Getting Dramatic About Interpreting

Signing for the theater is a different style and presentation than signing for the classroom or conversationally.  This workshop is for those who would like to interpret for theatre, or to sign with “stage presence”. Participants will learn techniques and ways to hone skills to that will them be more expressive, and a more streamlined part of theatrical interpreting work. These techniques also help interpreters in other work environments in terms of clarity, role assignment, and reducing lag time.

Educational Objectives

At the conclusion of this workshop, the participants should be able to:

1.  Represent different roles;

2.  Convey different dialects/tones of voice, and even poetical/musical speech;

3.  Translate different styles of text into visually clear information.

Presented by CROM SAUNDERS

Crom Saunders is currently Director of Deaf Studies at the American Sign Language Department of Columbia College, Chicago. Crom has interpreted dozens of plays, from children’s theatre to musicals, including at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and has taught dozens of ASL linguistics and theatrical workshops across the nation, in addition to working as a Director of ASL for several theatre companies across the nation. Crom also performs his one person show, “Cromania!” internationally.  And yes, the eyebrows are real.