The Staged Stigma of Disability

Hello and welcome back! With Christmas around the corner, it makes sense that we focus on one of the most iconic stories of the season. I hope you enjoy. Jai Srinivasan and Sebastian Ortiz have been facing challenges since they were infants. Both were diagnosed with cerebral palsy before they turned one, and they both have spent much of their young lives undergoing therapies and surgeries. But now, that's all changed - on November 20th, these young men both began a new journey. They now are taking turns starring as one of the most visible characters with a disability in all on theatre: Tiny Tim in the Broadway revival of  A Christmas Carol . Even before this Broadway revival,  A Christmas Carol  has long been an anthem for those with disabilities, with Tiny Tim as not just one of the most recognizable characters in all of theatre, but one that disability advocates and disabled actors around the world have been inspired by and aspire to perform one day. Charles D