When notoriously single, hearing, children’s book illustrator, Will Champion meets Claire Harper, an independent, Deaf single mom, and former dancer, whose sensual visual language is as lovely and compelling as she is, Will unwittingly summons Beast, his protector/tormentor, the embodiment of the demons that have kept Will from love itself. As Will’s relationship with Claire grows more serious, so does Beast’s interference. Will’s attempt to banish Beast results in his creating pictures and ultimately, a book about a form-changer called “Brindlebeast,” whose transformations metaphorically mirror the events in Will’s life. When a tragedy occurs, and Beast’s defenses fail Will, love forces him to make peace with the Beast and claim a life he’d only imagined.
Musical theater in American Sign Language (ASL) and English https://www.hearmemusical.com
Running time: Hear Me is a staged reading, 120 Minutes $15.
