Big wins for inclusivity this past week including Stage 13’s two Netflix shows! Congrats to both Ryan O’Connell who won for Original Short Form Media at the Writers Guild Awards for ‘Special’, pushing the LGBTQIA+ and disabled community to the forefront; and Bess Fifer who won for Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Short Form Series at the Artios Awards for ‘It’s Bruno!’ putting together a stellar diverse cast properly representing Brooklyn.
Stage 13 Wins with Diversity
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April 1, 2021
Introducing the New Cast Members of "Special" Season 2
Please welcome: Charlie Barnett (Russian Doll), Max Jenkins (Dead To Me), Ana Ortiz (Ugly Betty), Utkarsh Ambudkar (The Mindy Project), Lauren Weedman (Looking), newcomer Buck Andrews, Anjali Bhimani (Modern Family), Ajay Mehta (This is Us) and Karan Soni (Miracle Workers) to the cast of “Special” season 2! Also we must yell that THEE Leslie Jordan (Will & Grace) will appear in a guest-starring role!! “Special” was written, inspired by, and stars Ryan O’Connell! […]
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March 31, 2021
Watch: James Goldman of TSHS and Ve'ondre Mitchell of HRC Talk About Being Young and Trans #TDOV
To celebrate Transgender Day Of Visibility 2021, we held a candid conversation with two transgender rising stars that we absolutely adore! Actor James Goldman of Two Sentence Horror Stories episode “Elliot” and Human Rights Campaign Foundation Youth Ambassador and TikTok influencer Ve’ondre Mitchell discuss the importance of pronouns, trans portrayal in media, ending transphobia and […]
