Actress Marissa Bode brought #Wicked star power and a platform of authentic representation to Memorial Union this week, telling the #UWMadison’s Black History Month keynote crowd that she feels a responsibility to use her newfound platform as a force for good. In “Wicked,” marissa_edob plays Nessarose, the sister of Wicked-Witch-to-be Elphaba. The character of Nessarose uses a wheelchair and Bode is making history as the first actress who uses a wheelchair to play the role. “Whether you are disabled or whether you are a person of color, your lived experience in that identity will always add something special and unique to that role. And so I think specifically casting somebody with a disability in a disabled role is very important to add that extra layer because nobody knows us better than us,” Bode said. A special thanks to the student-led Black History Month Planning Committee for bringing marissa_edob to campus and for their collaboration with the uwmadisonbcc to coordinate this ...