Autism and Other Disabilities Don't Stop These Actors - Meet EPIC Players, a "neuro-inclusive" theatre company mounting 'The Tempest'
Meet EPIC Players, a "neuro-inclusive" theatre company mounting The Tempest---"Oh brave new world that has such people in't," declares Miranda toward the end of The Tempest. For the EPIC Players, who are performing the Shakespeare classic at the Flea Theater, that line has a special resonance. Of the 18 cast members, 14 have developmental disabilities, mostly autism."Most companies only cast people with disabilities …