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And she delivered the Pledge in spoken words and American Sign Language simultaneously. And did a great job in her crisp white gloves!

Stop making me cry, Captain!

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I feel like I need to tell everyone how brilliantly the Globe incorporated a deaf Gildenstern into the 2018 Hamlet and then force all of you to watch it

ok, so Gildenstern is played by a deaf actor, Nadia Nadarajah. he* signs all his lines, and either Rosencratz interprets for him, or the person he’s talking to says something that makes it obvious what he just said, depending. how each character reacts to Gildenstern is completely in-character and often hilarious

Claudius and Gertrude are intensely awkward around Gildenstern. they obviously don’t know BSL so they just gesture emphatically but aimlessly when they talk.

Hamlet, who of course is friends with R&G, *does* know BSL. he starts off by signing fluently whenever he’s talking to them but, as his distrust of them grows, he signs less and less until he’s only signing the equivalent of “fuck off” whenever he talks

Polonius just shouts really loud whenever he tries to talk to Gildenstern

it’s all brilliant and adds another layer of humor and pathos and you should all watch it

*casting at the Globe right now is gender neutral so I’m just going to use the character’s pronouns

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Wait did the swedish Christmas goat survive 2020

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Just kind of related to the last ask, I'm hoh and I have facial paralysis. I don't know asl, but I've always wanted to learn it. I was always worried that I wouldn't be able to though because I know facial expression is a big part of it. I always wondered if maybe there was an alternative to facial expressions when signing?

I have no personal experience with this but I have experience with people who have other difficulties signing the usual way. They have modified there signing together with their family, teachers, community etc to make it work. It is hard give more direct advise like this but there is definitely ways to make up for lost facial expressions but even though I'm a native signer I don't use ASL ( I'm not American). I don't doubt that there is a way for you to use sign but I advice you to learn from a Deaf native signer if possible since they would have easier to help you modify your signing. Maybe someone else reading this have more input. If so feel free to add to this!

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hi! sorry if this is weird, but i'm learning ASL, and i haven't gotten a concrete answer on this, and it worries me a lot. i'm autistic and struggle a lot both with reading nuanced expressions and with controlling my own facial expressions; how much will this affect my fluency?

Hi, I'm afraid I can't give you a definitive answer either. Facial expressions is a big part of signing, and you may need to make modifications if expressions are hard for you. BUT it is definitely possible to sign and be understood anyway. So don't worry too much, you will find a way to make signing work for you!

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Is he... you know... måndag

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"you always look the same"

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The upside of planning a funeral in the pandemic is that the audist part of the family are not allowed to attend.

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