103. Theater Acting, Playwriting, and Queer Identity, with Grace Everett

Discover what’s possible when you act yourself.  Our guest today is Grace Everett. An autistic self-advocate, Grace is also a second-year college student, a theater artist, and an award-winning playwright. Her work in musical theater includes playing the title role in Carrie and Jo March in Little Women. The first play she wrote, The Last Sunrise of August 1973, won Texas Thespian Playworks in 2019, and several of her other plays have been performed across the US by various youth theaters and professional companies.  In today’s conversation, we discuss: Grace finding out about her autism at age 18  Unmasking Queer identity and self-acceptance How Grace’s diagnosis influenced her acting Increasing autistic representation in the arts What Grace likes about writing and acting Transitioning into college Advice for autistic actors To learn more about Grace, please visit graceeverett.org.  ----more---- We appreciate your time. If you enjoy this podcast and you’d like to support our mission, please take just a few seconds to share it with one person who you think will find value in it too. Follow us on Instagram: @autismpodcast Join our community on Mighty Networks: Global Autism Community Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Global Autism Project We would love to hear your feedback about the show. Please fill out this short survey to let us know your thoughts: Listener Survey