You’ll see things you’ve never heard! --presented in American Sign Language and spoken English by deaf and hearing performers.
James Trotter's life was great until a rhinoceros came and changed everything! Suddenly he was an orphan sent to live with his mean Aunt Spiker and cruel Aunt Sponge. One day while working in the garden, a mysterious man gives James a gift that changes his life again and it involves a magical peach. Join James on his exciting adventure inside the biggest peach the world has ever seen! As he leaves behind the sadness of his life with his vicious Aunts, James sets forth on a journey with larger than life-sized insects. With the wise old green Grasshopper and the eternally pessimistic Earth-worm, among others, James sees oceans and cloud makers; is towed through the sky by seagulls; and creates a stir in the "Big Apple" when the gigantic peach lands on the Empire State Building. James and the Giant Peach is a tale of friendship, love, sadness and triumph.
When you attend a SIGN STAGE on TOUR performance, you will see a unique integration of spoken English and American Sign Language presented on stage… simultaneously. You see the signing of the characters as they speak their lines. You’ll also hear the voice of the same character spoken by a hearing actor. Hearing actors with wireless microphones supply the voices of each of the characters as they sign their lines. Very quickly, you will become accustomed to this new way of enjoying theatre. You will be amazed and delighted with the unique experience that is SIGN STAGE on TOUR!
Approx. 60 minutes. Age Appropriateness: Grades K-6, ages 5 and up
