Neurodiverse theater company shines light on inclusion

A cast of artists with the non-profit theater company EPIC Players is proving that diversity goes beyond what you can see, especially when it comes to developmental disabilities. 

"I have met so many neurodiverse and disabled people as being a part of EPIC," performer and writer Sarah Kaufman, who was diagnosed with autism as an adult, told CBS News. "And it has opened my world in this beautiful way, and made me see that, like, there is so much value and so much art and so much wonder that comes out of these brains that work differently." 

Artistic director Aubrie Therrien founded EPIC Players in 2016, bringing the mission of inclusion center stage and providing professional performing arts opportunities to all artists.