ArticlesJoanna Hawkins
Joanna Hawkins has professionally trained in mime, physical comedy, and storytelling under Shannon Guile and is the co-founder of 100 Decibels: A Deaf Mime Troupe. She is a skilled artist (drawing and painting), graphic designer, and photographer, and works in the theatre/film industry as an actor, ASL translator, and ASL coach.
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DramaMusical for Deaf performers highlights how music is seen, felt, experienced
Currently, American Sign Language is blossoming in the theatre community, including in musicals. People are recognizing its importance in building cultural understanding between hearing and Deaf communities by removing communication barriers. The musical The Black Drum, written by Saskatoon-based Deaf writer Adam Pottle, was performed in Toronto in 2019, demonstrating that powerful plays can be performed by Deaf actors.
