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The water falls.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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The water falls. was first developed in the fall of 1990 at the Boston Playwrights Theatre under Derek Walcott, the artistic director and Katherine Snodgrass, the producing director. The play was chosen to be further developed at the First National and Worldwide Deaf Theatre Conference during August 1995. It was given a public staged reading on August, 11, 1995 in the Paul Mellon Arts Center in Wallingford, CT. Ken Albers was the director; Kathleen Parsons was the production stage manager; Diane Nutting was the stage manager; and Laura Ripplinger was the interpreter. The playwright wishes to acknowledge Frank Dattolo, the National Theatre of the Deaf, Ken Albers, and the following cast for their generous support:

JED: Robert DeMayo
GRANDPOP: John Basinger
FATHER: Will Rhys
MOTHER: Susan Jackson

The playwright also wishes to acknowledge the following for their recent support in the continuing development of the play, which has had three subsequent public staged readings in the Baltimore-Washington area: Gallaudet University Theatre Arts Department, Center Stage, Round House Theatre, Towson University, Laurent Clerc Cultural Arts Fund of the Gallaudet University Alumni Association, Dr. Victoria Brown, Jeffrey Grandel, Jo Rackham, Irene Lewis, Denise Gantt, Tim McCarty, Juanita Rockwell, Jerry Whiddon, and Nick Olcott.

The following cast performed in the three area staged readings, which were directed by Tim McCarty, with Betsy Meynardie, Davina Snow, and Maria Towe as the stage managers – all who have contributed valuable input to the play’s growth:

JED: Willy Conley
GRANDPOP: Mike Deninger
MOTHER: Elena Blue; Sue Mather and Rita Corey (understudies)
FATHER: Tom Allen

New York Deaf Theatre produced the world premiere of this play off-off Broadway at the Chelsea Playhouse June 3—22, 1997 with the following cast directed by Tony Allicino:

JED: Robert DeMayo
GRANDPOP: Mike Deninger
MOTHER: Maureen Woods
FATHER: Michael Burnett


 


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