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A Theatre Where All The World's A Stage For People With Disabilities

Published September 18, 2017 at 12:45 PM EDT
Twice a year, Detour Theatre Company puts on professional musicals - with a cast made up of people with disabilities or other issues that would leave them locked out of traditional theater. (Stina Sieg/KJZZ)
Twice a year, Detour Theatre Company puts on professional musicals - with a cast made up of people with disabilities or other issues that would leave them locked out of traditional theater. (Stina Sieg/KJZZ)

For some, there’s nothing quite like being onstage. But acting can feel inaccessible if you’re someone with a physical or intellectual disability.

KJZZ’s Stina Sieg (@StinaSieg) visits a theater company in Scottsdale, Arizona, that welcomes everyone.

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