-The History of Deaf Communication and-
Kendall Green
The Musical:
Visible Language:
Edward Gallaudet, Alexander Graham Bell, Helen Keller and the battle over deaf communication.
Presented by WSC Avant Bard And Gallaudet University
Oct. 21 - Nov. 16, 2014 at Gallaudet University
Book and lyrics by Mary Resing
Music by Andrew Welchel
Directed by Tom Prewitt
In the rapidly changing world of the 1890s, Alexander Graham Bell and Edward Miner Gallaudet-- two powerful and egotistical men-- fight for
dominance in the field of deaf communication. Meanwhile, in the upper class drawing rooms of Washington, D.C., a young girl named Helen Keller learns what it means to be a woman in an era of progress.
A sung/signed musical.
Performances run October 21 to November 16, 2014
A co-production of WSC Avant Bard and Gallaudet University’s Theatre and Dance Program
Performances at Gallaudet University's Eastman Studio Theatre
A production commemorating Gallaudet University’s 150th anniversary, performed in American Sign Language and English.