American Sign Language consultant?

[kitchen_kink]

I'm just spinning some long-term thoughts here, but any leads would be appreciated.

On December 2, I'm having the Craig Lucas play, Reckless, read aloud at Theatre @ First to see if it's a viable candidate for production at said theatre. If I direct it, it would most likely happen next fall.

The play has two characters who are supposed to be fluent in sign, and another who learns it during the course of the show. I know very little sign, and don't feel confident that I can learn it fluently and accurately enough by next fall to teach the actors what they need to know to look convincing.

Is there anybody out there in LJ-land or in your extended network who might be interested in being an ASL consultant for a community theatre production next fall?

Comments

[dilletante.livejournal.com]

if you reply to this and/or email me at mindspring, when i get home i'll look up the address of the guy who taught the asl class moominmolly and i and some other folks took. i bet he'd be interested.

[dietrich.livejournal.com]

That would be wonderful. Do you think he'd do something like this, without pay?

[moominmolly.livejournal.com]

I think he's been involved in interpreting for local theater before. He's a weird little man -- no telling what he'd do! Definitely worth asking, though.

[heliopsis.livejournal.com]

My ex is a sign language interpreter who specializes in theatre. It would be right up his alley, but I'm rather ambivalent about even asking him. I know some other interpreters, too, maybe I'll start there.

[dietrich.livejournal.com]

Urg, sorry about the awkwardness there. Do you think he would object to a T@F person getting his contact information from you and asking him directly?

Thanks for the thoughts, in any case!

[preraphaelite.livejournal.com]

Ooh - I *love* that play. What time is the reading / can I join up?

[dietrich.livejournal.com]

OMG, you are, like, the only person I've talked to who's even *heard* of the play! Nice! I love it too, obviously.

It's probably going to be after the steering committee meeting, though it might also be before it. Meeting's at 4pm on that Sunday, 12/2. And yes, please come!