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Special Lobby Talks: Love and be Silent: Un-silencing Shakespeare’s Text with American Sign Language
Short informative lectures on pertinent issues of our time.
Tickets must be booked in advance at 800.567.1600 or online here!
Date: September 23
Time: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Location: Festival Lobby, Festival Theatre
Cost: Free
Dr. Lindsey D. Snyder, ASL/English Interpreter and Shakespeare scholar will discuss the impact of deaf actors in productions of King Lear and provide some insight into the process of translating/interpreting Shakespeare, its connections to Elizabethan gesture and acting, and what it can teach current audiences about the plays.