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韦伯州立大学的一名学生为聋哑人和盲人带来了丰富的体验，使音乐剧栩栩如生
OGDEN, Utah — Musical theatre major Audree Clark had her heart set on becoming a writer. 在高中上了美国手语课后，她的世界打开了。Audree%20Clark.jpg)
这位20岁的韦伯州立大学学生在过去的两年里一直致力于研究和组织一个专门为聋哑人和盲人社区制作的音乐剧。
克拉克从小就练啦啦队和体操。 在她的家乡犹他州斯普林维尔上高中后，她很快将个人兴趣转向了音乐和表演。 当她在大二时被选为学校音乐剧的主角时，她意识到自己想要从事专业表演。
“I just found that I really loved theatre,” Clark said. “I loved the singing and dancing, but also the costumes, rehearsals, and performances.”
After taking ASL classes 新葡京appout high school, Clark made it her mission to make her favorite thing in the world — musical theatre — more accessible and enjoyable for those with limited sight and hearing.
“I just love the language and it always felt so right to put it on the stage,” Clark said. “It felt like it was made for it.”
Clark said she was drawn to 新葡京app State because of its well-rounded 剧院项目. She said the program has not only given her the opportunity to further her acting skills, but it’s also given her experience in playwriting, building sets, and even choreographing.
Since starting college, she has taken advantage of various scholarship 新葡京app, including the 本科生研究人员计划奖学金 and the 索菲·韦瑟雷尔·里德纪念奖学金.
她对写作和音乐剧的热爱使她创作、策划和指导了她目前的研究项目。 She is in the process of creating a small production specifically made for the Deaf and blind, not just “made for hearing people but with some accommodations.”
This 15–20 minute show will feature deaf and blind actors on the stage. 在演出前，盲人观众将被邀请进行触觉之旅，这是一种触摸和感受布景、道具和服装的体验。 还将有音频描述符，使节目尽可能容易访问。
“We want to make sure that everything is understandable 新葡京app sound, sight, and other senses because we’re looking at deaf, blind, as well as fully hearing and seeing people,” Clark explained.
在整个研究过程中，克拉克遇到了许多障碍。
“I’m hearing, so I can’t write from the Deaf perspective and I’m not culturally a part of the Deaf community,” Clark said. “So I’ve had to figure out how to write from the hearing perspective while still including that accessibility on the stage.”
克拉克希望最终能创作出一部完整的、完全通俗易懂的作品。
她说，她在韦伯州立大学的经历给她带来了无尽的成长机会，并得到了教授、导师和戏剧界的坚定支持。 She credits Andrew Barratt Lewis, WSU’s 剧院项目 director and assistant professor, as her biggest supporter since day one.
“She brings an intelligence and professionalism to every setting she works in,” Lewis said. “It’s been rewarding to see her learn and grow 新葡京appout her time here at 新葡京app State.”
After she 新葡京apps, Clark plans to save up and make her way to one of the country’s largest stages for professional theatre — Broadway. But she doesn’t necessarily want to limit herself to New York. Clark said she’s also interested in traveling and auditioning around the country.
克拉克说，除了百老汇的抱负，她还计划把自己对戏剧和写作的热爱结合起来，从事剧本创作。
She said she’ll always be grateful for the connections and encouragement she’s found at 新葡京app State. 她相信，如果你有主动性和奉献精神，总会有人支持你。
“Find a way,” she said. “If you have the passion and if you have the idea, just go for it and things will come to you.”
Elva Mora，营销与传播
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