“Hello everyone, thanks for taking the time to read my story. For those who don’t know me, my name is George Alevizos, a current disabled performer. I have been a professional actor navigating this industry for about six and a half years now.
When I think about acting, I think about my life and what being an artist truly means to me. As a sensitive person, I see the injustices that disabled people go through daily, and it’s the same I have experienced in my life as a performer.
I remember starting my theatre school journey and feeling hopeful that the industry would change ten, fifteen years after I graduated. Unfortunately, I still see ableism ingrained in casting practices, in the way we tell stories, and in the way engagers view us. Until we’re seen as an equal to our non-disabled counterparts, there’s going to be a perpetual bias towards us.
I am a proud advocate, a very lucky performer to work on some incredible projects, and I will not be erased to make people more comfortable with their own biases. It’s time we finally make things equitable, and that starts with having us be visible on screen and stage in more than just secondary thoughts.”
Our DSO Spotlight of the month, George Alevizos, is a Toronto actor who has worked with major networks, such as CityTV, CBC, Amazon, and CBS. As one of the first wheelchair-using grads of a professional acting program, he’s passionate about disability inclusion and pushing the industry toward real, equal representation.
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