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Disability on the Stage and on the Page with Alethea Bakogeorge

Disability on the Stage and on the Page with Alethea Bakogeorge

Update: 2021-05-28
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Alethea Bakogeorge joins Nicole to discuss life with cerebral palsy, disability in the audition room, what it means to write and play nuanced disabled characters, and more! 

Alethea Bakogeorge is a physically disabled actor, arts administrator, and arts accessibility professional. She has worked extensively in American and Canadian theatre, and originated the role of Chrissie in the US national tour of Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Live: King for a Day. She currently lives in Toronto, and works in access and fundraising at The Musical Stage Company. 

Find Alethea online! 
Instagram: @AletheaMB 
Twitter: @AletheaMB 

The Musical Stage Company: 
www.musicalstagecompany.com 

Episode Transcript: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1751649/8603308 

Produced by Scott MacDonald 
Artwork by Sasha & Alexander Schwartz 
https://breakalegpod.buzzsprout.com/ 

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Disability on the Stage and on the Page with Alethea Bakogeorge

Disability on the Stage and on the Page with Alethea Bakogeorge

Nicole Zimmerer / Alethea Bakogeorge