Sign-Language Meets Shakespeare
Discover innovative strategies to bring Shakespeare’s timeless stories to life through American Sign Language. This immersive training equips interpreters with the skills to interpret live theatre with clarity, creativity, and confidence.
What You’ll Learn
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Acting and directing techniques designed specifically for ASL interpreters
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Tools for interpreting Shakespeare’s verse, sonnets, and rhetorical structures
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Visual Vernacular exploration alongside Deaf artists
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Real-time scene work with feedback from professionals and peers
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Collaboration with a Director of Artistic Sign Language (DASL) in a rehearsal setting
Featuring Guest Artist
- Dr. Lindsey Snyder, PhD, CI, MFA
- Neil Sprouse, Director of Artistic Sign-Language (DASL)
Event Details
Application Deadline: July 21, 2025
Dates: September 19-21, 2025
Price: $175 with CEU/$150 without CEU
Apply Now for the ASL 3-Day Training Intensive
Questions?
Email us at
Education@AmericanShakespeareCenter.com
We’re happy to help.
Sponsored In-Part By
(Dr. Lindsey Snyder and a second ASL interpreter translating a live performance of Sense and Sensibility (2025)featuring Corrie Green and Sara J. Griffin. Photo by Madison Patterson.)
Why Train With Us?
At the American Shakespeare Center, we believe in the power of shared light, where performance, language, and community intersect. This training empowers interpreters to deliver performances that are both authentic to Shakespeare’s text and accessible to Deaf audiences.