WATCH: A creative Calgarian is bringing a message of hope and perseverance to a stage in the city. As Gil Tucker shows us, she’s sharing a personal journey, out to inspire others to keep going to overcome obstacles.Alexa McGinn is sharing a personal journey on stage in her one-woman show “Celexia,” which explores her experience with dyslexia.
“It’s about the love of words and my experience being dyslexic,” McGinn said. “And what that means when you love words, but you’re also being told that you’re medically bad at words.” McGinn describes her show as “a celestial and autobiographical ode to words,” with the title “Celexia” being part of that theme.