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The Queensland Theatre of the Deaf opened in 1975 and closed unexpectedly in 2005. During the period between 1970 and 2000, other theatre companies existed for periods of 2–30 years, such as Victoria Theatre of the Deaf and the Gestures Theatre of the Deaf. [25] Deafferent Theatre was founded in 2016 and is still operating today. [26]
The National Theatre of the Deaf (NTD) is a Connecticut-based theatre company founded in 1967. It is the oldest theatre company in the United States with a continuous history of domestic and international touring, as well as producing original works. [ 2 ]
Deaf West Theatre is a non-profit arts organization based in Los Angeles, California, US. [1] It is most well known for its Tony Award-nominated productions of Big River and Spring Awakening . Deaf West Theatre is led by artistic director DJ Kurs.
Promotional image from 1988. Canadian Deaf Theatre is Canada's only anglophone deaf professional theatre company. [1] Its philosophy is "A belief in the interest and inherent natural ability of deaf people to act and entertain on a serious professional level and to offer something different from that of the hearing/speaking theatrical medium".
Story-N-Sign Touring Theatre was created in 1995. Performers who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Hearing perform short stories, poems and mimes in American Sign Language and Spoken English. Icodance is a dance company whose dancers are Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Hearing. Traveling Hands Troupe (THT) serves as an outreach program for ICODance ...
Bernard Bragg (September 27, 1928 – October 29, 2018) was a deaf actor, producer, director, playwright, artist, and author who is notable for being a co-founder of the National Theatre of the Deaf and for his contributions to Deaf performing culture.
Graeae Theatre Company, often abbreviated to Graeae (pronounced "grey-eye"), is a British organisation composed of deaf and disabled artists and theatre makers. As well as producing theatre which it tours nationally and internationally to traditional theatres and outdoor spaces, Graeae run a large and varied Creative Learning and training programme for emerging, young and mid-career deaf and ...
The Deaf Theatre Network Europe is an open platform of professional deaf theatres. This network was established in 2001 in Vienna during the European Deaf Theatre Conference. The mission of the platform is to bring deaf artists and deaf theatre to a bigger audience. The following projects are part of the mission statement: 1.