Monthly archive October, 1999

Theatre Preview: Feature On Jim Wann And “the People Vs. Mona”

Theatre Preview:  Feature On Jim Wann And “the People Vs. Mona”

Published in Pasadena Magazine October 1999 Mavis and Mona; Pump Boys and Dinettes.   Jim Wann has created them all. Born in the small-town South, in the town of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee (looking out for nearby Chattanooga), Wann's heart remains below the Mason-Dixon Line, even though he lives in upstate New York.   His musical compositions and theatrical creations are Read More →

Theatre Preview: Jean Kelly, Sign Language Interpreter For “the Phantom Of The Opera” At Civic Theatre

Theatre Preview: Jean Kelly, Sign Language Interpreter For “the Phantom Of The Opera” At Civic Theatre

Published in KPBS On Air Magazine October 1999 Shortly after I moved to San Diego in 1979, I was writing my doctoral dissertation on the acquisition of American Sign Language, and I decided to start a theater of the deaf, which seemed the perfect combination of my various interests. Sorely in need of a crash-course in sign language, I was referred to Jean Kelly. Read More →