Disability on the Stage and on the Page with Alethea Bakogeorge

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05/28/21 • 68 min

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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Break A Leg! Disability in the Arts - Disability on the Stage and on the Page with Alethea Bakogeorge

Transcript

Nicole Zimmerer00:00:17.160

Welcome to Break A Leg! A podcast that explores the relationship between disability and the arts. I'm your host, Nicole Zimmer, and on today's episode our guest is Alethea Bakogeorge. Alethea is a physically disabled actor, arts administrator and arts accessibility professional. Hello, Alethea.

Alethea Bakogeorge00:00:36.899

Hi, Nicole. It's so nice to be here with you.

Nicole Zimmerer0