Big River at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Dates: (6/19/2015 - 6/28/2015 )

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Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

mail Code 6608 Communications Building room 1033
Carbondale,IL

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Phone: 6184535741

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Tony Awards and Nominations for Big River

Year	Category
1985	Best Musical	Winner
2004	Best Revival of a Musical

The production is based on the 2003 Broadway staging by the Roundabout Theatre Company and the American Deaf West Theatre. Huckleberry Finn narrates the story of Huck, a young man who takes a long journey to accompany an escaped slave named Jim on his quest for freedom. In the process, Huck learns a great deal about himself and about the developing country around him.

The show blends American Sign Language (ASL) with traditional choreography and staging, affording a unique opportunity for deaf and hearing actors to work collaboratively and provide accessibility to a wider audience. In this adaptation, every line and lyric is simultaneously performed in spoken (or sung) English and ASL, and interwoven with music, dance, and storytelling techniques from both hearing and deaf cultures.

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