an accessible and welcoming environment to people of all abilities.

Kate Langsdorf on why she believes being a writer is the best theatre job for a person with a physical disability.

In this #IdentityWeek blog, Erica Nagel of the McCarter Theatre discusses how, and why, they’ve made Relaxed Performances part of their equity, diversity, and inclusion work. 

In this installment, Paul Adolphsen interviews South African director Jayne Batzofin about her journey to directing and her work with the Chaeli Campaign. ​

Ricky Young-Howze talks with actor Ali Stroker about changing people’s perceptions about performers with disabilities.

Kate Langsdorf writes about the joys and hardships of working on a project as a dramaturg.

Kate Langsdorf’s series continues with this description of her time as a teaching artist.

Kate Langsdorf describes her experiences as an actor with a physical disability.

Howard Sherman writes about the responsibility theatres have to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Kate Langsdorf kicks off a new series in which she will write about her experiences with different jobs in theatre. 

Ricky Young-Howze challenges theatre companies to rethink the conventional aesthetic of silent audiences and find creative ways to accommodate audience members with invisible disabilities.

verity healey offers an overview of pop up performances by Belarus Free Theatre’s studio Fortinbras, highlighting the treatment of disabled citizens in Belarus.

Playwright Ricky Young-Howze shares his experience working in theatre with invisible disabilities.

In this second installment, Artistic Director Jeffrey Carpenter discusses his experience producing OjO: The Next Generation of Travel in San Diego.

David Bruin on Teatro Patologico’s production of Medea at La Mama in New York City. 

Actor Gardiner Comfort discusses his experiences as a performer and audience member with Tourette Syndrome, and how it has inspired aspects of his solo show The Elephant in Every Room I Enter.