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Michael Arden
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" I had taken a directing class in high school. Looking back on it now, I think it was all heading that way. "
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" We learn the most from listening, and I don't just mean with our ears. "
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" Unless we build theater and performing arts, then we're not going to be creating future patrons. We need to make it accessible. "
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" So many gay men are mothers to so many young people, me included. I've had gay men who were more mother to me than my own mother ever was. "
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" Say you have a young black kid, and you come to see a Sondheim show. You love the material, but you look on stage, and you don't see anyone who looks like you. That puts a barrier between the audience and what they're trying to absorb. "
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" Sometimes, disaster can inspire ingenuity. "
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" It's my goal to help actors achieve their best work, and I think I speak the same language as actors, so I understand how they do it, and I just love being able to create the playground in which they build their beautiful sandcastle. "
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" I would want everyone to love someone in the purest sense of the word - an unconditional love in which you don't expect anything in return. "
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" When you step off a plane into a place like Haiti, you're just surrounded by overwhelming stimulus: the people selling you things, asking you to engage. "
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" Before working with Deaf West, I had never met a deaf person, and now I can't imagine life without ASL. "
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" As someone who lives with an animal, I think it's important to learn how to responsibly care for souls who don't have their own voice. They can't advocate for themselves. "
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" I was lucky enough to make my Broadway debut in 'Big River.' "
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" Magic in plays and musicals, I think, is more often created because of the work of an incredible company rather than a single component. "
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" There is no distinction, no echelon of actors within a company. A company is only as strong as its weakest link. "
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" The deaf community has shaped me as an artist and a person, and I am very grateful that I have been able to share and create so much art with a group of people I would have never imagined sharing and creating with. It's a true testament to the power of theater. There are no walls. "
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" Every decision you make has a consequence. "
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" You can't ever go back; life is incredibly short and fragile. "
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You
" Helping to open up the conversation about inclusion and diversity in casting has been a dream come true. "
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Up
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" Kelli O'Hara is incredible. "
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" I would love to create a piece of theater that is devised by a company of actors and creators that I'd put together, and I'd love for it to be nonverbal so it's something that someone with any communication ability can enjoy. "
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Love
Together
Enjoy
" The protest that we go to or the time that we stand up for someone or do the right thing - despite its difficulty... We might not see the return of it, but who knows whose lives we can change by doing those things. "
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Change
" My dream would be to have 50 people in a show with each person from a different country. "
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" If you've never heard a piece of Mozart, then Mozart could sound scary or confusing, so it's all about learning. "
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" Haiti is a proud nation, rich in heritage and spirituality. How they have been able to not only survive but thrive is a testament to how the Haitian people have come together to rebuild, create new families, and care for one another. "
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" I've played gay, and I've played straight... I'm proud to be a gay man myself, and I'm thrilled to get the opportunity to play a variety of different gay men. "
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Men
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" At its core, 'Spring Awakening' is about the perils of miscommunication and what happens when people are denied a voice. "
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" I refuse to go onstage without looking into the eyes and touching everyone I'm working with... we're all in it together, and everyone's an equal part when we're onstage. "
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" I think all my favorite directors have acted. They understand how an actor thinks. "
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" I often think about what love can inspire in the world, not just in the eyes of the object of your affection. "
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