Do I Take Up As Much Space In Your Head As You Take In Mine?

concept: ASL version of next to normal. ASL version of heathers. ASL version of hamilton. ASL version of les mis. ASL version of rent. ASL version of the last 5 years. ASL version of wicked. ASL version of every musical. the Deaf community is able to access musical theatre. there is world peace.

no but guys think about how cool an ASL staging of Hamilton would be

“talk less, smile more”

Lafayette combining ASL with French Sign Language

In “Farmer Refuted” Ham and Seabury go from simply trying to block their audience’s view of each other’s hands to actively slapping each other’s hands down mid-sentence

King George doesn’t deign to sign. He has the ensemble sign for him and gets pissed at how with each reprise there seem to be fewer and fewer ensemble members there to translate.

everybody’s name signs corresponding with their musical leitmotifs

apparently the ASL word for “helpless” can also be used to mean “speechless” in some contexts

during “Helpless,” if you look closely, you can see some of Alex and Angelica’s conversation from “Satisfied” being signed in the background

LOOK AT HOW BEAUTIFUL THE SIGN FOR “WAIT” IS 

 THE GLORY THAT IS “GUNS AND SHIPS” IN ASL

everyone breaking apart to sign their own parts in “Non-Stop” in a beautiful visual explosion like I am dying just thinking about this

AGGRESSIVE CABINET BATTLE SIGNING

“The Room Where It Happens” being all about being shut out of conversations and decisions, there’s some new subtext to “hold your nose and close your eyes” because you can’t sign while holding your nose and you can’t watch others sign while closing your eyes

Phillip not being able to complete the “sept huit neuf” with Eliza because his hands are going limp as he dies and Eliza actually screaming

Burr’s signing in “Your Obedient Servant” getting more and more angry along with his writing, the syntax of which also changes until “Weehawken. Dawn. Guns. Drawn.” matches up exactly with Burr signing the words–he’s sick and tired of translating every thought into perfect English, he’s tired of signing less and smiling more, he is 100% done with this shit

during Ham’s final “I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory,” it’s not just the music that drops out, it’s the English translation. that’s right, y’all, HAMILTON’S FINAL MONOLOGUE IS ONLY IN ASL

at the end of it, he sets down his pistol prop and makes the ASL sign for “gun” AND RAISES THAT SIGN INTO THE AIR

WHEN ALEXANDER AIMS AT THE SKY, BURR IS STILL HOLDING HIS PISTOL, SO HE CAN’T SIGN HIS “WAIT”–HE HAS TO SCREAM IT WHILE THE ENSEMBLE SIGNS FOR HIM

for all the emphasis put on “who tells your story” and “being a part of/erasing myself from/putting myself back in the narrative,” there isn’t much explicit mention of speech and I think that’s beautiful

I have way too many feelings about this fictional production okay

FRIENDLY REMINDER

THE👏WOODS👏ARE👏JUST👏TREES👏THE 👏TREES👏 ARE 👏JUST 👏WOOD👏

“see you in court sweaty:)” - an improv song by thomas sanders, ben j pierce and john cozart

aaaaagh this has been sitting in my computer for way too long bc ive got exams to study for but this is the work in progress sketch of my spring drawakening thing im so excited to completely ruin my hand painting this

Credit to the amazing artist “George Rottkamp”

This is very soothing, but at the same time very freaky. No wonder they used it the way they did in the movie.

what relationships should NOT be:

filled with anxiety, self-doubts, extreme jealousy

a one-way thing

never stepping out of your comfort zone

blantantly forces you to do something you don’t want to do

hostile atmosphere is ever-present

lack of autonomy

uncomfortable, stagnant, undermining, empty

forgetting that you have a life outside of your relationship

make you feel limited, inferior, confined, always exhausted, insufficient

compromise your mental health and growth

what relationships should be:

promotes your welfare

filled with trust, honesty, and a stable communication

freedom to choose and speak

mental health is considered a priority

two-way thing

a safe, supportive space for both of you

empowers and fulfils you

might be filled with both the good stuff and sometimes bad stuff

^ but only because it helps you grow

a constant journey of self-discovery

hmu if u wanna stroke my hair and rub my back and genuinely care about my well being