Australian Theatre of the Deaf

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Fast Facts

• ATOD performs is a variety of styles and techniques including, visual theatre, visual vernacular, sign singing, shadow interpreting and mime.

• ATOD performs to over 18,000 school children school across Australia each year.

• The Company prides itself on being fully accessible with no communication barriers. Everyone can understand... deaf... hearing... Non-English Speaking Background... young ... old alike.

• ATOD is a bilingual company - Auslan (Australian Sign Language) and English. To facilitate communication staff are supported by a sign language interpreter.

• Apart from government funding, the company relies on school work for its greatest income revenue. Other financial support is gained through sponsorship, membership program and donations.

• ATOD is the ONLY professional deaf company in Australia.

• We do our best to employ all deaf actors for our schools touring program. From time to time the Company employs additional actors for mainstage productions depending on the characters created by the writer or director. These may be deaf or hearing depending on the roles required.

Copyright: Australian Theatre of the Deaf, 2003. All Rights Reserved


	Fast Facts • ATOD performs is a variety of styles and techniques including, visual theatre, visual vernacular, sign singing, shadow interpreting and mime. • ATOD performs to over 18,000 school children school across Australia each year. • The Company prides itself on being fully accessible with no communication barriers. Everyone can understand... deaf... hearing... Non-English Speaking Background... young ... old alike. • ATOD is a bilingual company - Auslan (Australian Sign Language) and English. To facilitate communication staff are supported by a sign language interpreter. • Apart from government funding, the company relies on school work for its greatest income revenue. Other financial support is gained through sponsorship, membership program and donations. • ATOD is the ONLY professional deaf company in Australia. • We do our best to employ all deaf actors for our schools touring program. From time to time the Company employs additional actors for mainstage productions depending on the characters created by the writer or director. These may be deaf or hearing depending on the roles required.


	Copyright: Australian Theatre of the Deaf, 2003. All Rights Reserved