Deafy

One Yellow Rabbit and inside out theatre co-present
Deafy
Produced by Follow the Signs Theatre

What happens when certainty begins to unravel?

Nathan Jesper is a Deaf public speaker who has finally made it to his speaking engagement. Very late. As he begins his presentation, small details start to feel wrong. The room, the situation and perhaps even the story itself begin to shift.

What follows is a surreal journey that unfolds alongside Nathan, drawing the audience deeper into a world where answers seem to create even more questions. It’s funny in unexpected places, and the further the story goes, the harder it becomes to know what to believe.

Blending ASL, spoken language and captions into the fabric of the performance, the production creates a shared theatrical experience for Deaf and hearing audiences alike. By the time the final pieces fall into place, you may have more questions than you started with.

credits

Written and performed by Chris Dodd

Ashley Wright - Director
Erin Hayes - Stage Manager
Sarah Karpyshin - Lighting Designer
Rory Turner - Associate Lighting Designer / Surtitles
Dave Clarke - Sound Designer
Ainsley Hillyard - Movement Coach
Joshua Meredith - Vocal Coach
Amorena Bartlett - ASL Coach

warnings

• Strong language
• Suggestion of suicide
• Haze

Deafy will have interpreters on site for patrons who may require their services when communicating with Box Office and FOH staff. As Deafy itself is so accessible to both hearing and non-hearing patrons there will not be an interpreter during the performance. There will be ASL by the artist, Chris Dodd, and the show will have surtitles with a live surtitilist.

Presented in collaboration with The GRAND.