ASL Theatre and Production Arts

Undergraduate

ASL Theatre and Production Arts examines Deaf performance traditions and the role of theatre and media in shaping cultural expression and community engagement. The course builds advanced ASL through performance and collaboration, asking students to analyze, shape, and explain their linguistic and artistic choices across genres. Coursework includes dramaturgy, translation, and adaptation, drawing on archival materials and historical sources to develop original ASL performances. Students explore rhythm, movement, and visual patterning as tools for expressive control and audience engagement. Across a series of public-facing productions, meaning is examined as it is constructed and interpreted across languages, modalities, and performance contexts. During this process, students collaborate and co-create with Deaf artists and audiences to situate their performances within contemporary Deaf cultural contexts. Prerequisite: ASL 2140 L5 MW 11:35am-12:50pm