Discussing some of the many layers that emerged from Zoe Murphy in Dear Evan Hansen being Deaf. No script changes, just natural implications of casting a Deaf actor!

Sharing logistics about our approach to a Deaf actor and hearing actor duo playing Zoe Murphy and how it worked onstage. This is just one of the many creative approaches!

Showing the sign names I created for Dear Evan Hansen with the explanations behind each name.

Touching on four of the many approaches to incorporating a Deaf actor: having a shadow actor playing the same role, a voice actor playing a different role, a voice actor unseen backstage and mic’ed, and captioning.