Developing A Fierce Kind of Love

Development of our play, A Fierce Kind of Love, continues through the Spring. On March 10 and 11, our cast and creative team came together for two days of storytelling and creative play.
Photos by Sergei Blair.

New Interview: Graynle Edwards, PhD

“We have a lot of fun together, you know, for someone whose non-verbal he certainly knows how to express his emotions.”
Graynle Edwards, PhD, talking about his son Graynle Jr.
Graynle Edwards, PhD has a long and distinguished career as an educator. As a parent of a son with an Intellectual Disability, however, Dr. Edwards has had to transcend his role as teacher and become a student of sorts. For more than fifty years, Dr. Edwards has learned to navigate systems, influence policy, and find ways to include his son in the community. He has also gained valuable insights into the types of supports that families, particularly fathers, need today.

We’re very pleased to include our conversation with Dr. Graynle Edwards in the Visionary Voices collection.

 

Temple News story on A Fierce Kind of Love

Story features some terrific photos of our cast and creative team. http://temple-news.com/living/51415/

Sibling Pairs Needed for Acting Workshop

The Institute on Disabilities is seeking two sibling pairs to help further the development of its play, A Fierce Kind of Love.
March 10 and 11, 2014
Temple University, Main Campus
10am – 4pm

The Institute on Disabilities is using public performance to tell the story of Pennsylvania’s Intellectual Disability Rights Movement.  Its play, A Fierce Kind of Love will bring this rich history to diverse audiences in Philadelphia in the Fall of 2015.

New Interview: Larry Kubey

“My future… hasn’t been written yet. I’m the one who has to write it…not the outside world, not organizations. It has to come from me.”
Larry Kubey

Actor and self-advocate Larry Kubey has always been immersed in the arts.  The son of classically trained musicians, Larry is extremely knowledgeable about music and performance.  He also loves film; before our interview Larry and I had a great time chatting about our favorite Beatles’ movies. But finding work in the community that mirrors his passion for the arts (and for life) has been more elusive.

In this interview, Larry talks about the inequities of sheltered workshops, and his vision for the meaningful employment of people with disabilities.  The future, he believes, is ours to write.  We couldn’t agree more.

A Fierce Kind of Love Receives William Penn Support

The Institute on Disabilities at Temple University has been awarded $50,000 for its play “A Fierce Kind of Love” from the William Penn Foundation. In its announcement in November, the Foundation approved a “special grant” to the Institute on Disabilities to support the continued development of the work.