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| Mickey Rowe: 'I was told many times ... there were no talented autistic actors. This is a lie' | |
| Last Edit: WaymanWong 04:32 pm EST 11/27/20 | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 04:29 pm EST 11/27/20 | |
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| Mickey Rowe has gotten press attention for being the first autistic actor to play the autistic character of Christopher Boone in the Tony-winning ''The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'' at Indiana Repertory Theatre and Syracuse Stage. Rowe weighs in on a casting controversy over a new film, ''Music,'' starring Sia. In it, an autistic woman is played by the non-disabled Maddie Ziegler. When several professional autistic actresses tweeted to Sia about not hearing anything about the auditions for the role, Sia wrote back to one of them: ''Well, maybe you're a bad actor.'' Rowe advocates for more opportunities for autistic performers and says: ''I am a better actor because of ― not in spite of ― my autism.'' |
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| Link | Huffington Post: I May Be Autistic, But I'm Not a Bad Actor, No Matter What Sia Says |
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| re: Mickey Rowe: 'I was told many times ... there were no talented autistic actors. This is a lie' | |
| Posted by: Snowysdad 01:26 am EST 11/28/20 | |
| In reply to: Mickey Rowe: 'I was told many times ... there were no talented autistic actors. This is a lie' - WaymanWong 04:29 pm EST 11/27/20 | |
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| February of 2019 Florida Studio mounted the play with Alexander Stuart played the part after doing it at Actors Theater of Louisville. My memory deceived me because I remember him as the first autistic actor to play the part, but my review says he was the second so perhaps Mickey Rowe was indeed ahead of him. He was sensational, one of the greatest performances I've ever seen in my lifetime of theater going. | |
| Link | https://www.talkinbroadway.com/page/regional/wfla/wfla429.html |
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