He was born in Stockton, CA, became deaf at the age of five from meningitis.  He received his B.S. in education from Gallaudet College and M.A. in Educational Administration from California State University at Northridge, and has taught at schools for the deaf in Montana, New Mexico and Hawaii.  He has also worked as a printer, photographer and ASL researcher.  Since joining the National Theatre of the Deaf in 1978 as an actor in Volponeand Early One Morning, Mow has served as Resident Playwright, instructor in Professional Theatre School, and artistic director of the Deaf Playwright Conference.  He continued to perform in numerous productions, the most recent being Oh, Figaro.   Mow was Artistic Director of Cleveland Signstage where his play Counterfeits was nominated for the American Theatre Critics New Play awards.  He once directed ‘night, mother  in Swedish Sign Language in Stockholm.  Currently, he resides in Santa Fe, NM, free-lancing as a playwright/director.

Education

  • Bachelor of Science in Education, Gallaudet College, 1961
  • MA in Educational Administration, California State University, Northridge, 1977
  • Postgraduate Study:  Linguistics, University. of California at San Diego; Educational
  •  Media, University of Tennessee; Special Education, San Francisco State College.

Biography information courtesy of Quest for Arts website-

Quest For Arts

Plays

  • Counterfeits: Script
  • Fingers Around The World:: South Of The Border* Little Theatre Of The Deaf/ntd, 2005
  • Bell In Hell Visual Theatre Retreat, 2004
  • Squanto Spoke English American Deaf Play Creators, 1998
  • Shakespeare Unmasked Ii Little Theatre Of The Deaf/ntd, 1998
  • Selecting A Ghost* New Mexico School For The Deaf, 1997
  • Shakespeare Unmasked Little Theatre Of The Deaf/ntd, 1995
  • Eight Handfuls Of Myths* Fairmount Theatre Of The Deaf, 1992
  • Myths: Baked, Boiled & Fried* Fairmount Theatre Of The Deaf, 1992
  • Letters From Heaven* Fairmount Theatre Of The Deaf, 1991
  • You Asked For It* Fairmount Theatre Of The Deaf, 1990
  • La Legenda Da La Llorona*2 New Mexico School For The Deaf, 1990
  • The Ghost Of Chastity Past National Theatre Of The Deaf, 1981
  • Gilgamesh National Theatre Of The Deaf, 1981
  • Daisy & Pole & Milly & Evelyn & Mike & The Superintendent & The Spanking Machine Deaf Playwrights Conference, 1978
  • The Cat Spanking Machine* Cleveland Signstage Theatre, 1997
  • Love Thy Neighbor* National Tech. Institute For Deaf, 1995
  • Odyssey National Theatre Of The Deaf, 1989
  • The Greatest Little Sign Show A Sign Of Hands Prods., Toronto, 1988
  • The Iliad, Play By Play National Theatre Of The Deaf, 1980

Resource Materials

Directing:

  • Who’ll Be Merlin Xxxiv? New Mexico School For The Deaf, 1999
  • The Golden Arrow American. Play Creators, Rochester, 1998
  • ‘night, Mother Sveriges Dövas, Stockholm, 1998
  • A Story’s A Story Cleveland Signstage Theatre, 1998
  • Deathtrap Cleveland Signstage Theatre, 1998
  • The Glass Menagerie Cleveland Signstage Theatre, 1995
  • I Ought To Be In Pictures Fairmount Theatre Of The Deaf, 1994
  • Children Of A Lesser God Fairmount Theatre Of The Deaf, 1994
  • Escoffier, King Of Chefs Fairmount Theatre Of The Deaf, 1993
  • Fools Fairmount Theatre Of The Deaf, 1992
  • The Diary Of Adam & Eve Fairmount Theatre Of The Deaf, 1991
  • Fools Southwest Institute For The Deaf, 1990
  • The Passions Of Amoroso Randolph Hs/boston Sd, 1988
  • Children Of A Lesser God Fayetteville Little Theatre, 1984
  • The Brute Theatre In Sign, Ntd, 1980
  • Bedtime Story Theatre In Sign, Ntd, 1980

Acting:

  • Oh, Figaro Basil, Antonio, Sheryl Kaller
  • Odyssey Carpenter, Will Rhys
  • The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Biff Brannon, J Ranelli
  • In A Grove Buddhist Priest, Arvin Brown
  • Farewell, My Lovely Driver Enthroned, Will Rhys
  • Our Town Mr. Morgan, Mack Scism
  • The Wooden Boy Cat, Joe Layton
  • Volpone Corvino, Don Redlich
  • Quite Early One Morning Grocer, Dennis Scott
  • Little Theatre Of The Deaf Various, Various

Related Experience:

  • Faculty Member Ntd Actors Academy, 2000, 2002-04
  • Faculty Member Ntd Prof. theatre School, 1980-1999
  • Director Of Artistic Development Cleveland Signstage Theatre, 1995-97
  • Guest Instructor College Of Acting, U. Of Stockholm, 1996
  • Artistic Director Fairmount Theatre Of The Deaf, 1990-95
  • Theatre Panel Member Ohio Arts Council, 1992
  • Artistic Director Deaf Playwright Conference, 1980-90
  • Faculty Member Theatre Institute, Mssd, 1987-89
  • Sign Master National Theatre Of The Deaf, 1984
  • Sign Language Researcher Salk Institute, 1973-74
  • Photographer Salk Institute, 1973-74, Also Free-lanced