Are Deaf Actors and Stories Finally Breaking Through in Hollywood?
"When I look around, I don't see a lot of fascinating stories that are exclusive of the event of being deaf, it's just that the character happens to be deaf.
For that reason, the current moment does not feel like it meets all of the metrics of what we strive for," DJ Kurs, the artistic director of Los Angeles' Deaf West Theatre, said.
Kurs, a Gallaudet University graduate who has served as Deaf West's artistic director since 2012, said he feels pride seeing deaf actors performing for a community that understands their culture and language.
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" And many take heart that projects like "Sound of Metal," "A Quiet Place — Part II" and "CODA" are all hitting the screen within months of each other — and showing different aspects of the deaf experience.
' 'Well then why don't you just do it? " And in the time since the show aired, she's now moved to see more hearing people learn how to sign and communicate through American Sign Language.