JPAC Presents: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER: A play featuring American Sign Language
With Deaf Director, Joshua Castille at the helm, JPAC is excited to offer an entertaining experience featuring American Sign Language. This story will be Deaf lead and accessible in ASL and English.
Director Joshua Castille: Joshua Castille is a Deaf performance artist based out of Los Angeles, California. Josh strives to form meaningful collaborations that explore the boundaries of art. He has worked on various projects in different roles including ASL master, director, actor, set designer, and more. His charming ability to communicate and deliver performance art to both hearing and Deaf audiences allows him to connect to people in a way that is unique and entertaining. Josh began studying at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC. Josh was soon thereafter recruited to work in California with Deaf West Theatre Company, being cast in the revival of Spring Awakening. The run of the show gave Josh the experience of working alongside professional actors and technical artists, expanding his perception of the theatre. The show enjoyed its fruitful run in Beverly Hills, then was moved to Broadway. While in NYC, Josh’s industry network expanded, his intensive labors paid off, and he was able to enjoy the culmination of all his hard work molding into a successful start of a fulfilling professional career. Josh has performed at the Tony Awards, worked alongside Marlee Matlin, and is featured in many TV shows including Accused and Switched at Birth.
Show Synopsis: A young orphan and his mates are shipped off from Victorian England to a distant island ruled by the evil King Zarboff. They know nothing of the mysterious trunk in the captain’s cabin, which contains precious, otherworldly cargo. At sea, the boys are discovered by a precocious young girl named Molly, a Starcatcher-in-training who realizes that the trunk’s precious cargo is starstuff, a celestial substance so powerful that it must never fall into the wrong hands. When the ship is taken over by pirates – led by the fearsome Black Stache, a villain determined to claim the trunk and its treasure for his own – the journey quickly becomes a thrilling adventure.
JPAC strives to achieve accessibility in many fashions for this performance:
- The performance will be Deaf Led and accessible in ASL and English
- One of the performances will be Audio Described so Blind & Low Vision folks can enjoy the production as well
- The Thursday evening performance will be “Pay What You Can”
- We will offer Sensory Friendly Strategies on the Saturday Matinee
- We will offer two school matinee performances so area students can attend at a reduced cost
- We will have talkbacks after at least one of the shows to engage with the performers and audience members
Performance Dates/Times:
Thursday, October 19th @ 7:00pm (Pay What You Can Performance)
Friday, October 20th @ 7:00pm
Saturday, October 21 @ 2:00pm (Sensory Friendly Strategies)
Sunday, October 22 @ 2:00pm (Audio Described)
Ticket information:
Tickets: $25 for Adults; $15 for Students/kids. Tickets can be purchased at www.janesvillepac.org or by calling 608-758-0297 beginning July 12th.
15% of every ticket sale will go toward JPAC’s Accessibility Fund*
*A separate fund set aside to be used for interpreters, audio descriptions, sensory friendly efforts, etc. for future JPAC performances.
How to donate/sponsor:
JPAC is also seeking donors and sponsors who would like to contribute towards making this show possible! To inquire about corporate sponsorship, please contact Alexis at sales@janesvillepac.org. To make an individual donation, please visit janesvillepac.org/support-jpac/
Video announcement: https://youtu.be/JIBXTEHcJ-c