You will find a variety of articles, thesis, and dissertation materials related to the topic of Deaf Theatre.  Through a process of permissions and linkages to other web resources we hope to expand this area and provide a helpful area for those interested in the field to begin expanding their knowledge of Deaf Theatre.

In conjunction with this you will find the  RESOURCES area very helpful in finding additional text information you may be seeking related to Deaf Theatre.

As the site expands we will add video clips and photographs to support these various articles and reading materials to make your experience enjoyable. As we move along more edited materials based on video and text interviews with various individuals involved in the development of Deaf Theatre will be added.

Keep coming back often as the site will change steadily over the next year.

  • Aquiline, Carol-Lee. “Theater of the Deaf in Australia.” The Deaf Way: Perspectives from the International Conference on Deaf Culture. July 9-14 1989, Gallaudet University. Ed. Carol J. Erting, et al. Washington, DC: Gallaudet UP, 1994. 746-50.  Reproduced with permission of Gallaudet University Press, (c) Gallaudet University. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be duplicated by others without contacting Gallaudet University Press for permission.
  • Bangs, Don. “Sound of One Hand Clapping: Performing Arts and Deaf People.” Deaf Studies for Educators . March 7-10, 1991, Dallas, Tx. Comp. Juanita Cebe. Washington, DC: Gallaudet U., College for Continuing Education, 1992. 196. Reproduced with permission of Gallaudet University Press, (c) Gallaudet University. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be duplicated by others without contacting Gallaudet University Press for permission.
  • Bangs, Don. “What is a Deaf Performing Arts Experience?” The Deaf Way : Perspectives from the International Conference on Deaf Culture. July 9-14 1989, Gallaudet University. Ed. Carol J. Erting, et al. Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet UP, 1994. 751-61.  Reproduced with permission of Gallaudet University Press, (c) Gallaudet University. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be duplicated by others without contacting Gallaudet University Press for permission.
  • Banks, Michele, and Ann Marie Bryan. “African American Deaf Women in Performing Arts: Theater and Film.”  Deaf Studies III: Bridging Cultures in the 21st Century. April 22-25, 1993, Chicago, IL. Washington, DC: Gallaudet U, Continuing Education and Outreach, 1993. 75.  Reproduced with permission of Gallaudet University Press, (c) Gallaudet University. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be duplicated by others without contacting Gallaudet University Press for permission.
  • Bragg, Bernard. “The Past and the Present of Deaf Theatres Around the World.” Deafness: Historical Perspectives. Ed. Mervin D. Garretson. Vol. 46. Deaf American Monograph. Silver Spring, MD: National Association of the Deaf, 1996. 17.  Reproduced with permission of National Association of the Deaf, (c) NAD. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be duplicated by others without contacting NAD for permission.
  • Eastman, Gil. “Interview with Gil Eastman.” Eyes, Hands, Voices: Communication Issues among Deaf People. Ed. Merv Garretson. Vol. 40. Deaf American Monograph 1-4. Silver Spring, MD: National Association of the Deaf, 1990. 39. Reproduced with permission of the National Association of the Deaf, (c) NAD. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be duplicated by others without contacting NAD for permission.
  • Gannon, Jack.  “National Theatre of the Deaf“. Deaf Heritage. Silver Spring, MD: National Association of the Deaf, 1981, p. 346-356. Reproduced with permission of the National Association of the Deaf, (c) NAD. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be duplicated by others without contacting NAD for permission.
  • Laborit, Emmanuelle. “Writing My Life.” Sign Language Studies 7.2 (Winter 2007)
  • Lane, Harlan, Hoffmeister, Robert, and  Ben Bahan. “Performing Arts.” A Journey into the Deaf-World. San Diego: DawnSignPress, 1996. 144-54. Reproduced with permission of DawnSignPress, (c) DawnSignPress. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be duplicated by others without contacting DawnSignPress for permission.
  • Mow, Shanny, “Theater, Community.” Gallaudet Encyclopedia of Deaf People and Deafness. Ed. John V. Van Cleve. Vol. 3. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1987. 289-91. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be duplicated by others without contacting McGraw-Hill for permission.
  • Padden, Carol, and Tom Humphries. Deaf in America: Voices from a Culture. Cambridge: Harvard UP, 1988.  Page 36-7.  (Reproduced electronically by permission of the publisher from DEAF IN AMERICA: VOICES FROM A CULTURE by Carol A. Padden and Tom L. Humphries, pp. 36-37, Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, Copyright @ 1988 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College.)
  • Padden, Carol, and Tom Humphries. Inside Deaf Culture. Cambridge: Harvard UP, 2005. Page 102-03. (Reproduced electronically by permission of the publisher from INSIDE DEAF CULTURE by Carol A. Padden and Tom L. Humphries, pp. 102-103, Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, Copyright @ 1988 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College.)
  • Panara, Robert. “Performing Arts.” Gallaudet Encyclopedia of Deaf People and Deafness. Ed. John V. Van Cleve. Vol. 2. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1987. 273-77. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be duplicated by others without contacting McGraw-Hill for permission.
  • “Theater, Professional.” Gallaudet Encyclopedia of Deaf People and Deafness. Ed. John V. Van Cleve. Vol. 3. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1987. 289-91. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be duplicated by others without contacting McGraw-Hill for permission.
  • Wilson, Nat. “Deaf Audiences: Performing Arts in the Future.” Deaf Studies III: Bridging Cultures in the 21st Century. April 22-25, 1993, Chicago, IL. Washington, DC: Gallaudet U, Continuing Education and Outreach, 1993. 97.  Reproduced with permission of Gallaudet University Press, (c) Gallaudet University. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be duplicated by others without contacting Gallaudet University Press for permission.

Collections:

This collection consists of an excerpt from Mark Medoff on the development of “Children of a Lesser God”, the foreword to the book, general comments on Medoff’s work by Zachary, Medoff’s final comments, and two sections of Road to Revolution (p. vi-xv, p. 30-34) commenting on the development of “Road to Revolution.”

  • Medoff, Mark and Samuel Zacahary, The Dramaturgy of Mark Medoff: Five Plays Dealing with Deafness and Social Issues. Edwin Mellen Press, Lewiston, NY, 2004. (Foreword, p.i,ii,vi-xiv-xix,Introduction, p. 1-14, 14-18, 30-34). (c) Edwin Mellen Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be duplicated by others without contacting Edwin Mellin Press for permission.
  • Laborit, Emmanuelle. The Cry of the Gull. Washington, D.C: Gallaudet UP, 1998.  (Chap. 2).  Web. 20 Dec. 2008. Reproduced with permission of Gallaudet University Press, (c) Gallaudet University. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be duplicated by others without contacting Gallaudet University Press for permission.
  • Lang, Harry. The Robert F. Panara Story: Teaching from the Heart and Soul. Washington, D.C: Gallaudet UP, 2007. (Chap. 16). Web.  20 Dec. 2008. Reproduced with permission of Gallaudet University Press, (c) Gallaudet University. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be duplicated by others without contacting Gallaudet University Press for permission.
  • Peters, Cynthia. Deaf American Literature: From Carnival to the Canon. Gallaudet UP,  2000.  (Chap. 3). Reproduced with permission of Gallaudet University Press, (c) Gallaudet University. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be duplicated by others without contacting Gallaudet University Press for permission.
  • Rigney, Mark. Deaf Side Story. Washington, DC: Gallaudet UP, 2003. (Prologue). Reproduced with permission of Gallaudet University Press, (c) Gallaudet University. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be duplicated by others without contacting Gallaudet University Press for permission.