World Premiere of a New Play!

Written and directed by Stephen Sachs

A modern day reimagined deaf/hearing version of the classic “Cyrano de Bergerac”. The setting is present day. Cyrano is a brilliant deaf poet in a modern day city. He is hopelessly in love with a beautiful hearing woman, Roxy. But she doesn't understand sign language and instead loves his hearing brother, Chris. Can Cyrano express his love for Roxy with his hands – the source of such deaf pride and shame? Or must he teach Chris to “speak his words” for him, to woo her? ASL becomes the language of love in this modern sign language spin on a classic love story.

Deaf West Theatre is the foremost deaf theater company in the United States, winning numerous awards in its twenty-year history including a special Tony Award for its acclaimed and groundbreaking ASL/Hearing version of the musical BIG RIVER on Broadway.

Award-winning Writer/Director Stephen Sachs is the Co-Artistic Director of the Fountain Theatre in Los Angeles. He is writer/director of the recent smash hit (now London/Broadway bound) BAKERSFIELD MIST and the ASL play SWEET NOTHING IN MY EAR, made into a CBS TV movie starring Marlee Matlin and Jeff Daniels.

Starring
Troy Kotsur as Cyrano
Paul Raci as Chris
(cast to be announced)

April 5 - May 27
TH-SAT 8pm, SUN 2pm

This play will be performed in American Sign Language and Spoken English. Accessible to both deaf and hearing audiences.

Awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

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