If this is the production being done by the Deaf theater West, it is PHENOMENAL!!!!!! I saw it in New York and thought it was an amazing piece of theater. It is performed in both English and American Sign language with voices provided for the deaf actors by other actors in the show. For example.....the narrator is hearing and speaks as well as signs. The actor playing Huck Finn is deaf, so the narrator speaks his part while he signs. After a few minutes your eyes and ears don't even think about the fact that this is not how theater is usually performed. The story explores the differences in people and this show takes it to a whole new level with the unspoken differences between hearing and deaf. They do some unusual things with the sign language as well, including having 2 people sign one sign. Hard to explain, but beautiful to watch. At one point during one of the more inspiring songs, the music stops and all the actors keep "singing" with their hands. You can hear the music in your head. It made me cry it was so pretty.
The hearing actors all learned ASL for this production and perform their parts in both languages. It is truly something to see.
I HIGHLY recommend it and if tickets are inexpensive, all the better. I'm tempted to plan a trip to Boston to see it again, now that I know it is coming there!!!!
Linda
