About The New York Deaf Theatre
The New York Deaf Theatre, LTD (NYDT) was established in 1979 by a group of Deaf actors and theatre artists who wanted to create opportunities for the production of a dramatic art form that was not found elsewhere in New York City: plays in American Sign Language (ASL).
A not-forprofit, professional theatre organization, NYDT is the longest running company of its kind in the greater New York City area and the third oldest Deaf Theatre company in America.
The company is governed by an active Board of Directors, the majority of whom are Deaf, Deaf-Blind, and hard of hearing; and large corps of volunteers who help with their energy, donations and leadership.
The company is proud of its successes, and is looking forward to continuing its mission to provide quality theatre productions, performances and services to both Deaf and hearing audiences in the years to come.
Our Productions
Over the years we have presented over 150 plays including the "Hearing Test and Twenty-Five Cents", "Poe Unleashed", Sign Me Alice", "Brilliant Traces", "Profile Of A Deaf Peddler", "The Gin Game, "Language Of One", "The Waterfalls", "Night Mother", "Veronica's Room", "Beyond Therapy", "Broken Spokes", "Hamlet" and lots more.
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