{"id":92,"date":"2021-03-08T15:35:27","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T20:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/?p=92"},"modified":"2021-03-09T09:47:47","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T14:47:47","slug":"spring-awakening-features-hearing-and-deaf-actors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/spring-awakening-features-hearing-and-deaf-actors\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Spring Awakening&#8221; Features Hearing and Deaf Actors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-3.png?resize=300%2C168&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-3.png?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-3.png?resize=768%2C431&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-3.png?w=917&amp;ssl=1 917w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption>Photo by Joan Marcy<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Broadway let\u2019s everyone shine no matter the disability, gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion, etc.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not only did\u00a0<em>Spring Awakening<\/em> bring Ali Stoker\u2019s debut, but it also was the first musical to ever cast deaf and hard of hearing actors\/actresses.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is really a beautiful moment, when those who never thought they could, have their dreams come true.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout this performance, the entire cast and crew were able to learn sign language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-6.png?resize=306%2C172&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100\" width=\"306\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-6.png?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-6.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The use of connecting sign language to dance was truly beautiful.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m really excited about how we&#8217;ve been able to meld the deaf community and the hearing community, they really feel like they can finally enjoy theatre on their own premises, instead of always in the hearing perspective.\u201d \u2013 Sandra Mae Frank, the actress for Wendla Bergman&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA lot of Deaf people might think, \u2018It\u2019s all for hearing people.\u2019 But, [with] this, they realize what\u2019s possible. There\u2019s a sense of the visually and he musicality in the signs that is exciting for them.\u201d \u2013 Daniel Durant, the actor for Mortiz&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s very interesting to think about how the vibration of the music, the lighting, the sets, and the movement can be a story even without the sound.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I hope to see more musicals that bring inclusive communities to the stage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Video! 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