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Negotiating a route through the Deaf and hearing worlds: Chris Dodd’s Deafy, at the Citadel
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The production that opens tonight at the Citadel is in its own special way a groundbreaker. For the first time in its 58-season history a play by a Deaf playwright will occupy a stage at the … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, deaf theatre, Edmonton theatre, Follow the Signs Theatre, Rapid Fire Theatre, SOUND OFF Festival, U of A drama department
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‘A lovely step back into live performing’: What was it like to be a Fringe artist in 2021? We asked.
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca For artists, the Fringe has always been an experiment. Does their new show have potential? Will it attract an audience? How will the audience react? Will they get it? Laugh in weird places? In 2021, when … Continue reading
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Tagged Edmonton Fringe 2021, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Follow the Signs Theatre, Freewill Shakespeare Festival, La Cité francophone, Margin Release, Squirrel Suit Productions, Whizgiggling Productions
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The Deaf world, from the inside out: Deafy, a Fringe review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Deafy (Backstage Theatre) Then character we meet in Deafy is droll, wry, a master of the eye roll/shrug combo, a guy who’s in touch with the absurdities of his world. Nathan Jesper is Deaf. And his … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Dodd, deaf theatre, Edmonton Fringe 2021, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Follow the Signs Theatre, SOUND OFF Festival
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Deafy at the Fringe: changing the landscape for Deaf theatre
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It was one of those theatre collaborations that start, like so many others, at a closing night party in the wee hours (after copious drinks). And like so many set in Edmonton, it included the fateful … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Chris Dodd, deaf theatre, Edmonton Fringe 2021, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Follow the Signs Theatre, SOUND OFF Festival
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SOUND OFF gathers Deaf artists from across the country and beyond for its online 2021 edition
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In an age of probing questions about inclusivity in theatre, here’s a model of accessibility — forged in the fire of experience, years of it, of being marginalized, and finding alternate pathways to communicating. SOUND OFF, Canada’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Chris Dodd, Deaf Antlers Improv, Deaf Spirit Theatre, deaf theatre, Edmonton theatre, Follow the Signs Theatre, Outside The March, Playwrights Canada Press, Rapid Fire Theatre, Sound Off: A Deaf Theatre Festival, SummerWorks, The Two Natashas
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