Ali Stroker
Ali Stroker made history as the first person in a wheelchair to appear on Broadway and win a Tony Award.
Ali Stroker made history as the first person in a wheelchair to appear on Broadway and win a Tony Award.
1700s and 1800s actress and countess of Derby
Irish actress
1700s Irish actress
Though trained as an actress, Major Pauline Cushman’s legacy is her service as a spy for the Union during the Civil War.
Famous vaudeville star and suffragist, inspiration for “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.”
1920s American aviator and actor
Using playwriting, acting, and directing, she has created her own brand of social work designed to empower incarcerated women and women with HIV.
Aboriginal Australian photography and video artist
Her first two plays, Asiamnesia and How to be A Korean Woman tackle emotional and physical dislocation, loss, and grief with both humor and a great deal of heart. Chomet also investigates and obliterates stereotypes of the monolithic Asian woman, all the while creating more opportunities for Asian actors to work on stage even as audiences gain a deeper understanding of the complexities and multiplicities of Asian identity.