There is no distinction, no echelon of actors within a company. A company is only as strong as its weakest link. Michael Arden Read Quote
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. Michael Arden Read Quote
It’s exciting to share an art form that I would never have imagined sharing with the deaf community. Doing musicals, it’s not like, ‘Oh, I’ll do a musical with a deaf person.’ Michael Arden Read Quote
Before working with Deaf West, I had never met a deaf person, and now I can’t imagine life without ASL. Michael Arden Read Quote
My grandparents, Jim and Pat Moore, were an incredible couple. They drove me to the community theater, where I did plays as a kid. Michael Arden Read Quote
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. Michael Arden Read Quote
I found that the same things I loved about performing were the things I liked about directing and creating a piece – striking a chord that was in tune with the world and was reflecting back what I saw, just from a different angle. Michael Arden Read Quote
My favorite collaborator is Dane Laffrey, who designed the set for ‘Once on This Island,’ but we’ve worked together since high school, when he was my roommate. Michael Arden Read Quote
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. Michael Arden Read Quote
