The Intro to Theatre class watched a wonderful performance by the Natioal Theatre of the Deaf. The stage props were very colorful and simple- some boexes, umbrellas and two backgrouds. It’s amazing that the girls on stage can sign-language the alphabets faster than a fellow classmate can recite them. Some funny moments during the show:
The friend to my right said jokingly: “I gotta get my PSP. The play is too happy, I need to play a depressing game.”
Then someone brought up the question, how do deaf people communicate during sex? Brilliant.
The actresses were innovative in acting on the spot and did a great job taking questions from the crowd. The play itself sends a positive messege.
There are people les fortunate than us because of their disabilities, but it’s admirable that they can accomplish just as much as any average person- if not more. Most of the times, it’s not sheer genius but a heart of gold that takes us far in life.
I thought the show was really funny and cute. My friend taught me how to sign the alphabet in elementary school so I understood a few of the things they were spelling. I wish I could learn more things in sign though because it seems really cool.
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When you have a speaker that is amped up in BASS, the speakers will literally send vibrations through the ground. It’s quite possible to dance to that. You can also watch the people around you, as long as they have good rhythm.
They were awesome! It’d be interesting to learn how to sign or read lips. Whoever said they needed a PSP is an insensitive bastard who needs to be more open to the different languages in the world, spoken or not.
While we were watching, some guy a few seats away from me wanted to know the sign for “transgendered”. The randomness of his question and the absurd truth of it made me burst out laughing! Then a girl in front of me asked her friends, “If they’re deaf, how do they dance?” That’s a really good question, and I want to know the answer!