Interpreting for the stage

[Reba]

If anyone is curious about what's involved in interpreting theater or songs, this video clip gives you a brief insight into the training.

Bringing the Stage to Life Tour

 

[DDU]

stage fright

I do happen to know a good deal about theater interperting. Years ago I would go myself to anything that was interperted. But with just me or one to 2 other deaf there the thing dies out.
I guess deaf just aren't that interested. I mayself am a "think hearing" deaf so my tastes in culture always ran counter to most deaf.
That was just my personal experience but it happened in 3 different states .

 

[Reba]

I do happen to know a good deal about theater interperting. Years ago I would go myself to anything that was interperted. But with just me or one to 2 other deaf there the thing dies out.
I guess deaf just aren't that interested. I mayself am a "think hearing" deaf so my tastes in culture always ran counter to most deaf.
That was just my personal experience but it happened in 3 different states .

The larger the venue and the more populous the city, then probably the greater the attendance by deaf theater patrons.

That's the vicious circle. If deaf people don't show up at performances, theater managers don't want to bother with providing terps. If terps aren't regularly provided for performances, then the deaf lose interest in attending.

There's a lot of expense, time, and work involved in interpreting stage performances, so it can be difficult to find performances that are interpreted at all, much less interpreted skillfully.

 

[DDU]

showing up

i always realized that to see the good shows you had to go to the bad shows too !! unlike hearing people the deaf had to show up often enough to keep the various shows interest alive. these days i will only go to something that does not need a interpreting, like a chinese circus or japanese drums. now i go low culture- youtube