From the Stage to Zoom: Hands On Theater Accessibility 4 DeafBlind & Deaf Audiences
Join us for a friendly discussion roundtable with Kaitlyn Mielke on the current situation for Deaf & DeafBlind audiences, now that live performances have moved to a virtual platform during this pandemic.
Date: Wednesday, Nov 18, 2020
Time: 4-6 EST (1-3 PST)
Location: Zoom meeting room
Price: Free
What to bring: Questions and experiences regarding Deaf/DeafBlind theater accessibility for virtual & live performances. (Focus on Deafblind access, though access benefits all Deaf, HOH, and hearing as well).
Please be considerate of your background and wardrobe choices as well as lighting options for visual accessibility.
This event will be in ASL only. SPACE LIMITED TO 18 PEOPLE
If you cannot make it, please email your feedback to us at info@deafspotlight.org. We would love to have your thoughts and inputs!
Email us to RSVP by Friday, November 13, 2020. More details will be shared after your confirmation. Accessibility Requests need to be made by Nov 1, 2020 to ensure full participation.
Guest Facilitator: Kaitlyn Mielke
Bio: A lifetime arts and theatre aficionado, Kaitlyn has dabbled in multiple disciplines of the arts and theater world. As a Deafblind writer/actor, she enjoys being behind the curtain as a consultant to sign language interpreting teams for touring Broadway shows and advising theaters by providing insight into theater accessibility for Deaf & Deafblind patrons. She is known as the “whole package deal” in the theater community, as she provides insight from multiple intersectionalities including Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Deafblind, Deaf + low vision, interpreter, actor, and theatermaker. This unique collection of perspectives allows her to advocate for access from all aspects of theatre making.
Kaitlyn got her start in arts advocacy as an outreach specialist for VSA Minnesota through an internship made possible through the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 2012. Kaitlyn recently participated in National Theatre of the Deaf’s Playwright Convening as a theatermaker (along other roles such as script doctor, Zoom stage manager, and virtual accessibility expert). She has performed "For Good" from the musical Wicked with the original Glinda, Kristin Chenoweth; appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show for the 40th anniversary reunion of The Sound of Music film; and performed in a local production of Fame: the Musical as the only Deafblind actor among hearing costars.
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