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Students from La Pietra have joined with students from the Hawaii Center for the Deaf and Blind to present "A Taste of Sunrise."
You might think doing a play would be more difficult for deaf students than hearing students. You might be wrong.
"I wasn't used to using my hands a lot, but as time went on, I got used to using my hands and learning new signs, and also the deaf students, they were kind enough to help me out and teach me," says Robin Cone Murakami, La Pietra eighth grader.
In fact, hearing students had to learn what deaf students have known for some time -- that communication is about more than just talking.
"So that was one of the hardest things for the hearing students and those who were signing in their characters, is to not only think about the language but to think about their expression," says Colleen McEvoy, director.
The play is set in the 1920s. Deaf student and actor Trey Balding says he's glad things have changed for the deaf population since then. Julia Byrne translates.
"That is true, I wasn't here in the 1920s, but today compared with the 1920s, there is a huge difference and it is much better. Deaf people are allowed to sign whereas before they weren't allowed to sign. It was forbidden," says Trey Balding.
Watching two casts perform the play, the audience will no doubt feel twice the impact.
"I definitely think so, and I want the audience to see what it's like to be hearing and to be deaf and to understand both sides of it. And I really think it will be a strong impact on the audience," says McEvoy.
We're always interested in what young people plan to do with their lives. Balding plans to attend Galludet University in Washington, D.C. And then?
"I want to learn to be a movie producer. To make movies," says Balding.
Students from La Pietra have joined with students from the Hawaii Center for the Deaf and Blind to present "A Taste of Sunrise."
You might think doing a play would be more difficult for deaf students than hearing students. You might be wrong.
"I wasn't used to using my hands a lot, but as time went on, I got used to using my hands and learning new signs, and also the deaf students, they were kind enough to help me out and teach me," says Robin Cone Murakami, La Pietra eighth grader.
In fact, hearing students had to learn what deaf students have known for some time -- that communication is about more than just talking.
"So that was one of the hardest things for the hearing students and those who were signing in their characters, is to not only think about the language but to think about their expression," says Colleen McEvoy, director.
The play is set in the 1920s. Deaf student and actor Trey Balding says he's glad things have changed for the deaf population since then. Julia Byrne translates.
"That is true, I wasn't here in the 1920s, but today compared with the 1920s, there is a huge difference and it is much better. Deaf people are allowed to sign whereas before they weren't allowed to sign. It was forbidden," says Trey Balding.
Watching two casts perform the play, the audience will no doubt feel twice the impact.
"I definitely think so, and I want the audience to see what it's like to be hearing and to be deaf and to understand both sides of it. And I really think it will be a strong impact on the audience," says McEvoy.
We're always interested in what young people plan to do with their lives. Balding plans to attend Galludet University in Washington, D.C. And then?
"I want to learn to be a movie producer. To make movies," says Balding.