- Description
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This highly interactive session brings together the expertise and experience of some of Detour's actors, (Deaf, Blind, DD) coaches, designers, and director. Beginning with games that "take us to the stage," and ending with a brief sharing/performance demonstration by Detour company members, we will share what it means to be both accessible and authentic from both sides of the proscenium. A Q/A time will offer an opportunity for session participants to ask designers and actors specific questions from the brailing of materials and audio description to the placement of interpreters, during performance and/or performance and finally how do you keep a nonprofit theatre company up, running, and legit. This group will leave you AWED as they live, share, and show what it means to make the magic of theatre an opportunity that's there for all.
- Chair:
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Sam Sam (MFA Theatre for Youth ASU,) former theatre arts coordinator for the Phoenix Day School f/t Deaf and artistic director of Detour Company Theatre, making both sides of the proscenium accessible. More than twenty years of experience celebrating creative drama, directing and story telling in the classroom (K - hi school, college) as a teaching artist and founder of Detour.
