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The Amaryllis Theater Company in Philadelphia, directed by Peter Novak, performs William Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night in ASL (with English voiceover). The DVD also features optional captions and a menu of each act and scene. Additional materials, including lesson plans, play synopsis, character names in ASL, themes of Twelfth Night, a downloadable and printable copy of the play, essays about Shakespeare's life and career, ASL translation issues,...
2) CHALB
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A series featuring Deaf entertainers, each DVD is taped in a cabaret setting at Sign Media's studios and captures the wit, creativity, and humor of these truly funny people as they entertain a live Deaf audience. Each unit has a voice-over translation (where possible) to make the performance accessible to hearing persons.
The comedy team of CHALB (J. Charlie McKinney and Alan Barwiolek) is known for its humorous and insightful skits and plays about...
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Sign Language
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The challenge of an ABC story is to use letters of the manual alphabet, in alphabetical order, to tell a story. This DVD presents ten stories, each one presented three times: first at regular speed ; second in slow motion ; and a third time at regular speed. Recommended for sign language and interpreter education programs and an invaluable tool in assisting Deaf students gain a new and deeper appreciation of a unique form of sign language entertainment....
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Presents a unique collection of essays focusing on the literary, social and performative aspects of American Sign Languagne. The work of a renowned and diverse group of Deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing scholars, including Ben Bahan, Peter Cook, & Freda Norman, are showcased in their original form then examined and discussed. New insight into the history, culture, and creative achievements of the Deaf community is presented and the scope of the...
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English
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A series featuring Deaf entertainers, each DVD is taped in a cabaret setting at Sign Media's studios and captures the wit, creativity, and humor of these truly funny people as they entertain a live Deaf audience. Each unit has a voice-over translation (where possible) to make the performance accessible to hearing persons.
A former member of the National Theatre of the Deaf, Patrick Graybill is truly a multi-talented individual. Those who have seen...
12) Wild, wild wits
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English
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Join the Little Theatre of the Deaf as they play with ASL and English in a comical presentation based on Carl Sandburg's "Rootabaga Stories". You are invited to listen with your eyes and be surprised at what you can see.
13) Gilbert Eastman
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English
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Gilbert Eastman, an internationally known deaf actor, playwright, and television personality, performs a live one-man show in a club-like setting, including poking fun at "Aunt Erma" and a 20-minute Deaf President Now sketch.
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One of Edgar Allan Poe's best-known short stories. Classic tale of how past abuse and cruelty can continue to haunt us and to rule our imaginations. The cat is gone, but does this sense of guilt and remorse come from outside or from within? The story has been told in American Sign Language by master story-signer Patrick Graybill.
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Sign Language
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A series featuring Deaf entertainers, each DVD is taped in a cabaret setting at Sign Media's studios and captures the wit, creativity, and humor of these truly funny people as they entertain a live Deaf audience. Each unit has a voice-over translation (where possible) to make the performance accessible to hearing persons.
Born in Texas and a graduate of Gallaudet University, Bill Ennis is a master of ASL and a stand-up comic. His spontaneous stories...
19) Bragg on Bragg
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The definitive commentary on the life's work of Bernard Bragg, expert storyteller and performer, key figure in founding the National Theatre of the Deaf, staunch advocate for ASL and Deaf education, all shared by none other than the man himself. Bragg on Bragg mixes a collection of classic to modern video clips and provides appropriate, accompanying narration. Although entertaining, this commentary manages to provide the vision and achievements...