PAST: THEATER: The Final Pay-What-You-Can Matinee for WSC Avant Bard's "Visibile Language" - in ASL and English - at Gallaudet University will be on SAT, Nov 15 at 2:30pm

Pay-What-You-Can shows! WSC Avant Bard's Visible Language "A world premiere musical about the 1890s culture war that changed the life of every Deaf person in America" at the Eastman Studio Theatre at Gallaudet University

Final Saturday Afternoon PWYC show
Saturday, November 15
2:30pm

Book and lyrics by Mary Resing Music by Andy Welchel - All singing! All signing!

This show is a  joint production of WSC Avant Bard  and the Gallaudet University Theatre and Dance Program, commemorating the 150th anniversary of Gallaudet University and the 25th anniversary of Avant Bard.  All performances will be in American Sign Language (ASL) and English, and all performances will be captioned.  November 1st show will be audio described.

A world premiere musical about the 1890s culture war that changed the life of every Deaf person in America. Right here in Washington, DC, in the volatile 1890s, two powerful and egotistical men—Alexander Graham Bell and Edward Miner Gallaudet—clashed over how the Deaf should be taught to communicate. That contest was to impact every Deaf person thereafter. This new bilingual musical tells that momentous story through the real people who lived it, including a young girl named Helen Keller, just beginning to learn what it means to be a woman in an era of progress.

Gilbert C. Eastman Studio Theatre located in Elstad Annex 131
Gallaudet University
800 Florida Avenue NE
Metro: NoMa–Gallaudet on the red line and walk or take a short taxi or Uber ride.  Driving? Free on-campus parking is available.