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Getty Museum and Los Angeles’s Tony Award-winning Deaf West Theatre will present a thrilling fresh take on Sophocles’ Oedipus this fall featuring a bilingual production in American Sign Language (ASL) and spoken English.
High Pulp s Pursuit of Ends isn t craziness piled on top of more craziness. They just don t feel the need to stick to one person s idea of what jazz should be.
Well, it had to happen eventually.
Thus, we take an obvious next step: Deaf characters should only be played by deaf actors.
Such is the premise of a December 17th letter picking up steam on the web, which condemns the casting of actor Henry Zaga.
Henry can currently be seen as Nick Andros in a new adaptation of Stephen King’s bestseller
The Stand on CBS.
But there’s some unacceptability afoot: Henry, as it turns out, can
hear.
Here’s something else you need to know: the studio decided only to audition hearing actors for the role of a Deaf character. When I tell you I’m tired of Hollywood’s inequitable processes, I MEAN IT. Disabilities are NOT playable character traits! #standagainstthestandhttps://t.co/wUZ9QAUAol