Cal State L.A. joins with Deaf West Theatre to present “American Buffalo

Longtime Deaf West collaborator Stephen Rothman brings the award-winning company to campus as part of community engagement mission.
By: Deaf West Theatre
 
 
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LOS ANGELES - Jan. 15, 2015 - PRLog -- Offering a fresh look at the groundbreaking play that established David Mamet as a seismic force in theater, the Department of Music, Theatre and Dance at California State University, Los Angeles joins forces with multiple award-winning Deaf West Theatre to present American Buffalo.Three small-time crooks plan to rob a man of his valuable coin collection, including what they believe to be an extremely valuable Buffalo nickel. A little out of luck and way out of their league when the con goes awry, it's every man for himself in this modern classic that weaves humor and menace throughout an emotionally charged struggle for identity and dominance. Mature audiences.

Deaf West Theatre is renowned for casting a mix of deaf and hearing actors in productions performed simultaneously in American Sign Language and spoken English.American Buffalo’s highly-charged, naturalistic dialogue lends itself easily to translation into ASL.

“Mamet’s rhythms are grounded in the way people actually speak, and they share a close kinship with the ebb and flow of conversational sign language,” suggests Deaf West artistic director David J. Kurs. “It’s rare to come across a script with language that feels like a natural point of entry into ASL. The way Mamet's characters communicate through broken thoughts and unfinished sentences also reflects the frequent communication gap between deaf and hearing people.”

“The play is about isolation,” says director Stephen Rothman. “It speaks to being on the outside looking in.”

American Buffalo runs Feb. 14 through March 8, with performances on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.* (*please note early curtain time) and Sundays at 2 p.m. Two preview performances take place on Thursday, Feb. 12 and Friday, Feb. 13, both at 7:30 p.m.Performances take place at the State Playhouse located at 5151 State University Dr.,Los Angeles, CA 90032 (on the campus of Cal State L.A.). For reservations and information, call (818)762-2998 (voice).

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