Born and raised Brooklyn, New York, Sandra Gay said dancg and theater has always been a huge part of her life, even as she pursued a gree tn at her parents’ beht of “gettg a real job.”
Contents:
- KNOW YOUR ENTERTAERS: SANDRA GAY
- GAYT PLAC IN INDIANA FOR 2020
- INDIANAPOLIS GAY BARS: 7 SPAC MA FOR THE LGBTQ+ MUNY
- GAY UNSELOR'S FIRG BY INDIANAPOLIS CATHOLIC SCHOOL PERMTED BY FERAL APPEALS URT
KNOW YOUR ENTERTAERS: SANDRA GAY
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GAYT PLAC IN INDIANA FOR 2020
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Sandra Gay began tap dancg at the age of six and teachg at the age of 12. Although she reloted to Indianapolis upon a iend’s requt, Gay found Actors Ink Theatre Productn Company 1981 after a productn of “For Colored Girls Who Consired Suici / When the Rabow is Enuf” at the Indianapolis Civic Theatre (now The Palladium). As a POCA pany, Gay said they ter to actors and performers over the age of 65 — her youngt pany member is 68 and the olst is 93 — learng, rehearsg and performg alongsi each other the same way any profsnal pany do.
GAY UNSELOR'S FIRG BY INDIANAPOLIS CATHOLIC SCHOOL PERMTED BY FERAL APPEALS URT
But first and foremost, Gay is a teacher — “pla and simple, ” she said. Although some members of her troupe may have had knee replacements, hip replacements, back pa or breathg problems, Gay said everyone works hard bee they re about the art. Of urse, there are always workarounds for those who nnot stand for long or have trouble dancg, but Gay said she fds ways for them to not jt participate but she onstage.