Philadelphia’s go-to theatre interpreting impresarios — Brian Morrison and Donna Ellis — have announced the 2021–2022 season of performances interpreted by their company, HandsUp Productions. A huge assortment of options will be offered at theatres in and around Philadelphia:
- Hamilton
- Anastasia
- Pretty Woman
- Hadestown
- Beautiful: the Carole King musical
- RENT
- Oklahoma!
- Waitress
- Hairspray
- On Your Feet
- To Kill A Mockingbird
- A Christmas Carol
- Little Mermain
- Dear Evan Hansen
Check out HandsUp’s announcement video (above), and see their website for details.

Danny McDougall, PhD, CSC — “Dr. Danny” — owns and manages TerpTheatre. Since 1986, he has interpreted in hundreds of plays, musicals and other performances on stage – most in the shadowed style. He teaches and lectures on the theory and practice of theatre interpreting. Danny is the chair of Sign Language Studies at Madonna University, and holds a PhD in Translation and Interpretation from Heriot-Watt University – where his dissertation explored the relationship between space and meaning during interpreted theatre performances.