Visible Language

Right here in Washington, DC, in the volatile 1890s, two powerful and egotistical men clashed over how the Deaf should be taught to communicate–a contest that was to impact every Deaf person thereafter. This brilliant new bilingual musical tells that momentous story through the real people who lived it, including Alexander Graham Bell, Edward Miner Gallaudet, First Lady Carrie Harrison–and a young girl named Helen Keller, just beginning to learn what it means to be a woman in an era of progress.

A production commemorating Gallaudet University’s 150th anniversary, performed in American Sign Language and English.

ALL PERFORMANCES WILL BE SIGN INTERPRETED.