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Turning Limitations into Opportunities: An Evening with Ali Stroker<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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In an inspiring and intimate presentation, the Tony Award\u2013winning Broadway and television star Ali Stroker will discuss her life and career and the importance of inclusion, representation, and ending ableism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stroker became the first wheelchair user to star in a Broadway production when she originated the role of Anna in Deaf West\u2019s acclaimed 2015 revival of Spring Awakening. In 2019, she made history again by winning a Tony for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Ado Annie in the smash Broadway revival of Oklahoma!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On television, Stroker starred in 12 episodes of Oxygen\u2019s The Glee Project. She placed second in the competition and won a guest role on Fox\u2019s Glee. She also starred in the Kyra Sedgwick ABC series, Ten Days in the Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A co-chair of Women Who Care, which supports United Cerebral Palsy of New York City, and founding member of Be More Heroic, an anti-bullying campaign that tours the country, Stroker works to improve the lives of others\u2014whether disabled or not\u2014through advocacy as well as the arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Presented by USC Visions and Voices: The Arts and Humanities Initiative. Co-sponsored by the USC School of Dramatic Arts, Disability Services and Programs, USC Speakers Committee, and SAGE (Student Assembly for Gender Empowerment).
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