Ep. 9: Ava X. Rigelhaupt (Autistic Creative Consultant) How to Dance in Ohio Broadway Musical

Ava X. Rigelhaupt (she/her) is a writer, actress, consultant, and advocate for diversity, autism, and disability representation in entertainment. As a Chinese, Jewish, transracial, autistic adoptee, Ava shares her intersectional lived experiences through consulting with Hollywood studios, theatres, and arts organizations, public speaking (ie: SXSW, Sundance, Disney, JCCs), and publishing articles. She’s the Autistic Creative Consultant for How to Dance in Ohio! She’s also a writer for the upcoming PBS Kids animated series, “Carl the Collector,” and has written scripts for 9Story Media shows such as “Blue’s Clues & You”. Ava has worked with professional theatres to develop sensory friendly performances, the Kennedy Center on a neurodiversity training course, and the Smithsonian Access team to create accessible museum exhibits. 

About our How to Dance in Ohio Podcast

Building Moo-Mentum is a very, very unofficial podcast about the Broadway Musical "How to Dance in Ohio". Each interview is a researched conversation (30 min. to hour in length) with host Richard Wexler with those that are involved with the production from cast, crew, and more. 

https://www.vintageannalsarchive.com/building-moo-mentum-a-very-unofficial-how-to-dance-in-ohio-podcast.html

Credits 

Produced and Edited by Otter Castro   

Produced, Research and Interview by Rich Wexler  

Music  

Richie by B.J Snowden

https://bjsnowdenmusic.com/ 

There Was a light Instrumental  

I Never Feel Alone Instrumental by Stephen Bluhm 

https://www.stephenbluhm.fun/ 

*sorry that is says episode 8 in the recording. Will fix and re-upload