‘Stephen Sachs is an svard-inning playwright and director and the o-istic director of The Fountain Theatre in Los Angeles. [is ply, ‘Sweet Nothing indy Ear, ron the 1997 California Governor s Media A ess Award for Theat, vas &finalish forthe PEN West Literary Award fOrDrama, and was awarded grant from theNational Endowmest forthe ‘Ads. Iteceived its World premiere at The Fountain Theatre with subse {quentproductions atthe Vetory Gardens Theater in Chicago sndatCleve Fd Siensiage. The movievihts, for which Sachs has writen the screen ply, htve been optioned by Barwood Films. Other plays Sachs seen un- Serhisdivecuon Los Angelos and San Francisco are Mother Day, The Golden Gate (Best Play Avard, DramaLogue), The Baroni the Thee, and Racha. Hisawardses decir mclod the Best Director Award fom Drama-Loguefive yearsinar0%, the L.A. Weekly Award forBest Produc tion of he Yen, and the est ofthe Yea from the Los Angeles Ties for tvo af his prodactions. Sachs i member ofthe Dramatists Guild, PEN Center USA West, and the Society of Stage Directors and Chorcogra- hers: He current lvesinLas Angeles withhis wifeandtwo chien SWEET NOTHING IN MY EAR Alay in Two Acts by STEPHEN SACHS Dramatic Publishing ‘Woodstock, Minois * London, England * Metboure, Australiswe" NOTICE *** “Te ame al ck acting hs is we ar conta exchsely THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY su wwe pemision ing perme mayb en Ray fs gen a {dew tne play pod wther or ot ts preset fo pit [Eu ete rol ain charge Apap prom my tine ‘Sd before an tune” Al ings sonoeng stn and mack hr ‘Gould be asdeme 7.0. 19, Wood in S098 (COPYRIGHT LAW GIVES THE: AUTHOR OR THE AUTHOR'S AGENT ‘THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO MAKE COPIES Ts i oi ih = Fen for ei fic Ate tn i ig om he op ey ‘eshe fr tok uk el for the peruse of thi ook. 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Biographical information on the authors), if included inthis book, may be used on all programs. On all programs tks novice muss copper “Produced by special atrangement with ‘THE DRAMATIC HUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Minos”‘The Language of the Play ‘This is not a “deat” play. I's a play with deaf and hear ing characters In performance, it must be accessible to both @ deaf and hearing audience at the same time. It requites a seamless blend of American Sign Language and spoken English. The two languages happen simultaneously throughout the per- formance ofthe pla). "The role of Dan requires a heating actor who signs well ‘As a hearing man in deaf family, he is called upon to inter- pret speech into sign language, “voice” ASL into speech, for switch his voice off completely and purely sign. When” ever Dan is slone with say member of his deaf family, he ‘would only sign and not use his voice (unless indicated). Al the deaf characters of the play—Laura, Max, Sally, Adam, Dr. Walters—use only American Sign Language. ‘They ate simultaneously “Voiced” or “voice acted” from the side of the stage by a member of the Company. When, Dan switches off his voice and purely signs, he is simul neously “voiced by 8 Company member. ‘The Company must be four hearing actors who sign ‘They sit on the periphery of the stage, never leaving, throughout the play. They perform three functions: 10 fice” the actors who sign, to sign the actors who speak, and to step forward asthe supporting players ‘Deaf audience members experience this play signed en- tirely in thei language. Hearing audience members—most who know nothing of sign language—have the experience of watching the play in sign language while hearing it acted at the same time ‘Two languages become one = Stephen Sachs SWEET NOTHING IN MY EAR was originally produced by Deborah Lawlor and esis Korbman for The Foutsin These In Ls Angele, June 1997. war directed by Stephen Sache, st desig by Set to Go; costume design by Mariel McEwan; lghe ing design by J. Kent Inasy slide projections were crested by Evan Mower, and the production stage manager wes Jesica Koriman, The cao was ae follows Den. ee ioe Kins Lae "TERRYLENE. Adam Gaal MANGANELLT Voice of Laura | Pam Sect. SENNIFER MASSEY Dr. Weisman j Voie of Dan. SOHN BENITEZ Babar Cannan | Voices of Sally, Adu, De. Waters [ELIZABETH BARRETT Max ooo aa [BERNARD BRAGG Voie of Mit Be iy eCAL BARTLET? Sally ses FREDA NORMAN De. Wai 1 NIKEE WALTRIP SWEET NOTHING IN MY EAR was produced 4 the Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago by Simon Levy for The: Fountain Teste and MCT. Productions, Mateh 1998. war divested by Stephen Sechs; st design by Sels to Go; costume design By ‘Kine Knanishu,Hghting design by Jee! Moritz; sound design bby Lindsay Jones; stida projections were created by Evan ‘Mower, and the production stage manager was Meredith Seott, Britain, The east was ae follows Dan PHIL LesreR Tara ee CL TaNNeBAUNEGRECO Adam “GkoRGE SCOTT KARTHEISER Voice of Laura Pam Scat TENNIFER MASSEY Dr. Weisman Voice of Dan SOHN BENITZ. Barbara Cannon [ Voiees of Selly, Adam, Dr. Walters Max CHUCK BAIRD. Voice of Mat) Br. Fiat ‘CAL BARTLETT Sly oe ‘IREE WALTRIP Dr. Waller eas etree RACES