{"id":52007,"date":"2013-08-20T09:39:34","date_gmt":"2013-08-20T13:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=52007"},"modified":"2013-08-20T09:39:34","modified_gmt":"2013-08-20T13:39:34","slug":"theatre-ucf-reprises-the-fantasticks-with-sign-language-interpretation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/theatre-ucf-reprises-the-fantasticks-with-sign-language-interpretation\/","title":{"rendered":"Theatre UCF Reprises ‘The Fantasticks’ with Sign-Language Interpretation"},"content":{"rendered":"
Theatre UCF starts off the school year with a reprisal of this summer\u2019s The Fantasticks<\/em>. The show will run two weeks and includes one performance with American Sign Language interpretation.<\/p>\n Students from Valencia College\u2019s pre-major AA in Sign Language Interpretation will join the UCF cast on stage Aug. 29. The ASL students are mentored by Valencia faculty member Debbie Drobney and are in the first two years of their training to become professional ASL interpreters.<\/p>\n Drobney said the opportunities and training the students receive in theatrical interpreting have segued into Universal Studios hiring several Valencia students to interpret the talent that Universal brings in, including artists such as Pitbull, Ne-Yo, LL Cool J, Akon, Adam Lambert, and B.o.B.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are thrilled to welcome the Sign Language Interpretation students into our theater,\u201d said Theatre UCF chair and artistic director Christopher Niess. \u201cWe feel this is a tremendous benefit for them, for our UCF students, and especially for the Central Florida deaf community. We hope that this is the beginning of a long-lasting partnership between Theatre UCF and the Valencia program.\u201d<\/p>\n