Mickey Rowe

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Mickey Rowe
BornAugust 19, 1988
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Occupation(s)Author, actor, and speaker
Known forFirst autistic actor to play the lead role in the Tony Award Winning play The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Autistic and legally blind author of the award-winning best-selling book Fearlessly Different. Founding Artistic Director of the National Disability Theatre.
Website https://mickeyrowe.com/

Mickey Rowe is an American autistic and legally blind author of the award-winning best-selling book Fearlessly Different: An Autistic Actor's Journey to Broadway's Biggest Stage [1] [2] [3] [4] and the first autistic actor to play the lead role in the Tony award-winning play [5] The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time . [6] [7] [8] [9] He was the Founding Artistic Director of the National Disability Theatre. [10] [11]

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Mickey Rowe in Rehearsal for Curious Incident
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Mickey Rowe

Biography

Mickey grew up in Seattle and studied drama at the University of Washington. [12] He performed as an actor at the Gershwin Theater, Syracuse Stage and Indiana Repertory Theatre. [13] [14] He is also a public speaker [15] and was the founding artistic director of National Disability Theatre. [12] [16] [10] [11]

Mickey is the first autistic actor to have played Christopher Boone in the Tony-Award winning play The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time in 2017. [9] [6] This made Mickey one of the first openly autistic actors to play an autistic character. [17] He landed the title role in the Tony-Award winning play Amadeus. [14] [18]

He wrote the award-winning best-selling book Fearlessly Different: An Autistic Actor's Journey to Broadway's Biggest Stage. [1] [2] [3] [12] [19]

Mickey has keynoted for companies including Pfizer, TD Bank, BrightHouse, The Gershwin Theatre on Broadway, The International Council on Development and Learning, Yale University, Columbia University, The New York Public Library, The Kennedy Center, Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York City Ballet. [13]

Awards

  1. Washington State Book Awards [20] [21]
  2. D-30 Disability Impact List honoree 2022 (incredible leaders with disabilities). [22]
  3. LitHubs Best Audio Books of April. [23]
  4. AudioFile's Earphone Award Winner for best Audio Book. [24]
  5. Pathfinder Award for highest alumni honor in 2021. [25]
  6. Syracuse Area Live Theater (SALT) Award for Leading Actor in a Play in 2018. [26]
  7. Winner of the 2017 Christopher Reeve Scholarship, Media Access Awards. [27]
  8. Stage Directors and Choreographers Society's (SDC) Top Ten “Standout Moments” recognition 2017–2018. [28]

References

  1. 1 2 "Fearlessly Different: An Autistic Actor's Journey to Broadway's Biggest Stage by Mickey Rowe". www.publishersweekly.com. 2022-03-15. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  2. 1 2 "Q&A With Mickey Rowe, Fearlessly Different". We Need Diverse Books. 2022-03-15. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  3. 1 2 "Fearlessly Different". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  4. ↑ ""Be fearless in pursuit of your goals. Be courageous in the pursuit of what you know is right."". www.kuow.org. 2022-03-30. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  5. ↑ Staff, T. H. R. (2015-06-07). "Tony Awards 2015: 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' Wins Best Play". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
  6. 1 2 Collins-Hughes, Laura (2017-11-06). "The World Really Is a Stage, Scripts and All, to an Actor With Autism". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-08-13.
  7. ↑ "I May Be Autistic, But I'm Not A Bad Actor, No Matter What Sia Says". HuffPost. 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  8. ↑ "Finally, An Actor With Autism Is Starring In This Iconic Play". HuffPost. 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  9. 1 2 Doyle, Nancy. "A Lesson In Inclusive Recruitment From Pixar". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  10. 1 2 Wild, Stephi. "Ford Foundation Gifts $50,000 To National Disability Theatre". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
  11. 1 2 "Spotlight on the National Disability Theatre". www.arts.gov. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
  12. 1 2 3 "Actor Mickey Rowe, '11, puts autism in the spotlight". UW Magazine — University of Washington Magazine. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
  13. 1 2 Wild, Stephi. "HowlRound Theatre Commons Announces Publication of a New Anthology". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
  14. 1 2 Teachout, Terry (2020-12-13). "Opinion | The Best Theater of 2020: With Broadway Dark Due to Covid-19, an At-Home Curtain Call". Wall Street Journal. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved 2022-08-13.
  15. ↑ "Mickey Rowe: An Autistic Broadway Actor's Journey & Insights". Top Education Speakers Bureau. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
  16. ↑ "Autistic Actor and Author Mickey Rowe Fights Ableism On and Off Stage". Observer. 2022-04-28. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
  17. ↑ Rozsa, Matthew (2017-05-16). "For once, an autistic role will be played by an autistic actor". Salon. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  18. ↑ "Mickey Rowe - Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures" . Retrieved 2022-08-13.
  19. ↑ "Actor and Activist Mickey Rowe on Taking Pride in Our Differences". Audible Blog. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  20. ↑ "Meet the 2023 Washington State Book Awards Finalists and Winners". Seattle Met. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  21. ↑ "Here are the 2023 Washington State Book Award nominees". The Seattle Times. 2023-09-05. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  22. ↑ "D-30 DISABILITY IMPACT LIST". Diversability. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
  23. ↑ "AudioFile's Best Audiobooks of April". Literary Hub. 2022-04-27. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  24. ↑ "FEARLESSLY DIFFERENT by Mickey Rowe Read by Mickey Rowe | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  25. ↑ "Pathfinder Award recipients to receive district's highest alumni honor". Mercer Island Reporter. 2021-03-16. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
  26. ↑ "Winners! Laughs, tears, more highlight 2018 SALT Awards ceremony". Syracuse New Times. 14 November 2018.
  27. ↑ Oweis, Zein (2017-11-19). "Mickey Rowe Awarded for Becoming First Actor with Autism to Perform in The Curious Incident of the Dog in The Night-Time". Respect Ability. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
  28. ↑ "SDC Announces 2017-2018 Top Ten "Standout Moments" | Stage Directors and Choreographers Society". 16 October 2018. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
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