Posts Tagged deaf actors
National Theatre of the Deaf in its 45th Anniversary
Dr Harvey J. Corson, Chairman of the NTD Board announced that The National Theatre of the Deaf is back to its roots, moving its headquarters to the home grounds of the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center at 305 Great Neck Road, Waterford, CT. This was when the deaf theatrical group began operations in 1976. The NTD [...]
New Film in British Sign Language
A brand new film from the UK called ‘Departure Lounge’ has been released on the internet in full – it’s 30 minutes long. The film was directed by Louis Neethling (who directed ‘Coming Out’ and the BBC series ‘Switch’) and stars Hal Draper and David Sands. It’s in BSL with English captions. Just click here: [...]
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Support Deaf Actors
Please support deaf actors and actresses. They are upset at the director for hiring a hearing actor to act as a deaf person. it is not right!!!! Information has been provided for signing up on the petition from Aaron Kubey, Director, National Theatre of the Deaf (NTD). Please sign up at the link: http://www.petitiononline.com/sda1/petition.html . Sue [...]
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Deaf Actors Protest in NYC
The New York Times October 14, 2009 Hearing Man in Deaf Role Stirs Protests in New York By PATRICK HEALY When the playwright Rebecca Gilman began adapting the Carson McCullers novel “The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter” for the stage several years ago, she made a bold and controversial artistic leap: opening and ending the [...]
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