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- Bailiwick Repertory Theatre - Supports the vision of gifted directors and writers, embraces innovate works with an emphasis on Chicago premieres, challenges our audiences artistically, builds cultural bridges and stages diverse productions that often feature works with deaf and hearing-impaired themes, and gay and lesbian themes.
www.bailiwick.org
- Centre for the Arts in Human Development - An innovative program based at Concordia University in Montreal, utilizing the creative arts therapies and applying them to promote growth and development of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
www.total.net/~aladdin
- Cleveland SIGNSTAGE Theatre - Encourages the development of original plays about deafness, the development of deaf playwrights and educational programs for both hearing and deaf individuals in elementary, high school and college/university settings. (Ohio)
www.signstage.org
- Deaf Theaters - Contact information for theaters.
www.weizmann.ac.il/~xlacha1/deaf-l_faq/deaf_theaters.html
- Disabled Access Guide for Theatregoers - London theatre guide for disabled theatregoers, including information on audio described and signed performances as well as general access information. [London, England]
www.theatre-access.co.uk
- Famous PEOPLE Players - This theatre group is dedicated to the integration of people who have developmental disabilities. Through its life skills program, performers are given the conviction and skills to realize the full potential of their creative abilities. (Canada)
www.fpp.org
- Gallaudet University Theatre Arts Department - Offers two majors covering a wide range of disciplines within theatre arts.
depts.gallaudet.edu/theatre
- Hands on - A New York based service organization dedicated to providing greater accessibility to arts and cultural events for the Deaf and hard of hearing community.
handson.org
- Heart 'n Soul Music Theatre - National Touring Company of fourteen professional learning disabled actors and musicians. (UK)
www.heartnsoul.co.uk
- InterAct Children's Theatre for the Deaf - A children's theatre for the deaf in Knoxville, Tennessee, providing fully accessible children's theatre to both hearing and deaf audiences.
web.utk.edu/~jdaniels/interact.html
- Interpreted Theater - Ticket information and schedules for sign language interpreted performances in the Nashville and Franklin, Tennessee areas.
www.interpretedtheater.com
- Kaleidoscope Theatre - A pioneering company and registered charity, some of whose members happen to have Down's Syndrome. (UK)
www.kaleidoscope-theatre.org
- National Theatre of the Deaf - A professional acting company made up of deaf and hearing actors. The theatre's signature style, a combination of Sign Language and spoken words, has expanded the boundaries of theatrical expression. This double-sensory style enables hearing audiences to see words as they are spoken.
www.ntd.org
- No Limits Theater Group for hearing-impaired children - Providing deaf children learning to speak the opportunity to improve their speech and language skills as well as self-confidence through the professional theatrical environment.
www.unlaccess.com/NoLimits.HTM
- Other Voices Project - Advocates for training, professional development and employment of theater artists with disabilities; contributes to the development of the disability community through educational and interdisciplinary programs. (California)
www.othervoicesproject.com
- Sign Language Interpreted Theater Performances - Portland, Oregon Interpreted theatre
interpretedportlandshows.homestead.com/welcome.html
- Sign Language Interpreting in the Theatre - A resource for both novice and experienced interpreters, as well as for theatre staff wanting to learn about sign language interpreted performance.
terptheatre.com
- Talking Hands - A Dutch company with a highly international orientation. In the theatre play Zipper, Mindy Brown and Gerdinand Wagenaar explore if music can be interpreted into a sign language.
www.talkinghands.nl
- The East End Special Players - The East End Special Players are a group of learning disabled adults performing for the past 13 years in the Hamptons on New York's Eastern End of Long Island. The site gives a history, a schedule of upcoming performances and links.
www.eastendspecialplayers.com
- The National Theatre Workshop of the Handicapped - A non-profit organization providing the disabled community with the communication skills necessary to pursue a life in professional theatre and enhance their opportunities in the workplace.
www.ntwh.org
- Wild Swan Theater, Ann Arbor, Michigan - Nationally known for its ingenious artistry, its innovative audience accessibility program, and its projects for participants with disabilities, including Dramatically Able, a package for making drama accessible to participants with disabilities.
comnet.org/wildswan
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