Deafy

Pi Theatre, as part of its Provocateurs Series, is pleased to present Deafy from Friday, November 24 to Sunday, November 26, 2023 at the VIFF Studio Theatre (1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver).

Deaf public speaker, ‘Nathan Jesper’, has arrived at his venue desperately late. As he launches into his speech, he soon realizes that things are not what they seem.

A new play by Deaf artist Chris Dodd, Deafy skillfully combines ASL, surtitles, and the spoken word to weave together a tragicomedy that takes the audience on an unexpected journey of discovering what it really means to belong.

Chris Dodd is a Treaty 6 (Edmonton)-based award-winning Deaf actor, playwright, accessibility advocate, and Governor General Innovation Award finalist. He is the founder and artistic director of SOUND OFF, Canada’s national festival devoted to Deaf performance. Chris holds a degree from the University of Alberta’s Drama program and has been working within Edmonton’s theatre community, and across Canada, for over 25 years.

Deafy recently toured Ontario and was presented as part of Highwire Series at Citadel Theatre’s 2022/23 season. The play was recently published by Playwrights Canada Press as part of the anthology, “Interdependent Magic: Disability Performance in Canada”. In 2019, Chris received the Guy Laliberté Prize for innovation and creative leadership by the Canada Council for the Arts.