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James and the Giant Peach
Deaf Theatre Adaption by William Morgan based on the book by Roald Dahl

James Trotter's life was great until a rhinoceros came and changed everything! Suddenly he was an orphan sent to live with
his mean Aunt Spiker and cruel Aunt Sponge. One day while working in the garden, a mysterious man gives James a gift
that changes his life again and it involves a magical peach. Join James on his exciting adventure inside the biggest peach
the world has ever seen! As he leaves behind the sadness of his life with his vicious Aunts, James sets forth on a journey
with larger than life-sized insects. With the wise old green Grasshopper and the eternally pessimistic Earth-worm, among
others, James sees oceans and cloud makers; is towed through the sky by seagulls; and creates a stir in the "Big Apple"
when the gigantic peach lands on the Empire State Building. James and the Giant Peach is a tale of friendship, love, sadness
and triumph.

"Well done! Loved it! Great humor! Moved well!
Costumes/scenery were creative and colorful. Good for students
to be exposed to two languages at once.”
-The Columbia Dispatch
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Sign Stage on Tour is a specialist in Sign Language Theatre where deaf and hearing actors perform together on stage. Whenever a character speaks, the character speaking uses Sign Language but you’ll always hear the voice too. The voice comes from a different actor speaking through a microphone, sometimes on-stage and sometimes off-stage. Visually, the stage is filled with the movement of hands and bodies yet every word is spoken to make sure all audience members, both deaf and hearing, don’t miss a thing. It’s a magical blend of language created when performing a play simultaneously in spoken English and in the spatial beauty of American Sign Language.

The Producer: Signstage On Tour

Sign Stage on Tour performances have included: Roald Dahl's The Fantastic Mr. Fox, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, Matilda and James And The Giant Peach as well as Beauty And The Beast, Treasure Island, Aladdin, Snow White and The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow. Sign Stage also offers residencies and a wide range of workshops. Workshop topics include sign language performance, deaf and hearing conflict and conflict resolution. Teacher’s guides with appropriate classroom activities are also available.

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