Matty (@teaguemiller) and Kikau (@kikautown) speak with Making Light Productions Executive Director, Juliet Yaques, Making Light Productions Executive Director, Mandi Broadfoot, and Director Actor and Educator, Christine Hansen about theater performers and audience members of all ages who might be neurodivergent. ​Making Light Productions is a non-profit organization in Tallahassee, Florida with the mission of providing an inclusive arts education for children, teens, and adults of all abilities.

Here are links to their recommendations:

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Fearlessly Different: An Autistic Actor's Journey to Broadway's Biggest Stage by Mickey Rowe

Shakespeare's Heartbeat: Drama Games for Children with Autism by Kelly Hunter

Playing Shakespeare: An Actor's Guide by John Barton

The Professional Actor's Handbook by Julio Agustin

Sense of Direction: Some Observations of the Art of Directing by William Ball

Directing Your Heart Out by Tom Dugdale

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Founded by Mandi Broadfoot and Juliet Yaques, both mothers of children with autism, Making Light offers classes and lessons in music, art, dance, acting/theatre, and stagecraft. Visit our Classes and Lessons page for all the details and to register online! We are excited to hold classes at our facility at 2720 S. Blair Stone Rd. For more information on our thorough health and safety protocols please click here. 

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