Working in the Theatre Production: Big River (Season 25, Episode 6)
TV Episode | Documentary, Talk-Show

Working in the Theatre

Production: Big River (Season 25, Episode 6)

TV Episode | Documentary, Talk-Show

Director Jeff Calhoun, actor Phyllis Frelich, actor Tyrone Giordano, producer Todd Haimes, actor Daniel Jenkins and producer Bill O'Brien explain how Deaf West Theatre Company, a sign language theatre company, decided to put on the musical...See moreDirector Jeff Calhoun, actor Phyllis Frelich, actor Tyrone Giordano, producer Todd Haimes, actor Daniel Jenkins and producer Bill O'Brien explain how Deaf West Theatre Company, a sign language theatre company, decided to put on the musical "Big River"; why that is not a bad idea, as many initially thought; the integration of signing into the choreography of the show; and how 2 actors, one hearing and one deaf, shared each of the principal roles. Written by American Theatre Wing See less

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Name	Known for
Jeff Calhoun Self Self See fewer	Disney's Newsies: The Broadway Musical! (2017)
Ted Chapin Self - moderator Self - moderator See fewer	The Smithsonian Salutes Disney Music (1987)
Phyllis Frelich Self Self See fewer	ER (1994)
Tyrone Giordano Self Self See fewer	The Family Stone (2005)
Todd Haimes Self Self See fewer	The Glass Menagerie (2010)
Daniel Jenkins Self Self See fewer	The Irishman (2019)
Bill O'Brien Self Self See fewer	The West Wing (1999)