First + Last Disabled Ricky Potts | Ride The Cyclone: The Most Ableist Show In Town #saverickypotts

‪@arenastage1‬ ‪@McCarterTheatreCenter‬ Yannick-Robin Eike Mirko, the first disabled actor to play Ricky Potts in a production of Ride the Cyclone, was discriminated against and treated horribly by his cast and crew at Mccarter Theater: being repeatedly referred to as "the chair"/his mobility aids by the choreographer (who will be part of the arena production, among the costumer), the costume department cutting off parts of their costumes that were accessible (forcing Yannick to ask for them to be placed back on the hour before opening), etc- and taken out of the production after one medical emergency because, and I quote, "[their] physical disabilities [were] too inconsistent for the requirements of the theater," giving their able-bodied understudy the last three shows of the run. Now the Mccarter and Arena theaters are collaborating on a new production of Ride the Cyclone with Yannick's able-bodied understudy as Ricky Potts…and the script has been permanently changed by the writers of the show to ERASE Ricky’s disabilities completely. - Sign the petition: https://www.change.org/p/save-ricky-p... #SaveRickyPotts on TikTok, which has over 2M views: https://www.tiktok.com/tag/saverickyp... My website: yannickmirko.com