Play Readings

Staged Reading - The Door Project
By Joanne Weber, Connor Yuzwenko-Martin, Thurga Kanagasekarampillai and Chris Dodd

Date: Thursday, March 7th, 2024 — Studio Theatre, Fringe Arts Barns, 6:30 PM to 8 PM

Live presentation with audience Q&A

Join Joanne Weber (Deaf Crows Collective) and her collective of professional Deaf actors and Deaf youth as they present and discuss their new work, The Door Project.

An multi-year work in progress involving collaboration professional Deaf actors with Deaf youth, the project explores ways to tap into Deaf students’ experiences and the stories they want to share with their families and communities. This presentation will show a live except of the new work in development, created through the processes associated with playbuilding, with the goal of supporting the development of theatre opportunities for Deaf youth. 

ASL/English accessible

Presenters: Joanne Weber, Connor Yuzwenko-Martin, Thurga Kanagasekarampillai and Chris Dodd

This is a FREE event. A free ticket is required to attend.


Staged Reading - Connor’s Road
By Connor Yuzwenko-Martin

Date: Saturday, March 9th, 2024 - Studio Theatre, Fringe Arts Barns, 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM

Live presentation with audience Q&A

Connor’s Road is a new work-in-progress that showcases creative captions designed by Kayla Bradford-Sinasac and integrated with ASL performance. Join us for a brief video demo, then chat with us and imagine the possibilities for accessibility when it is elevated to a form of artistry.

ASL/English accessible

Presenter: An Invisible Practice production with presenters Connor Yuzwenko-Martin and Kayla Bradford-Sinasac

This is a FREE event. A free ticket is required to attend.


Staged Reading - Different Animals
By Sarah Higgins

Date: Sunday, March 10th, 2024 - ONLINE (Zoom), 5:30 PM MT / 7:30 ET to 7 PM MT / 9 PM ET

Presentation over Zoom with audience Q&A

“Different Animals” tells the story of a family navigating grief, connection and climate change. The play opens one year after the mother, Sela, left her family to wander the wilderness of Northern Canada. It follows those left behind, including Sid (her husband), and their children Aerie and Perrin. The characters in this bilingual English-ASL story are Deaf, hard-of-hearing, hearing, queer, straight, transforming, seeking, lost, and being found. They are, in other words, human -- and they're in conversation with each other, with the earth, and with you.

ASL/English accessible

Presenter: Sarah Higgins, along with Sage Lovell, Suchiththa Wickremesooriya, Talia Wall-Di Giuseppe, Ralitsa Rodriguez, Landon Krentz, Alexa Higgins and Ian Goff

This is a FREE event. A free ticket is required to attend.