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ASL – A Midsummer Nights Dream

All Shows Bilingual in ASL American Sign Language / Spoken English

– Play By William Shakespeare; ASL by Howie Seago

Apr. 19th- May 12, 2018

Directed by Howie Seago, Co-Directed by Teresa Thuman

12th AVE ARTS Mainstage, Seattle WA

An ASL – Mainstream Production (American Sign Language and spoken English). Sound Theatre Company is thrilled to welcome Howie Seago, well known to Seattle and Oregon Shakespeare Festival audiences, who will bring his vision and vast expertise in Deaf Theatre to this version of Shakespeare’s classic comedy. Seago and STC Artistic Director Teresa Thuman will team up to stage the Bard’s poetic text as both spoken and signed in ASL for Deaf and hearing audiences. Recommended for all audiences. This production is also part of the Spring 2018 city wide Seattle Celebrates Shakespeare Festival.

 

 

(May 5th 2pm is a “Sensory Friendly” * performance – see below)

In Partnership with Deaf Spotlight

 

Cast

THESUS: Michael Schweiger 
HIPPOLYTA: Carolyn Monroe
EGEUS: Thawin Choulaphan 
HERMIA: Elizabeth Ayers Gibson 
LYSANDER: Kai Winchester
DEMETRIOUS: Kyle Seago 
HELENA: Brittany Rupik 
PETER QUINCE: Jake Merz 
NICK BOTTOM: Ryan Schlecht 
FLUTE: Nick Rempel
SNOUT/ Royal Interpreter: Catherine Kettrick 
SNUG: Reggie Scott
ROBIN: Thawin Choulaphan
TITANIA: Kathy Hsieh 
OBERON: Michael D. Blum 
FIRST FAIRY: Guthrie Nutter 
PUCK: Michelle Schaefer 
MOTH: Jason Trevino 
PEASBLOSSOM: Jessica Kiely-Danneker 
MUSTARDSEED: Corey Spruill 
COBWEB: Carolyn Monroe

 

This production cannot be done without our wonderful ASL Master, Amelia Hensley and ASL Coach, Christina Sarracino!

 

 

 

Director Howie Seago

Howie’s professional credits include acting, directing, producing and teaching for over 40 years. His film appearances include WONDERSTRUCK, a Todd Haynes film starring Julianne Moore: a featured role in BEYOND SILENCE (Jenseits der Stille), Oscar nomination-Best Foreign Film (1998); GRISHA in post production. His television credits include STAR TREK:THE NEXT GENERATION, HUNTER, and THE EQUALIZER. Howie has performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., La Jolla Playhouse, Off Broadway, and international tours. He performed leading roles in Peter Sellars’s productions of AJAX and THE PERSIANS and with the National Theatre of the Deaf. He appeared in multiple roles in fourteen plays at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival over seven years. His awards includes the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Actor, Dramalogue Award, and Joe Velez Memorial Award. He co-produced Rainbow’s End, an Emmy award winning PBS television series. In Washington state, he founded: the Deaf Youth Drama Program at Seattle Children’s Theatre; The Shared Reading Video Outreach Project, an award winning literacy program delivered to deaf children via long distance videoconferencing; and the Deaf Teen Leadership camp.

He is featured in: ACTORS’ LIVES – On and Off The American Stage (Theatre Communications Group); CHRONICLES OF COURAGE: Very Special Artists, Jean Kennedy Smith/George Plimpton (Random House); LIVING LEGENDS: Six Stories About Successful Deaf People (Butte Publications) His article, “In An Alien World of Sound” was published in Theaterschrift, an international theatre magazine.

 

Tickets:

(May 5th 2pm is a “Sensory Friendly” * performance – see below)

 

ASL Midsummer Nights Dream (Spoken and Signed)

April 19th – May 12th

Sound Theatre Company

     

     

    • Saturday, May 5th 2:00 pm is a Relaxed, Sensory Friendly Performance. This will involve brightened house lights, lowered sound cues throughout the performance, and other accommodations for sensitive audience members on the developmental or autistic spectrum. 

     

    Creative Team:

    Co-Director Teresa Thuman
    Co-Director Howie Seago
    Production Stage Manager Charlotte A Morrill
    Asst Stage Manager/Asst Set Designer Kellie Martin
    Asst Stage Manager Omar Forrest
    Production Assistant Sophia Johnson
    Choreographer Lee Ann Hittenberg
    Production Designer Margaret Toomey
    Asst Costume Designer Kat Henwood
    Asst Costume Designer Jenny Ku
    Lighting Designer/Technical Director Richard Schaefer
    Master Carpenter Adrian Delahunt
    Sound Designer Michale Owchurak
    Sound Board Operator
    Interpretor Coordinator Alyson Boote
    ASL Master Amelia Hensley
    ASL Coach Christine Cox Serracino

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    Show Program

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