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Brittany Johnson

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What to Remember When You Struggle With Rejection-Sensitive Dysphoria in High Rejection Rate Industries

So, you have rejection-sensitive dysphoria (RSD) and you decided to work in a high rejection rate job. I’m not judging. In fact, I’m that person with RSD who works in not one, but two to three high rejection rate industries. I’m a writer and performer by trade, meaning I’ve heard no more than I’ve heard [...]

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Theater masks, drama and comedy on a red curtain.

Theater masks, drama and comedy on a red curtain.

Jennifer Burgmann

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Attending Realwheels Acting Academy as a Performer With a Disability

Realwheels Acting Academy, offered by Realwheels Theatre in Vancouver, BC, is the first acting program designed for disabled performers of its kind in North America. I have had the pleasure of being a part of the first ensemble to enroll in the three-year program. In 2004, I earned a BFA in Theatre at Simon Fraser [...]

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EhlersDanlosSyndrome 2y

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Hello, Fellow Actors ! #ActorsWithDisabilities #Acting #Theater

Actors, have you found a supportive agent or manager? Are there associations that can help us?
Hi! I am an actress, and I have #EhlersDanlosSyndrome and #PosturalOrthostaticTachycardiaSyndrome . I’m currently studying Acting in LA, but I’ve been doing plays since I was 4 years old.
Being an actor with #ChronicPain and invisible disabilities is very hard. Rehearsing for professional plays and being on set all day is extremely tiring. I usually spend 10-16 hours working. I can barely sleep and eat. Most directors and fellow actors are NOT understanding. I love acting, but I don’t know how to survive in this industry. Recommendations and tips are welcome! ☺️

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How Acting in This Play Helped Me Work Through My Mental Illness

How Acting in This Play Helped Me Work Through My Mental Illness

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How Acting in This Play Helped Me Work Through My Mental Illness

So, if you look down, you’ll see three pictures of me in a pink sweatshirt that were used for press for a play I was in during May 2019. From the picture on the top and left, you can see the joy I have in my eyes to be involved in Brainfood, an off-broadway play [...]

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Autism 4y

#Acting like a child as an adult

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Woman opening red curtains on theater stage.

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Noonan Syndrome

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The Joys and Challenges of Being a Performer With a Disability

Ever since I was little I have always wanted to be a performer. It started when I was picked at 4 years old to be Mary in my primary school production of the Nativity. I have kept on pursuing my passion with workshops, classes, GCSEs, AS Levels, BTECs and a degree. My one-person performances in [...]

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photo of young woman on stage holding microphone

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Why I Love Public Speaking, but Struggle With Social Anxiety

Public speaking is a common fear, yet as someone with social anxiety, I do not fear it; I embrace it. I always excelled at giving speeches and oral presentations in school. I even enjoy acting and have been in a number of plays and musicals over the years. If I can stand in front of [...]

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The Actor and the Director #Acting #Art

My director called me out for not be prepared for a rehearsal in front of the entire cast. I knew I wasn’t well prepared for this rehearsal already and had already berated myself over it several times. When he called me out on it, he talked about it for 5 minutes and I felt utterly humiliated. I wanted to cry but I had to keep it together for the remaining hour and a half of rehearsal. This incident basically confirmed what my depression/anxiety has been telling me throughout the whole process: “You are holding everyone else back”. I logically know this is not true and that I’m doing my best. It just feels like my best isn’t good enough.

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Boy acting on stage as teacher watches.

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How Drama Classes Helped Me as a Person Who Stutters

When I was in elementary school, I loved summer break. My mother, perhaps used to not having her children home all day, would sign me and my younger siblings up for all sorts of summertime activities through the park district, like swim lessons, tennis camp, ceramics, and drama class. Since I’ve stuttered since a very [...]

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Patrick Dempsey with Bryan Neider CEO of Gatepath at table laughing

Patrick Dempsey with Bryan Neider CEO of Gatepath at table laughing

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Patrick Dempsey Speaks Candidly About His Dyslexia

“Out of the struggle, you find that unique gift that comes from your disability.” That’s what Patrick Dempsey, the actor best known and adored for his role as Dr. Derek Shepherd on “Grey’s Anatomy,” led with when he spoke at Gatepath’s annual “Power of Possibilities” event. He spoke candidly about growing up with dyslexia. Patrick spent his [...]