Regan Linton: To Thine Own Self be True
An actress, athlete, and all around go-getter, Regan Linton’s vision of herself did not include being in a wheelchair. Regan reminds us that before we can effect change in the world around us, we must first discover ourselves. Regan explains that through theatre, she has learned a lesson. The first revolution is internal.
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ABOUT Regan Linton
“When Regan Linton was a college junior, a car accident caused a spinal cord injury that means she’ll have to use a wheelchair for the rest of her life. The experience ultimately led her to star in a wildly successful musical production and gave her a passion for social justice that sparked her social work career.
Though people sometimes find her perspective hard to understand, Linton says the injury ‘enhanced my life’ in so many ways. The challenges I’ve experienced have been nothing compared to what I’ve gained.”
Regan was encouraged by a friend to join PHAMALY, Denver’s Physically Handicapped Actors and Musical Artists League, two years after her accident. PHAMALY is a non profit theatre company for actors who have physical and/or developmental disabilities.
Though Regan had been active in music and theatre for most of her life, when she went on stage five years ago for her first PHAMALY production, ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’, it was nerve-wracking. “I was rolling on stage feeling like the biggest idiot in the world, dancing on stage in my wheelchair,” she says. It was a scary experience, but after the first few minutes, it was like any other performance. Everything else melts away.”
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