FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Performance dates: March 20-27
Performance location: Studio Theatre (room N4140), Douglas College, New Westminster Campus
How does love survive – and flourish – between a profoundly Deaf woman and the inventor of the telephone? Find out with Douglas College’s powerful production of Silence: Mabel and Alexander Graham Bell.
Written by Trina Davies and directed by Deborah Neville, Silence is told from the perspective of Mabel Hubbard Bell as she reflects on her life with Alexander, whose most famous invention was of no practical use to her. And yet, without Mabel, the telephone may never have materialized.
“Alexander was a very distracted man who did not follow straight lines. It was Mabel who really pushed him to follow through and complete the invention of the telephone, and then have it patented,” said Neville.
With Mabel being a lip-reader and Alexander often absent, the story is about communication and what it takes to succeed in a long and loving partnership. Ultimately, Silence is a unique and touching story of enduring love between two ambitious people who always challenged each other to be forces of good in the world, Neville said.
“Their love story really speaks to me. With so much controversy and ugliness between human beings, the resilience and respect between these two people seems very valuable right now.”
The cast of Silence: Mabel and Alexander Graham Bell includes Parnian Kabeh Zadeh (Mabel), Carter Newson (Alexander), Melissa Duran (Berta), Rayanne Lowther (Gertrude/Eliza) and Brody Williams (Gardiner).
Two of the actors will incorporate American Sign Language (ASL) during select segments of the play. The play will be closed captioned every night to create a more inclusive experience for hard-of-hearing and Deaf patrons.
Opening night is March 20 at 7:30pm in the New Westminster Campus’s Studio Theatre (room N4140).
Tickets are free for students with a valid student ID.
For tickets and performances, please visit our Arts Events page.
Contact
Katherine Gillard
Manager of Communications
gillardk@douglascollege.ca
236 428 4850
About Douglas College
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Douglas College respectfully acknowledges that our campuses are located on the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the q̓íc̓əy̓ (Katzie), qʼʷa:n̓ƛʼən̓ (Kwantlen), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), qiqéyt (Qayqayt), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), scəw̓aθən (Tsawwassen) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Peoples.
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