Special Lobby Talks

Short informative lectures on pertinent issues of our time. Free.

Love and be Silent: Un-silencing Shakespeare's text with American Sign Language

Dr. Lindsey D. Snyder, ASL/English Interpreter and Shakespeare scholar will discuss the impact of deaf actors in productions of King Lear and provide some insight into the process of translating/interpreting Shakespeare, its connections to Elizabethan gesture and acting, and what it can teach current audiences about the plays.

This Lobby Talk will be presented in both English and ASL.