Hear The Cool Story Behind The First Actor With Autism To Be Cast In A Lead Play

So here's a cool story happening in my backyard that I knew absolutely nothing about! A man is making history as the nation's first autistic actor to be cast in the lead of a theater production, and he's taking on The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time. One may assume playing an autistic character and having autism would be easy, but actor Mickey Rowe assures us it's not. Check out his story below!

As the star of a professional production of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," Mickey Rowe is making history as the first actor with autism cast in the play's lead. Steeped in an industry that undervalues actors with disabilities, Rowe faced hardships trying to find work in a professional production.