Working in the Theatre: Sign Language Theatre

[@kcorona7715]

Daniel is so adorable how he apologizes for not being able to hear music. DANIEL ITS OKAY CALM YOUR ADORABLE SELF DOWN

[@caitlinjane92]

IKR? I felt so bad for him when he said that.

[@xxdarkknight420xx2]

He's such a good actor thooooo

[@Notlucas10]

Uh oh weirdo alert wtf stop being creeps

[@orlaghniamh]

This was the most touching 30 minutes of my life.. i was genuinely sad when it ended

[@pearlmcj]

I would really really love to see Deaf West's future productions work on bringing in more deaf actors of color to their productions. Representation and opportunities definitely need to increase for deaf artists, but it's really important that those opportunities don't end up leaving deaf people of color behind the way other social justice movements have (such as feminism, for instance).

[@babycarrot777]

9:33 - asl born of culture 10:51 - translating english into asl as you act 11:53 - sign being difficult to learn for a hearing actor 13:00 - what sign means to an actor 13:30 - challenges in interpreting asl 14:27 - wanting theater to be in your language 17:00 - wanting audiences to see sign language 17:56 - making sure that the Deaf audience was never left out 19:30 - "fairy angels" for Deaf actors 22:14 - Deaf issues of the 1800s ( Milan congress) 23:46 - cast went to preform at the White House 26:17 - Americans w/ disability act 27:03 - casting Deaf actors 27:40 - first wheelchair actor on broadway 28:27 - Deaf people faced w/ ineqaulity

[@miacamille363]

I think it makes the experience even more emotional to have deaf/asl signing actors and actresses, spring awakening has had a huge impact on my life and it's beautiful to see it this way

[@clairerousell]

Why are Andy's shots in this so pretty,, how is the lighting that good lmao

[@chowrinetsang6418]

The show changes my life! A completely different world unfolds in front of me, a beautiful one!

[@jordannickel-dubin9851]

LOVED IT! I sent it to my mom, who has a degree in Deaf Studies and, like her daughter, is in love with musical theater. David (DJ Kurs) is friends with my mom.

[@sophkarps8246]

defiantly teared up at the end. this is SO interesting!!

[@josiefrostnews]

I truly wish I would have had the opportunity to see this show! Integrating shows like this into sign language not only makes it more accessible, but allows a certain show to be interpreted by an entire new set of people with a different culture. The deaf community has their own thoughts and culture that strays from traditional ones, and what better show to do that with than Spring Awakening? This cast is phenomenal. If you’re looking for role models for Deaf representation, Marlee Matlin is it. Anywhere there is ASL integration, it seems she is there. It was her activism that brought me to sign language, and I even learned my basic signs through her videos. She is truly an inspiration to hearing and hearing impaired alike.

[@ausin4501]

went to see the show back in Dec. it was so powerful and more emotional than the original production (which I also loved)

[@thatoneweirddudeinthecorner]

I’m watching this for a theater arts college class but this was genuinely interesting :D I love how sign language didn’t become a burden but they made it special in a way theater where you talk can’t compare

[@merripearson2248]

Beautiful. Thank you for including Deaf theatre.

[@cyclewisecaitlin]

Great to see this, but why wasn't there an ASL interpreter for when the hearing people spoke, or subtitles, so deaf viewers could follow along?

[@AmericanTheatreWing]

+Caitlin McMurtry Hi Caitlin! We have English captions available if you turn on that setting in KZbin.

[@moosekalz254]

Sandra and Josh are the cutest people on this earth, change my mind

[@rosagarcia4485]

Actually, ASL comes from the first instructor who came from France so it was fascinating to watch a documentary on PBS when a group of Deaf young people visited France and they were able to communicate so effectively!

[@moosekalz254]

Why is Andy a literal ball of sunshine

[@moosekalz254]

@@user-tz5pb1gv7k aMY IS THAT YOU

[@ashtonfox1514]

i love this cast goodbye

[@Clara_Is_Online]

Is that Paulette from Only Murders in the Building at 24:14!

[@stephpiano2908]

Omg how have I never seen this before?

[@marcelacaldas3187]

Wow!! amazing piece, very moving...well done Margarita!!

[@waheedsaha4232]

Marcela Caldas its great u r d idol for so many deaf childrens

[@el7114.]

A little fun comment here, sometime I see the characters and their voices like human and their daemons in the "His Dark Materials" universe 😅

[@angiel2710]

This is a revelation!

[@sandywang3245]

POV: Theater class

[@katekidwell3665]

Love the video but would have loved to see captions for the spoken sections and not just for the signing.

[@AmericanTheatreWing]

We have both English and Spanish captions for this video! You can turn them on in your settings.

[@IIoveasl10]

Great!

[@semetrixly3143]

I am so unbelievably desperate to find out what the name of this song is 5:46

[@theatreartfun2975]

Wow

[@deedouglas6615]

i wish i knew sign language

[@sunflowersushi]

The random zoom in when dj kurs talks is really annoying. He speaks ASL, guys, his hands and body movements need to be visible 🙄 yes there's captions but this is just another tell of hearing community being disrespectful.

[@rosagarcia4485]

I agree, I see the cc captions for news channels and they are so inaccurate, can't see how the Deaf Community can understand the cc, they should protest!

[@thesarahbrown75]

"American Sign Language was invented and created in America. It's really the only truly American language." - Michael Arden. UMMMM... Michael PLEASE PLEASE educate yourself! This is so problematic and false on a few levels. ASL was developed as an amalgamation of LSF (French Sign Language) brought here by Laurent Clerc, Native American tribal sign languages, and sign from Martha's Vineyard early Deaf population. And, um, many many people were here with MANY languages spoken (and signed) before any white man came here.

[@firewheels90]

Why are Ted Chapin's segments not captioned on the video?? Yes, I'm aware one can click on the CC button and they show up, but still...

[@savannahblazina9806]

who is random hearing dude?