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neverlandbyrd

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Do any of you go to the theatre, I mean like plays/musicals/dramas? I'm a theater addict and I'm looking into being an interpreter for theatre shows! So I was curious if deaf people enjoy the theatre or do the interpreters on the side of the stage just irritate you? I read about some interpreters that are directly on stage with the show and they actually act/interpret with the actors! Has anyone seen that before?

What are your thoughts?
 
neverlandbyrd said:
Do any of you go to the theatre, I mean like plays/musicals/dramas? I'm a theater addict and I'm looking into being an interpreter for theatre shows! So I was curious if deaf people enjoy the theatre or do the interpreters on the side of the stage just irritate you? I read about some interpreters that are directly on stage with the show and they actually act/interpret with the actors! Has anyone seen that before?

What are your thoughts?
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Yes, and yes. National Theater of the Deaf has used the technique of shadowing the deaf actors with a speaking actor, and they have also done an integrated method of having deaf and hearing actors interact on stage without interpretation. A script is just altered to provide interpretation in the dialogue. An interpreter on the side of the stage is the least effective way to provide a theater experience for the deaf.
 
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