Queens program provides free training to actors with disabilities

NEW YORK — Evan Cummings is teaching a class of burgeoning actors — virtually from his Midtown apartment.

“There needs to be more reflection, across the board, of characters and stories that represent the people in our society right now,” said Cummings, a teaching artist with Theatre for All.

That’s exactly the purpose of Theatre for All, a free two-week program started by the nonprofit Queens Theatre four years ago to provide training and workshops for actors with disabilities.

“There are fewer opportunities for actors with disabilities for a variety of reasons — but I think partially because roles that might be played by an actor with

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