SETTING THE STANDARD FOR BOLD AND INCLUSIVE ENTERTAINMENT
Committed to innovation, collaboration, training, and activism, Deaf West is the artistic bridge between the Deaf and hearing worlds. Founded in Los Angeles in 1991, Deaf West engages artists and audiences in unparalleled theater and media experiences inspired by Deaf culture and the expressive power of sign language, weaving ASL with spoken English to create a seamless ballet of movement and voice.
IN THE NEWS
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Center Theatre Group (CTG) and Deaf West Theatre partner on a new production of Green Day’s American Idiot, incorporating American Sign Language and spoken English.
VARIETY
In 2020, National Research Group (NRG) released a comprehensive look at Black representation on-screen. That study, which found that two in three Black Americans don’t see their stories represented in movies and shows, resonated with DJ Kurs, the artistic director of Deaf West Theatre, a Los Angeles-based theater company behind Tony Award-nominated revivals of “Big River” and “Spring Awakening.” Kurs wondered: Could NRG do similar research about how the entertainment business treats the deaf community?
NEW YORK TIMES
The Los Angeles Philharmonic and
Deaf West Theater are working on an innovative production conceived for both hearing and Deaf operagoers.