For my Lynyrd Skynyrd fans out there, you’ll have to watch on YouTube if you want to know how to sign “free bird”. Watch or listen; either way, you don’t want to miss the hilarity that ensues. Join a pair of marvelous guests (and guest hosts) as we discuss ASL accessibility in theater! Actor Amanda Lee meets with actor and translator Michaela McCall to discuss the nuances of signed translation after their recent ASL-translated performance of Penelope at OSP. This episode is also guest hosted by two of my students, so get ready for some new faces (or voices, depending on your preferred medium). Make sure you catch the end of the episode on YouTube to see Amanda perform a segment of the song “Drunk Iliad” with live translation from Michaella: https://www.youtube.com/@ShakespeareanShrew 

The one-woman musical Penelope is showing at OSP until March 2nd, and this is not a show to be missed. The link for tickets is below! 

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Host/Shakespearean Shrew: Dr. Karen Feiner

Co-Creator/Brew Shrew: Michelle Coffman

Cover Art Creator/Artistic Shrew: Katie Kimberling ⁠⁠⁠www.halfmaverick.com⁠⁠⁠

Thank you to our guests: Amanda Lee and Michaela McCall

Amanda Lee worked as a performer all over the country and the world for 10 years before settling down in 2014 in Norman, OK near her hometown of Noble. She can now be seen onstage with Whodunit Dinner Theater and occasionally at Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park where she also directs and music directs for various productions. Amanda has a degree in music from the University of Central Oklahoma which has somehow also garnered her entry into the corporate world of experiential marketing where she currently holds the position of Field Marketing Producer for the New York City-based firm JetFuel. Amanda also runs a Facebook page called The Central Oklahoma Theatre Calendar where she updates her followers on which shows are playing on which stages all over the central Oklahoma region. She is passionate about supporting theater and the arts and is a proud member of Actors Equity.

Michaela McCall is an Oklahoma City born and bred American Sign Language interpreter. At 19 years old she earned her Oklahoma QAST certification (level III/III) one month before graduating from OSU-OKC with a degree in ASL interpreting. She also earned an Associate of Arts in Theatre from Oklahoma City Community College at the age of 17. While at OCCC, she was heavily involved in the theatrical department, both on stage and behind the scenes. She then transferred to Oklahoma City University where she is currently a Junior working towards her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting. She has had a passion for both theatre and linguistics since childhood, and is always stoked when they crossover!