Essentially, Police Deaf Near Far is a bi-lingual, bi-modal play. All lines performed in American Sign Language – a visual/spatial language – are also performed in spoken English by voice actors assigned to specific characters. All lines performed in spoken English are performed by TerpTheatre’s shadow interpreters. The result isContinue Reading
September 9 & 10, 2012 Finally! The cast of Police Deaf Near Far is complete. On Sunday, professional Deaf actors, Daniel Durant and Garrett Zuercher arrived in Detroit. Daniel flew in from Los Angels, and Garrett flew in from New York City. After dinner with the director of the productionContinue Reading
Actors and directors sometimes wonder, “What it is like to work with interpreters on stage?” During a recent production of Treasure Island produced by Michigan’s most inclusive theatre company – Wild Swan Theater – we had the chance to talk with actors and others about the subject. Some haveContinue Reading