# Madison Ferris

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{{short description|American actress|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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| name         = Madison Ferris
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| birth_place  = [Pennsylvania](/source/Pennsylvania), U.S.
| alma_mater   = [Muhlenberg College](/source/Muhlenberg_College)
| occupation   = Actress, voice over artist, dancer
| years_active = 2014–present
| known_for    = [The Glass Menagerie](/source/The_Glass_Menagerie) 2017 Revival
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'''Madison Ferris''' is an American actress, best known for portraying Laura Wingfield in ''[The Glass Menagerie](/source/The_Glass_Menagerie).''

Ferris moved to [New York City](/source/New_York_City), and got her first professional performance opportunity as a paid dancer at the [Joyce Theater](/source/Joyce_Theater).<ref name="People">{{cite news|last1=Quinn|first1=Dave|title=Breaking Boundaries on Broadway! Meet Glass Menagerie Star Madison Ferris|url=http://people.com/theater/meet-glass-menagerie-star-madison-ferris/|access-date=2 August 2017|work=People.com|publisher=People|date=23 March 2017}}</ref> Ferris performed in two dance pieces, ''Ballet (New York)'' and ''The Show Must Go On'' by French choreographer [Jerome Bel](/source/Jerome_Bel).<ref name="Mcall" /><ref name="NewMobility">{{cite news|last1=McBride|first1=Seth|title=New Production of "The Glass Menagerie" Stars Wheelchair User Madison Ferris - New Mobility|url=http://www.newmobility.com/2017/03/glass-menagerie-madison-ferris/|access-date=2 August 2017|work=www.newmobility.com|publisher=New Mobility|date=March 9, 2017}}</ref>

Ferris has [Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy](/source/Facioscapulohumeral_muscular_dystrophy) and was the first wheelchair user to play a lead on [Broadway](/source/Broadway_theatre).<ref name="NBCNightlyNews" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Community Profiles: Actress Madison Ferris |url=https://audioboom.com/posts/8156539-community-profiles-actress-madison-ferris |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=Audioboom |language=en}}</ref>

==''The Glass Menagerie''==
Ferris was traveling in Australia when the casting notice for [Sam Gold](/source/Sam_Gold)'s revival of ''The Glass Menagerie'' was announced.<ref name="People" /> Ferris flew back to the US for a callback, then was asked back again to read with the play's star, [Sally Field](/source/Sally_Field).<ref name="Mcall">{{cite news |last1=Peterson |first1=Margie |date=April 14, 2017 |title=Muhlenberg College grad makes Broadway history in 'The Glass Menagerie' |url=http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/arts/mc-madison-ferris-glass-menagerie-wheelchair-sally-field-20170415-story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810204926/https://www.mcall.com/entertainment/arts/mc-madison-ferris-glass-menagerie-wheelchair-sally-field-20170415-story.html |archive-date=10 August 2018 |access-date=2 August 2017 |work=themorningcall.com |publisher=The Morning Call}}</ref>  A short time after, Ferris was cast in the role of Laura Wingfield.

Ferris made history as [Broadway](/source/Broadway_theatre)'s first lead actor in a wheelchair.<ref name="NBCNightlyNews">{{cite news|last1=NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt|title=Actress Breaking Barriers as Broadway's First Lead Actor in Wheelchair|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/actress-breaking-barriers-as-broadway-s-first-lead-actor-in-wheelchair-949892675524|access-date=2 August 2017|work=NBC News|date=May 21, 2017|language=en}}</ref> The show opened with the house lights on as Amanda slowly brought Laura up the steps to the stage, right in front of the audience.<ref name="DailyBeast">{{cite news|last1=Teeman|first1=Tim|title=Review: A Radical and Shattering 'Glass Menagerie,' Starring Sally Field, Storms Broadway|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/review-a-radical-and-shattering-glass-menagerie-starring-sally-field-storms-broadway|access-date=2 August 2017|work=The Daily Beast|publisher=The Daily Beast Company|date=10 March 2017}}</ref> In discussing how she gave Laura agency, Ferris says, {{blockquote|
"We discussed how to make her human, and how to make her a subject of the play rather than an object...We wanted her to be strong; we wanted her to have a voice, to have opinions, to love her family, to want to hang out with Jim O'Connor."<ref name="Buzzfeed">{{cite news|last1=Peitzman|first1=Louis|title=Meet The Actor With A Disability Who Is Helping To Transform A Classic Play|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/louispeitzman/how-an-actor-with-a-disability-is-helping-to-transform-a|access-date=2 August 2017|work=BuzzFeed|date=April 17, 2017}}</ref>  }}

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Category:Actresses from Pennsylvania
Category:Muhlenberg College alumni
Category:Living people
Category:American stage actresses
Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:1992 births
Category:People with muscular dystrophy
Category:American actors with disabilities

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