0 0 ▁mm ▁gauge ▁railway ▁locomot ives <0x0A> </s> ▁National ▁Theatre ▁Work shop ▁of ▁the ▁Hand ic apped ▁( N TW H ) ▁was ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁City - based ▁re pert ory ▁theatre ▁company ▁and ▁theatre ▁school , ▁providing ▁training ▁and ▁performing ▁space ▁for ▁writers ▁and ▁perform ers ▁with ▁dis abilities , ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁by ▁Father ▁Rick ▁Cur ry , ▁S . J . ▁N TW H ▁had ▁programs ▁for ▁acting , ▁singing , ▁voice , ▁writing , ▁and ▁theatre ▁production , ▁and ▁thousands ▁of ▁theatre ▁students ▁and ▁perform ers ▁with ▁dis abilities ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁company ' s ▁programs ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁campus ▁in ▁B elf ast , ▁Maine . ▁ ▁History ▁Father ▁Rick ▁Cur ry ' s ▁interest ▁in ▁performing ▁became ▁a ▁major ▁activity ▁during ▁his ▁years ▁in ▁university . ▁He ▁gained ▁experience ▁in ▁theatre ▁and ▁television ▁commercial ▁work . ▁His ▁university ▁gradu ate ▁studies ▁were ▁in ▁theatre ▁arts , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁Ph D ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁University . ▁ ▁Cur ry , ▁born ▁without ▁a ▁right ▁hand ▁and ▁for ear m , ▁had ▁his ▁first ▁experience ▁with ▁open ▁disc rim ination ▁against ▁his ▁dis ability ▁alleg edly ▁when ▁he ▁tried ▁to ▁aud ition ▁for ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁a ▁mouth w ash ▁commercial , ▁and ▁the ▁reception ist ▁burst ▁out ▁la ughing , ▁assuming ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁sent ▁in ▁as ▁a ▁jo ke . ▁Month s ▁later , ▁he ▁founded ▁N TW H ▁in ▁