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First Person
This Isn't Going to Define Me
In the season one finale of PBS Digital Studios’ First Person, host Kristin Russo meets up with actress and star of The Glee Project, Ali Stroker, to talk about what it's like to be differently abled and bisexual, as well as her experience performing in Deaf West's acclaimed Broadway revival of the musical Spring Awakening.
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