Hailed as the world's first Deaf musical-told entirely in American Sign Language and Signed Music-The Black Drum revolves around Joan and her journey to healing after the death of her wife, Karen. Since Karen's passing, Joan has been unable to share her music with the world, anguish snatching her desire to perform. Joan's grief pulls her into a bizarre, black-and-white world where her two beautiful tattoos come to life as guides and together they confront a monster called the Minister. But the only way to defeat the Minister and begin to heal is for Joan to embrace her own voice. An epic fantasy about grief and healing, The Black Drum questions the concept of music we are conditioned to believe, suggesting that music is not just something you hear, it is something you see and feel. Since her wife's passing, Joan has been unable to share her music with the world, anguish snatching her desire to perform, and pulling her into a bizarre, black-and-white world where her two beautiful tattoos come to life as guides and together they confront a monster called the Minister. "The Black Drum is a musical that resonates for both deaf and hearing audiences." "The Black Drum is a fairy tale that feels like Alice meets Dracula in a black & white wonderland-and sharing the music and love we carry in our hearts and bodies defeats the evil, at least for the moment." "The Black Drum is, at its core, a ground-breaking piece of Canadian theatre for the Deaf community that will hopefully prompt other artists to come forward and share their stories and talents." - Adam was ​​commissioned by the Deaf Culture Centre to create a story for a Deaf musical. - The play explores grief, love, oppression, redemption, and strength, with influences ranging from The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari to Alice Through the Looking-Glass. - Adam has several tattoos, but, sadly, has not seen any come to life yet, like in the play. - First produced by Soulpepper Theatre and the Deaf Culture Centre, Toronto, in June 2019

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