DEAF BROADWAY
Waitress: The Musical | IN ASL
JULY 23, 2025
IN RESIDENCE: July 12 – 20, 2025
In just five short years, Deaf Broadway has become synonymous with authentically Deaf musical theater. The organization was founded during the 2020 pandemic in response to artistic director Garrett Zuercher’s experience with the state of Deaf access to performances of lyrically complex musicals, which too often water down the nuance of the original work’s language and intentions. Taking up the gauntlet, he and his team began producing American Sign Language interfaces of popular musicals. Eventually, the company began staging the prerecorded audio performance of the musical, presented live by a trained Deaf cast acting their individual parts in ASL. Following their productions of RENT and Once on This Island, this remarkable company returns to Lincoln Center with a live staging of the Broadway smash Waitress by Sara Bareilles and Jessie Nelson—offering a more equitable shared evening for hearing and Deaf audiences alike, showcasing a full Deaf Broadway cast performing the music through ASL with direction by Sandra Mae Frank.
PERFORMANCE:
Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 8:00 pm
PRICE: PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN
At IRT: 154 Christopher st. NYC #3B (third floor)
ADA Accessible
PLEASE NOTE: All sales final and there is no late seating at IRT Theater.
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Cast & Creative Team
CAST
Jenna SARAH TUBERT
Becky CHELSEA HILAIRE
Dawn RAQUEL MCPEEK RODRIGUEZ
Cal JULES DAMERON
Joe HECTOR RJ REYNOSO
Dr. Pomatter NOAH BUCHHOLZ
Earl CHRIS CORRIGAN
Ogie ZAIN AHMED
Nurse Norma/Ensemble DARIAN SLATTERY
Ensemble DICKIE DREW HEARTS
Lulu ALONA JANE ROBBINS
CREATIVE TEAM
Director SANDRA MAE FRANK
Director of Artistic Sign Language ROSA LEE TIMM
Caption Design & Video Editor STEWART CASWELL
Lighting Design ANNIE WIEGAND
Artistic Director of Deaf Broadway GARRETT ZUERCHER
Production Manager & IMAG Director JAMES CAVERLY
Company Manager KIMBERLY HALE
Stage Manager ANN BARKIN
Assistant Stage Manager AVERIL CARR
Dramaturgy/Makeup Design JACKSON TORII BART
Production Assistant LOU RISKIN
Production Assistant REBA DELL’ANGELO
Pie Baker JOANNA CISZEWSKA of HER STORY COOKIE CO.
IRT Theater is a grassroots laboratory for independent theater and performance in New York City, providing space and support to a new generation of artists. Tucked away in the old Archive Building in Greenwich Village, IRT’s mission is to build a community of emerging and established artists by creating a home for the development and presentation of new work.
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from New York State Council on the Arts and the New York State Legislature; New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council; A.R.T./New York’s NYC Small Theatres Fund made possible with support from the Howard Gilman Foundation. Thank you to IndieSpace, and everyone who supports venues like ours in New York City.
ACCESS: IRT is a fully wheelchair-accessible facility. Please reach out to Kori Rushton if you have any accessibility questions or concerns, krushton@irttheater.org
PLEASE NOTE: All sales final and there is no late seating at IRT Theater.