DOORS 6PM • SHOWTIME 7PM
The Vogel • Basie Center Campus • 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank

This community-centered event is designed to bring people together for an open, thoughtful conversation about mental health, wellness, and the role of the arts in healing, connection, and self-expression. The event will feature guest speakers whose personal insight, professional expertise, and / or creative practice can help guide an accessible and meaningful dialogue for attendees.

Ali Stroker won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her role as ‘Ado Annie’ in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! She made history as the first actor in a wheelchair to appear on Broadway in Deaf West’s acclaimed 2015 revival of Spring Awakening. She starred in 12 episodes of The Glee Project, culminating in a guest role on Fox’s Glee. Ali starred in the Lifetime holiday film, Christmas Ever After.  Her TV credits include:  CBS’ Blue Bloods, Freeform’s The Bold Type, Fox’s Lethal Weapon, CBS’ Instinct, The CW’s Charmed and Comedy Central’s Drunk History. She has recurred in the ABC series, Ten Days in the Valley and guest starred on Ozark, and Only Murders in the Building. She recently co-wrote a novel, The Chance to Fly, which was released by Abrams Books. She’s performed her cabaret act at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, New York’s Town Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and Carnegie Hall. Her mission to improve the lives of others through the arts, disabled or not, is captured in her motto: “Turning Your Limitations Into Your Opportunities.” ​​________________________________

The Basie Center’s Community Conversations series continues the organization’s commitment to events that elevate important discussions that impact people throughout the community. Previous events have tackled community censorship and freedom of expression, racism, mental health, and a candid look at challenges surrounding depression and anxiety.

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