Deaf West Theatre will hold its first-ever New York City gala on Monday, Sept. 28, at Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater. Titled The 35th Anniversary Gala – One Night in New York, the event celebrates 35 years of theater production since the company’s founding in 1991 in Los Angeles.
Hosted by Barrett Foa, the gala will honor Academy Award-winning actor Troy Kotsur, five-time Tony Award-winning producer Eva Price, and Tony Award-winning directors Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch. Beginning at 6:30 p.m., the evening will feature performances and appearances by Michael Arden, LJ Benet, Daniel Durant, Sandra Mae Frank, Kathryn Gallagher, Tyrone Giordano, Josué Martinez, Michael McElroy, Tempress Chasity Moore, James Olivas, Zachary Noah Piser, Alona Jane Robbins, Diego Andres Rodriguez, and Alexandria Wailes.
Co-directed by Henry Gottfried and Sandra Mae Frank, the event features musical direction by Meghann Zervoulis Bate, casting by Spencer Gualdoni, and production stage management by Rico Froehlich. The benefit marks a growing East Coast presence for Deaf West, following recent area projects including Elephant Shoes at Two River Theater and a developmental concert reading of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Whistle Down the Wind with New York Stage & Film.
The host organization blends American Sign Language with spoken English to create accessible performing arts experiences across theater, television, and media. Honoree Troy Kotsur, who previously starred in Deaf West productions of A Streetcar Named Desire, Big River, and Spring Awakening, became the first Deaf male actor to win an Academy Award for his supporting role in the film CODA.
Proceeds from the evening support Deaf West’s ongoing artistic initiatives, including its upcoming Off-Broadway co-production of Love Me at Soho Playhouse starting Oct. 24. Tickets for the anniversary benefit performance are available through the organization’s official website.
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