Can You Hear Me Now?

08/06/2017

ASL WORKSHOP!!!!

We are proud to announce that we are once again doing an American Sign Language workshop. If you or anyone you know is interested in learning the basics of Sign please share this post with them. If you have any questions please contact Derica Scott on facebook or leave a comment. We hope to see you there!

06/18/2017

06/06/2017

SHOW WEEK! Tomorrow is our first day of shows. Please come by EL Fox at John F Ross at 10:30am or 7pm to support the actors and the show!

05/26/2017

WE'RE BACK!
Can You Hear Me Now? will be performed again by the grade 11 acting class of John F Ross.

Dates are 6th, 7th and 8th of June. There are 3 morning shows at 10:30 and two night shows at 7 on the 6th and 7th. It will be in EL Fox the auditorium.

These actors have been hard at work since March learning ASL as well as the show and this time we have two interpreters who learnt sign from scratch to do the show.

Come support the arts and Deaf culture!

04/16/2017

03/30/2017

03/26/2017

10/12/2016

CALLBACKS! AUDITIONS!

Monday, October 17th! After school in EL Fox! Be prepared to stay for a long time. If you can't make it contact Derica Scott or Mr. Slater. See you then!!!

10/07/2016

ATTENTION ACTORS AUDITIONING!!!!

It has come to our attention that Monday is a holiday so we will be moving the callback date. Please comment with the day that works best and share this with other people interested. I think we are leaning towards Tuesday, October 11.

10/04/2016

AUDITIONS TOMORROW
So excited to see all you wonderful talented people do your best! If you can't make it but are interested feel free to contact me and we can make arrangements!

09/27/2016

The signs video for auditions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCDrauBUdn0

09/24/2016

Alice
-Deaf girl with hearing aids, 12
-the lead, never talks, only signs (conversational as well as a poem)
ASL knowledge is not required as it will be taught however we are looking for a girl with bright facial features and lots of expression and body language.

Will read with other characters for auditions and will require a couple of scenes on the day of the auditions however the main scene will be with the mother. Video of the signs will be posted but it's okay if the signing isn't perfect. It's the intention that matters.

Mother
-Focused on what's best for her daughter
-Speaks for the majority of the play but uses ASL at the end
-generally strict but kind

Knowledge of sign isn't necessary for the audition

Liz/Mark
-best friend of Alice
-comic relief
-speaks and does some sign throughout the play

Knowledge of sign isn't necessary for the audition

Rachel (Bully)
-Antagonist of the show
-speaking role only
-12 year old girl in Alice's class

Teacher
-Male role originally but can be female
-speaking role only but purposely drops lines to replicate Alice's difficulty hearing
(... represents dropped lines. Mouth what is supposedly said but speak what is written in the script)

Chorus
-5 people male or female
-wear masks and represent several different roles in the play (Alice's inner emotions/thoughts, her nightmares, and other students in the school)
-require speaking, signing, and lots of movement
-prior knowledge is not necessary but would be appreciated

Audition requirements are signing and speaking at the same time. A video will be posted of the signing.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OnOIpcAKKloU55xEX_HF3lIVyR7s-71GylVjDHnGpZ4/edit?usp=sharing