Interpreter Volunteer Opportunity @ Summit High School – Mansfield
DATE: January 26-29, 2012
Hello!
My name is Lyndsey Simmons , and I am one of the theatre directors at Summit
High School.
The purpose of this announcement is that we are doing Roger Miller’s Big
River for our Winter Musical on January 26-29. As the musical has had a rich
history of being done by deaf actors, and we thought it would be a
wonderful, unique experience for our student actors to be shadowed by
interpreters. Thus, we are looking for volunteers!
We would need between 8-12 interpreters, ideally.
The commitment would be as follows: I would send a script with assigned
characters to all interpreters for them to become familiar with. I would
offer 3 days of rehearsal with full run throughs for “working” observation,
so that interpreters can become familiar with actors’ movement, etc. There
will be three long rehearsals during our “tech week” for interpreters to
smooth out their onstage interpreting, and then our four shows. We will, of
course, be flexible.
It is our hope to set up a donation station for Destination Imagination as
part of our “show experience.”
I would love to talk with you about the possibility of working with student
interpreters who might be interested in serving as part of this production,
and when we might have a clear commitment from any volunteers!
CONTACT PERSON NAME: Lyndsey Simmons
CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected]