Production: Big River
Director Jeff Calhoun, actor Phyllis Frelich, actor Tyrone Giordano, producer Todd Haimes, actor Daniel Jenkins and producer Bill O’Brien explain how Deaf West Theatre Company, a sign language theatre company, decided to put on the musical Big River; why that is not a bad idea, as many initially thought; the integration of signing into the choreography of the show; and how 2 actors, one hearing and one deaf, shared each of the principal roles.
Original airdate - June 1, 2003.
Running time - 90 minutes.
For more information see Working in the Theatre’s Production: Big River program page.
You can also download the Production: Big River program (mp4).
Posted on Wednesday, April 18th, 2007 at 10:03 am
by
American Theatre Wing
Filed under:
Actor,
Director,
Producer,
Production,
Video,
Working in the Theatre.
You can follow any responses to this entry through the
RSS 2.0 feed.
You can
leave a response, or
trackback from your own site.
Leave a Reply
